Car Engine

[Shrey93]

Can you please tell me the mechanism of shutting down a car engine through a software?

 

[ThatVietGuy]

And what could you possibly need with this information?

 

[Shrey93]

And what could you possibly need with this information?

I am working on a project in college. That's why need information on this.
Do you know anything on this ?

 

[jsmithepa]

If ONSTAR can unlock the car for you, they maybe able to shut it down too. Too lazy to Google?

 

[kanewolf]

For a gasoline engine, the electronic ignition is disabled. No spark == no engine power. A diesel would have to stop the fuel pump.

 

[King_V]

Cutting off power to the fuel injectors, then stopping spark. I think that's the preferred method in order to prevent a single cycle of unburned fuel from the cylinders being pumped out through the exhaust, but don't hold me to that.

 

[Shrey93]

If ONSTAR can unlock the car for you, they maybe able to shut it down too. Too lazy to Google?

I am asking about the mechanism behind the working of something like onstar

 

[King_V]

Are you asking for how to remotely shut down a vehicle?

That probably violates the rules of this forum in one of two possible ways:

1. You are asking for help with a class assignment. We can't help you with that
2. You are looking to hack into someone else's car. We can't help you with that (and if that's the case, this thread will get shut down immediately)

If this is a class project, I'm sure they must've provided you with resources on how to get OnStar's technical specifications, etc.

 

[kanewolf]

I am asking about the mechanism behind the working of something like onstar

We did provide methods that can be used to remotely turn off a car. Disabling the fuel pump and ignition. It is all controlled by software in the vehicle management computer. Just like you can remotely send special network packets to wake up a PC, GM can send special directives to the vehicle management computer to turn things off.

 

[kanewolf]

Are you asking for how to remotely shut down a vehicle?

That probably violates the rules of this forum in one of two possible ways:

1. You are asking for help with a class assignment. We can't help you with that
2. You are looking to hack into someone else's car. We can't help you with that (and if that's the case, this thread will get shut down immediately)

If this is a class project, I'm sure they must've provided you with resources on how to get OnStar's technical specifications, etc.

Putting on my moderator hat -- Yes, more technical discussion would violate the rules of this forum. I am going close this thread BEFORE it gets out of bounds.