Help needed please speed restrictor

[grant11]

hi everyone, I bought my first van yesterday a 2007 transit 85t260 it will not go over 62 mph a friend says it sounds like a speed restrictor. how do i go about removing this please? many thanks

[grogan197]

You need it to be removed with Ford software called IDS. A Ford garage, good independent or some forum members would be able to do this for you.

[knobby1]

You need it to be removed with Ford software called IDS. A Ford garage, good independent or some forum members would be able to do this for you.

Forscan with an ELM327 can do it also..!!

Lord Knobrot

[grant11]

rang ford they said sometimes the restrictor is hard wired into the brain of the van and unable to be removed is this true? he said they may do it and it wont work!?

[grogan197]

You need it to be removed with Ford software called IDS. A Ford garage, good independent or some forum members would be able to do this for you.

Forscan with an ELM327 can do it also..!!

Lord Knobrot

That's useful to know. Last I heard you couldn't do it in Forscan yet as it couldn't write to the PCM

rang ford they said sometimes the restrictor is hard wired into the brain of the van and unable to be removed is this true? he said they may do it and it wont work!?

Not heard of speed limiters being hard wired in but if it was then IDS wouldn't be able to help. Most likely it's a software limit in the ECU so easy to get removed

[knobby1]

rang ford they said sometimes the restrictor is hard wired into the brain of the van and unable to be removed is this true? he said they may do it and it wont work!?

Not a minibus or similar is it...??

Lord Knobrot

[knobby1]

That's useful to know. Last I heard you couldn't do it in Forscan yet as it couldn't write to the PCM

You'll need the "Extended Licence Key" for Forscan and it can then do most module programing, still not as "complete" as IDS but for most of us mere mortals, it's fine.

Lord Knobrot

[Altransit]

62 mph does sound like a minibus speed limit, and so far as I know, if it is a minibus, they can't be removed by normal means (IDS etc)
Vantuner may be able to help

[Punto443]

I think the econetic vans had the limiter built into the pcm map too.

[grant11]

thanks everyone for the replies but they may as well be in a foreign language as i am not mechanically minded in any way so dont understand at all its just a normal transit not a mini bus

[knobby1]

thanks everyone for the replies but they may as well be in a foreign language as i am not mechanically minded in any way so dont understand at all its just a normal transit not a mini bus

If that's the case it should be "removable"..! Whereabouts are you..?? We might have a member close-ish who might be able to help..

Lord Knobrot

[grant11]

im in kent about 15 mins from maidstone

[Jim Archer]

As I understand it, some fleet vehicles have the restrictor included as part of the mapping.

Jim

[knobby1]

im in kent about 15 mins from maidstone

OK, there's no-one really close, V8Dave is the closest up near St Albans, he knows his stuff though. As the other guys have mentioned, you may have the speed restriction "hard wired" into your PCM mapping, but there's no harm in "trying" to remove it, if it works, fine.... if not, I guess there's not a lot we can help you with.

Martyn, "Vantuner" may be able to help, he's an active member on here, a top bloke and very approachable, I believe he's in/near Uxbridge.

http://vantuner.co.uk/

Lord Knobrot

[grant11]

thanks very much for the replies. i have someone coming to have a look quoted £180 ill let you know how it goes!