AUTO TECH

Speed limiter removal through the electronic control unit is the best tuning solution for more speed and power of your vehicle.  The speed limiter is a safety intelligent speed assistance (ISA) system that automatically controls and limits the top speed of the vehicle. That way, the device prevents your car from traveling over a certain set speed, making the driving process easier. So, you do not have to check your speed all the time and there is no way to exceed the speed limit and risk penalty points. some of the modern vehicles have intelligent (smart) speed-limiting systems that artificially change a vehicle’s speed in response to road speed limit signs. Speed limiters do not maintain a steady speed as the cruise control option does. You are still able to use the accelerator and have full control over your car, but you can not exceed the speed limit. If the vehicle reaches the limited speed, the speed limiter will prevent it from going any faster Speed limiter removal is one ...

 Is remapping safe? Remapping a car will add more stress to your engine. Though many are pretty safe, you’ll need to pay extra care to keep your car well-maintained. As a rule of thumb, the more power you get from a remap, the more it’ll affect your car’s reliability. Can you remap any car? Most modern cars can be remapped, but some older models with dated software cannot. To what extent a remap will impact your car can vary wildly depending on your model and where you have it remapped. Does remapping affect insurance? Remapping your car will almost always increase your insurance premium. You must declare it to your insurer too — failure to do so could see your policy cancelled. Where can I remap my car? A number of dedicated tuning houses offer remaps. Some will focus on particular models, with others offering a wide range of services. Never attempt to alter the software of a car’s engine yourself. Unless you’re a trained technician that knows exactly what you’re doing.

FIRST, AN EXPLANATION for readers not familiar with a DPF, which is a Diesel Particulate Filter. A ‘particulate’ is a tiny fragment of matter, solid or liquid, suspended in the air. These are highly carcinogenic, which means they contribute to cancer. Diesel engines produce significant amounts of particulates in their soot caused by incomplete combustion of fuel, although this has been steadily improved over the years by technology such as common-rail fuel injection. Nevertheless, diesel particulates are still a problem and that is why there is a special filter fitted to modern diesels to catch them – the DPF. Like any filter, the DPF fills up with particulate matter (PM) and then it needs to be cleared. How does the vehicle know the DPF is full? It doesn’t measure it directly, but looks at various factors which indicate the DPF is filling; for example travel distance, exhaust back-pressure and general operating conditions. The clearing of the DPF is done by burning off the PM when the...

Ford remapping  can help the efficiency of your vehicle in the long run, but did you know Ford are working on improving other technologies too. The car manufacturer has announced plans to introduce Local Hazard Information Technology to 80 per cent of its new vehicles build in 2020. This will work by installing a modem as standard into each new car. Local Hazard Information Technology means that information about bad weather, road traffic accidents and traffic jams will be transmitted to the vehicles’ dashboard allowing the driver to decide what they would like to do to avoid any problems that arise. This information will be collected from other connected road users, emergency services and the authorities and collated to create useful messages for drivers. This differs from current apps that require manual input, and instead will collect the information automatically in order to create the alerts for road users. Joerg Beyer, executive director of engineering at Ford in Europe, sai...