Practical guides on reading, recovering, cloning and modifying engine, gearbox and body control units: which file to use, how to read the label, how to write safely.
A Crafter arrives on a trailer. Somebody has already tried a dealer update over OBD, it stopped part way, and now the van cranks but won't…
The unit on the bench came out of a Passat. The Bosch label reads 0281017946, the VW part number is 03L906018PA, and the owner wants the…
The unit on the bench came out of a Fiat Ducato. The Bosch label reads 0281014209, the van cranks but won't fire since a second-hand ECU…
A Citroen Berlingo 1.6 HDi comes in on the back of a recovery truck. It cranks, it won't fire, and the owner eventually admits the engine…
The Golf comes in with the gear display flashing, a handful of gearbox faults stored and a dealer quote for a new mechatronic that the customer…
The Bosch MD1CS003 is the engine controller of the PSA 1.5 BlueHDi (DV5) and 1.6 BlueHDi (DV6FD) engines fitted since 2017 to the Peugeot 208, 308,…
The Continental/Siemens PCR2.1 is the engine ECU of the 1.6 TDI common-rail engine used across the VW Golf VI, Polo 6R, Caddy, Audi A1 and A3,…
The Continental SID807EVO is the ECU of the 1.6 HDi/TDCi (DV6C, DV6D) engine shared by Peugeot 208/308/3008, Citroen C3/C4/DS3, Ford Focus/Fiesta/C-Max, Volvo V40/S60 D2 and the…
A Dacia Dokker comes in on a trailer. The original engine ECU took water, so the owner bought a replacement from a breaker, bolted it in…
Two Bosch diesel ECUs from the mid-2000s generate a steady stream of immobilizer requests: the EDC16C7 (Peugeot 307/407 2.0 HDi, Citroen C4/C5, Ford 2.0 TDCi shared…
