Had the TDCI Focus remapped

When my petrol focus was cutting out, the garage sent it to Camco. As part of fixing it they updated the ecu firmware. It's changed the mapping - the power delivery is totally different. I've not reported it to the insurance as it was only done as part of the repair work. Kinda wondering whether I need to now...
 
I remapped my partners Rover 75 (BMW unit) About £100. It went from 110BHp to around 150bhp (beautiful engine). Then the clutch failed, air-con unit, injectors and gearbox.

Wish I had left it as standard and bought a better car.
 
Vonhelmet said:
When my petrol focus was cutting out, the garage sent it to Camco. As part of fixing it they updated the ecu firmware. It's changed the mapping - the power delivery is totally different. I've not reported it to the insurance as it was only done as part of the repair work. Kinda wondering whether I need to now...
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No need, you just had a software update. Remap is incorrectly used in the literal sense as whilst you had a remap for the update software, most people refer to extra fuelling and boost as a 'remap'.
 
Simon said:
Nothing I was just rambling :D. Up to you what you do
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Fair enough. If I stick back to stock for an MOT I am hoping there are no issues :).

Vonhelmet said:
When my petrol focus was cutting out, the garage sent it to Camco. As part of fixing it they updated the ecu firmware. It's changed the mapping - the power delivery is totally different. I've not reported it to the insurance as it was only done as part of the repair work. Kinda wondering whether I need to now...
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Depends on the map I suppose. Being a bit smoother is a lot different to adding a lot of power.

Third Opinion said:
I remapped my partners Rover 75 (BMW unit) About £100. It went from 110BHp to around 150bhp (beautiful engine). Then the clutch failed, air-con unit, injectors and gearbox.

Wish I had left it as standard and bought a better car.
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To have all that go they were probably on their way out anyway. Not sure what the A/C has to do with the remap though. You added 36% extra power which is a heck of a lot! Was the car thrashed?
 
The change in mine just puts the power delivery in a more useful place, I guess. Previously, you had to hit about 3.5k before it really kicked in, but by then you were either at the speed you wanted to be at, or you were in a totally ludicrous gear for the speed. Now, it brings the power in between 2.5k and 3k which is much more useful.
 
To the OP - Let us know how much more MPG you get..

Also - Have you tried using 'BP Ulitmate' Diesel? My Focus TDCi used to drive loads better when running this Diesel.
 
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OpenToSuggestions said:
It might go a few thousand miles earlier, but IME they rarely just fail without warning.
The car has been family owned since it was 6 months old and has been well looked after.

A friend with a remapped 1.9 tdi 150 mk4 Golf thrashes the **** out of his and it is on the original clutch at 100k despite him ragging it for 60k.
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100k is nothing for a golf clutch. the typical dying point is about 140-150k.

mine was changed at 164k (remapped at 90k), and i only had MILD slip and i suspect that couldhave been due to a glazed/burnt clutch

the DMFs dont like it though

the torque plot doesnt seem too mental on the focus though, but as has been advised, the killer blow is when you floor it from no revs. the way the torque ramps is a real shock to the component. if you dont wheel spin the flywheel and clutch it taking the full force in the face.

have some mechanical sympathy and it should be ok
 
Vonhelmet said:
The change in mine just puts the power delivery in a more useful place, I guess. Previously, you had to hit about 3.5k before it really kicked in, but by then you were either at the speed you wanted to be at, or you were in a totally ludicrous gear for the speed. Now, it brings the power in between 2.5k and 3k which is much more useful.
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I wouldn't worry about declaring it.. quite a lot of manufacturers refine the map and ugrade you when the car is serviced... its still a standard map for insurance purposes.
 
OpenToSuggestions said:
How abouut the turbo, injectors and dmf? How do you drive?
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car is now well well north of 200k miles and is still on the same clutch I changed at 150k miles

clutch and dmf were both replaced at the same time but all other components are as it left the factory apart from the alternator which had the cheek to die on me at 120k miles.


and as for how its driven, I'm a bit of a hooligan so it does get some proper abuse now and again, BUT the car is serviced with genuine GM parts and fluids every 10k and no I've never had to top the oil up in all that time either
 
as for additives I still swear by a small amount of 2 stroke oil slung in with every tank of fuel. normally its 250ml in with a full tank 65 litre of derv.
 
[TW]Fox;22148654 said:
Wow, 50k miles on one clutch :eek:
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nope 150k on the first one and just under 70k so far on the second clutch and dmf
original clutch was in good condition and still had plenty of meat on it when it was changed due to a rattly dmf. decided to change it before it died rather than finding myself stuck at the side of the road at 3am one night

but that said 50k on a Vauxhall clutch would be classed as doing well it seems ;)
 
Delta12 said:
as for additives I still swear by a small amount of 2 stroke oil slung in with every tank of fuel. normally its 250ml in with a full tank 65 litre of derv.
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Not the best of ideas on modern high pressure injectors as the detergents in the oil can form deposits. Surely 'super' diesels would be cheaper.
 
Simon said:
Not the best of ideas on modern high pressure injectors as the detergents in the oil can form deposits. Surely 'super' diesels would be cheaper.
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been doing it for the last 3 years without issue,

now you've probably cursed me and i'll suffer some sort of epic fuel pump failure tomorrow :)
 
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