ECU Guides 4 min read
Mercedes EDC16C2 Virgin File: Fitting a Used ECU to a W203, W211 or Vito W639 CDI
A 2006 Vito 111 CDI comes in on a recovery truck. It cranks, there is no communication with the engine ECU, and the owner has already…
ECU file guides
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.
ECU Guides 3 min read
BMW FRM3 Recovery: How to Fix a Dead Footwell Module with a Dump
The footwell module (FRM) controls exterior and interior lighting, windows, mirrors and the door functions on BMW E-series and early F-series cars and on the Mini…
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Bosch EDC7UC31 Original Files for Iveco Eurocargo, Ford Cargo, Karsan, Valtra and Deutz
A Ford Cargo 1826 comes in with the engine ECU dead after a jump start from a 24V welder pack. The unit is a Bosch EDC7UC31,…
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Isuzu Transtron ECU Immo Off and Original Files for D-Max, NPR and N/F Series Trucks
An Isuzu NPR 75 tipper has been sitting in the yard for a fortnight. The engine ECU, a Transtron unit under the passenger seat, took water…
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Fiat Ducato, Iveco Daily, Boxer and Jumper ECU Files by Year: Which ECU, Which File
A customer rings about a Ducato. That's all you get: a Ducato, it won't start, can you do the file. Between 2006 and today the same…
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EDC17C49 Immo Off and Virgin Files for Fiat Doblo 1.6/2.0 MJT and Iveco Daily
The product title reads IVECO DAILY EDC17C49 0281030169 A107350V5LB0ABQI0A964P04.HEX 1037513112 IMMO OFF DUMP, and the customer on the phone asks what the long string in the…
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EDC17C70 on Ford Focus, Transit Courier and Connect 1.5/1.6 TDCi: Original and PATS Files
A Transit Courier 1.5 TDCi, 2017, cranks and dies after a second-hand engine ECU was fitted following water damage. FORScan shows the new module identifying as…
ECU Guides 2 min read
FRF vs SGO: Understanding VAG Flash Container Formats
Anyone who works on Volkswagen group cars meets two file types sooner or later: FRF and SGO. Both carry control unit software, both are written over…
ECU Guides 4 min read
Audi Q7 4L 3.0 TDI Bosch EDC17CP04 Original Files by Software Version, Recovery and Immo
An Audi Q7 4L 3.0 TDI from 2008 sits in the bay with the engine ECU not answering VCDS. The last thing that happened was a…
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DCM7.1B and DCM6.2C ECU Files for Peugeot Boxer and Citroen Jumper: Original, Immo Off, BSI
A 2019 Peugeot Boxer 2.2 BlueHDi arrives after another workshop tried an OBD tune with a cloned tool. The ECU answers on the diagnostic line, but…
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