How to check ECU to see if Gen 4 Paj has been clocked?

[jimster99]

Hi all,

New-ish owner here (again)! :-)

As mentioned in previous posts I have bought a low-mileage 2017 Gen-4 Pajero (Shogun) and want to check it hasn't been clocked (was in good condition but mileage was low (8,000 miles) and tyre wear was a bit higher than expected so I was very suspicious - in fact I suspect it quite possible has been clocked slightly). Am based in Middle East so independent verification of mileage not available.

I have an OBD2 bluetooth scanner and torque pro on my android phone. Can I use this to check if the mileage has been electronically fiddled with? The scanner can read the fault codes etc but I can't see how to verify the mileage history. Any hints / tips? I'm happy to buy more software plugins / cables / equipment if needed and can use Windows / Android / iphone / Linux as needed. I see Torque Pro in particular has a bunch of add-ons but it's not obvious to me which (if any) are needed.

I've seen reference to "Mut2", "Mut3" and EVOSCAN as possibly being helpful software / hardware needed but need a bit more info.

Thanks!

[jimster99]

Just checking - no-one has any ideas?

[oscaroo]

If the car software has been updated to say that the kilometrage is X; then no matter how you read it - it will be X.

If the car software stored the kilometrage in multiple places, say in location 1 and location 2; then you may have a chance - assuming you knew the computer OBD addresses. But, if an expert kilometrage fiddler filddled with it then they would have changed it in both locations too.

[oscaroo]

Maybe they bought second hand tyres to change from the new ones that it had?

[jimako]

Maybe they bought second hand tyres to change from the new ones that it had?

If you can find any dealer its been serviced at they should have a record.

[Adelaide steve]

a Mutt3 will read the ecu and give KM reading. I know of I person who had his car in dealers for service and was told 300,000+km on ecu and odometer was reading around 200000km. Aperently it was the original ecu as it has vin in it