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PostSubject: Odometer mileage in ECU / PCM?   Odometer mileage in ECU / PCM? Icon_minitimeSat Sep 10, 2022 9:18 pm

Hi guys, maybe an oddball question here, but is there a way to confirm actual vehicle mileage other than the odometer? i.e. is it stored in the computer and accessible by OBD I or OBD II? I would think it must be since the later Caprices have the digital speedo / odo. Unless it is somehow stored in the cluster on those cars.

I come across some too good to be true low mileage cars sometimes and it would be helpful to have a way to tell that the cluster has not been changed or odo turned back.

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Andrew
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PostSubject: Re: Odometer mileage in ECU / PCM?   Odometer mileage in ECU / PCM? Icon_minitimeSat Sep 10, 2022 10:51 pm

As far as I know that information is stored in the cluster itself and cannot be found in the PCM.

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PostSubject: Re: Odometer mileage in ECU / PCM?   Odometer mileage in ECU / PCM? Icon_minitimeSun Sep 11, 2022 11:35 am

The 91-93 is only mechanical, except for the 9C1 & Caprice LS.
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PostSubject: Re: Odometer mileage in ECU / PCM?   Odometer mileage in ECU / PCM? Icon_minitimeMon Sep 12, 2022 10:25 am

Like Billy Said, regardless of the year, it's all on the cluster. Clusters are easy to swap.

The early mechanical ones can also be manipulated physically.
I just had a Caprice cluster 'go dark' on my 95 wagon. I took it apart and swapped over the actual display board into the new cluster to maintain my proper mileage (replacement cluster had more)
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PostSubject: Re: Odometer mileage in ECU / PCM?   Odometer mileage in ECU / PCM? Icon_minitimeWed Sep 14, 2022 9:26 pm

Odometers, digital or otherwise, can be manipulated to tell a story. You can run a CarFax, check the VIN against multiple online databases, and ask for maintenance records. I do this for any car with below average mileage on the clock.
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