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.
The Bosch EDC15C7 controls the first-generation JTD common-rail diesels: Fiat Punto, Brava/Bravo, Marea, Multipla, Stilo and Doblo 1.9 JTD, Alfa Romeo 145/146, 156, 166 and GT…
A Golf arrives on a trailer. The last garage tried a remap over OBD, the write stopped part way through and now the engine ECU won't…
A Passat comes in with the engine ECU already on the bench. The Bosch label says 0261S05728, the VAG sticker says 03C906016P, and the owner admits…
A Q7 turns up with a replacement ECU from a breaker. The label on the case reads 0281016832, the VAG number is 4L1910401H, and the owner…
A Transporter arrives on a trailer. Someone tried a remap over OBD, the laptop dropped its USB connection halfway through the write, and now the van…
A typical EDC17CP14 job looks like this. An Audi A4 comes in, the owner wants the remap taken off before the car is sold, and the…
The Octavia on the ramp hesitates under load, the customer admits a previous tuner has been at it, and the ECU now on your bench carries…
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…
