what is new in VEHICLE Technology

The recent CTI class focused on new vehicle technology

Ford 6.4 Diesel trying to be cleaner -- capturing the 'soot' in a particulate filter by the cat ... then BURNS the soot with extra fuel - getting to 1100 degrees F ( 550 C ) ... search youtube for '2008 ford diesel flame' to see a couple of video's showing a flame over a foot l;ong coming out the tail pipe -- whoops -- lets write some new code to limit that ...:-) So one more thing to look up on exhaust (Active Diesel Particulate Filter = DPF )

Overview on Mercedes BlueTec Diesel that has a special 'liquid' that is injected into the exhaust - by adding Ammonia to exhaust you covert NO2 to Nitrogen and Water - only problem- if you let the liquid container run out - the computer shuts toe motor off and will not start.

Variable Displacement Engines ( Like Greg's Honda ) - look for many more of these. The new GM 5300 is a good example in new Camaro and Impala. Very sensitive to oil grades - some will trip a computer code when the WRONG oil weight is used ... These engines use noise canceling technology to cover the rougher operation on partial cylinders. Honda uses a complex AIR CUSHION motor mount as well.

Some discussion on CVT ( Constantly Variable Transmissions ) with a ever growing list of vehicles now using this. Now -- when do we get the tranny fluid to sell --keep putting in the product feedback requests.