Temporary speed limiter removal

Temporary speed limiter removal

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attym3

Original Poster:

7,259 posts

168 months

Thursday 22nd September 2011
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Due to a few of my colleagues in work crashing some of the vans, the powers that be have decided to fit speed limiters. Is there a way I can, ahem, temporarily disable the limiter?
The vans are 59, 60 and 11 plate Ford Transits.
Help me please, 67mph is bad, but they also have a rev limiter in all gears which is borderline dangerous!
Thanks

Mark

bullitinhead

291 posts

169 months

Thursday 22nd September 2011
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I'd be very wherey, sackable offence here...

Unless it's your van. then do what you like


bullit

jamesson

2,990 posts

221 months

Thursday 22nd September 2011
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bullitinhead said:
I'd be very wherey, sackable offence here...

Unless it's your van. then do what you like


bullit
You'd be very what?

sherbert90

1,906 posts

152 months

Thursday 22nd September 2011
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jamesson said:
You'd be very what?
whery: similar to 'where', but not quite.

Life Saab Itch

37,068 posts

188 months

Thursday 22nd September 2011
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Usually you can pull the fuse for the dashboard.

This does, however, lose the speedo, rev counter and indicators.

Fuse 19 on DAF XF trucks...allegedly.

attym3

Original Poster:

7,259 posts

168 months

Thursday 22nd September 2011
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Life Saab Itch said:
Usually you can pull the fuse for the dashboard.

This does, however, lose the speedo, rev counter and indicators.

Fuse 19 on DAF XF trucks...allegedly.
Ford Transit, I did say.
Speedo, rev counter not a problem, but loosing indicators could be a problem.

C. Grimsley

1,364 posts

195 months

Thursday 22nd September 2011
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It is programmed into the abs and engine ecu so you won't be able to do anything unless you know a ford technician.

Carl

killsta

1,729 posts

228 months

Thursday 22nd September 2011
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attym3 said:
Ford Transit, I did say.
Speedo, rev counter not a problem, but loosing indicators could be a problem.
Doesn't seem like something most Transit drivers would notice.

sinizter

3,348 posts

186 months

Thursday 22nd September 2011
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jamesson said:
bullitinhead said:
I'd be very wherey, sackable offence here...

Unless it's your van. then do what you like


bullit
You'd be very what?
wary, I imagine.

Petrolhead_Rich

4,659 posts

192 months

Thursday 22nd September 2011
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attym3 said:
Due to a few of my colleagues in work crashing some of the vans, the powers that be have decided to fit speed limiters. Is there a way I can, ahem, temporarily disable the limiter?
The vans are 59, 60 and 11 plate Ford Transits.
Help me please, 67mph is bad, but they also have a rev limiter in all gears which is borderline dangerous!
Thanks

Mark
Have you talked to the powers that be about your fears, the speed limiter is fair enough, but rev limiter (depending what it is set to) could certainly be an issue safety wise!

Hudson

1,857 posts

187 months

Thursday 22nd September 2011
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killsta said:
attym3 said:
Ford Transit, I did say.
Speedo, rev counter not a problem, but loosing indicators could be a problem.
Doesn't seem like something most Transit drivers would notice.
hehe

jamesson

2,990 posts

221 months

Thursday 22nd September 2011
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I can see it now. "Well, I was exceeding the speed limit because I disabled the speedometer along with the speed limiter..."

DanGPR

988 posts

171 months

Thursday 22nd September 2011
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As well as being limited, your van is also probably trackered too.

They will know how fast you have gone.

sherbert90

1,906 posts

152 months

Thursday 22nd September 2011
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DanGPR said:
As well as being limited, your van is also probably trackered too.

They will know how fast you have gone.
Very possible. Also possible that the limiter is tamperproof and your employer will find out. Wouldn't risk it personally.

Rickyy

6,618 posts

219 months

Thursday 22nd September 2011
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Are your colleagues ok? I'm guessing the crashes must have been over 70 mph for this system to have been put in place.

I had a hire Transit with a 70 mph limiter, makes overtakes on motorways tiresome!