Dual Purpose Vehicles and BMW Vehicles

I was told on my last refresher course you will not find the unladen weight marked anywhere on the vehicle. Therefore any situation depending on it is - guess what? - pass and advise.

Couldn't you use the VSI brake test weight less 140Kg? Or whatever the amount they use nowadays for driver, fuel, oil, etc.

I've always looked at the bonnet gas struts to get the E number.

No pete I don't need any it's just sometimes when I have to do a full cat test and the emissions analyzer wants the E number I can never find it, and yes I have looked on the struts and never found it there either?


The reason I asked about interchanging the struts is because if they can be interchanged, then the E numbers would be incorrect anyway if the wrong struts had been fitted, which I would have not idea of because I don't know if they can or not be interchanged, hence asking.


I once attended a seminar about BMW cars, the two guys doing the seminar said they were specialists in BMW , when it came to questions and answers   I asked where are these E numbers and both the guys said to me, you would ask us something we don't know  

I usually rely on the gas struts. Sometimes it's on the "chassis plate" sticker, and I have the same problem on BMW Minis as well, how do I know if it's an R55 or whatever.

However I have had both Beemers and Minis without numbers and in this case I put in my best guess and see if the engine code on the chassis plate is listed, if it isn't I try a different Enumber.

Of course davidg, if the engine has been changed the number on that sticker will be wrong, but at least you've tried

realoem, is a great website, been using it for years.