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.
Peugeot Rifter, 2020, minor front-end bump, both front airbags fired. The bodyshop has fitted new bags and a pretensioner and now wants the light off. The…
Chevrolet Cruze 1.8 petrol, 2012, 6T40 automatic. Check engine light, P0700, P0722 output speed sensor, and the shift into 3rd is a bang. The scanner also…
Golf Mk6 1.4 TSI with the 7-speed DSG. Gearbox warning on the dash, emergency mode, P17BF hydraulic pressure low. The mechatronic comes off and the label…
Transit Mk8 2.2 TDCi, 2015. No crank, PATS light flashing, three fresh keys from a locksmith that the van won't accept. The previous garage replaced the…
After an accident in which the airbags or pretensioners fired, the SRS control module stores crash data and refuses to work again, even after every airbag…
Grande Punto 1.3 Multijet, 2008. Dash lights up, no crank, immobiliser light on. The engine ECU has already been swapped by a previous garage for a…
A Renault Symbol from 2010, 1.5 dCi. The customer lost the only key, a locksmith cut a blade and programmed a transponder with CLIP, and it…
The car is a 2007 Citroen C4 and it came in on a truck. The wipers had been running on their own for a week, then…
Hyundai i20 1.2, 2012, towed in from a supermarket car park. Cranks, no start, immobiliser lamp flashing. The key was chewed by a dog, the spare…
Hyundai i40 1.7 CRDi, 2013, cranks and won't start after a used engine ECU went in. The label: Bosch 0281019574, Hyundai 39120-2A222, EDC17C08. The used unit…
