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Originally Posted by Cypher
Also in relation to Ford, does anyone know if the ECU has a playback or blackbox feature so that they can see the engine parameters if the engine was to go bang! |
I' heard that they do. They have it for the active and passive safety systems so they know what the car was doing before it was involoved in an accident. Also under the seats there are wires and connectors from the sensors in the seats that calculate weight of a passenger and determine what stage to set off the dual stage airbags and seat belt pretensioners.
Teki, These cars are getting pretty smart these days, its becoming difficult to hide anything from these engineers, and they WILL find something that gives them the clue as to why something went wrong. Also, its 15 minutes per hour on the track therefore = more than one lap.
A mate of mine had a diff go and broke his driveshaft on his Manual s pack VT commodore cuz he'd stall it up and slip the clutch (just let it spring back fully rather than gradually let it out). 2 grands worth of damage there and holden knew what hed been up to by inspecting it closer upon its arrival to the workshop. They voided his warranty. Yes, customer is always right, but there are disclaimers and fine print that outline conditions of the warranty.
It pays to be careful.