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  New FIAT 1.6 Multijet Under 120g/km 6 Feb 2008 (News)
  form. In addition to revised engine ECU settings, this ‘Eco’ pack employs special measures to optimise aerodynamics, and incorporates low rolling resistance tyres and ‘taller’ gear ratios to return some outstanding fuel consumption and CO2 figures: 62.7 mpg in the combined cycle
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  Bumper Classic Auction Weekend at the NEC on 15th/16th November 10 Nov 2014 (News)
  of jaw dropping and this late air-cooled LHD 3.8 litre 1995 Porsche 911 993 Carrera RS is estimated at an ice cool £140,000 - £170,000. It comes complete with a full documented Porsche service history with ECU readout confirming it has never been over-revved
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  World's Fastest Driver Drives World's Fastest Jaguar 6 Jul 2009 (News)
  and bonnet of the car proudly stating that it is an XKR. (Running with minor aerodynamic and safety modifications to meet the requirements for a Bonneville run, the 225mph top speed was achieved with additional horsepower liberated by a remapped ECU, a modified air intake and exhaust system
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  250,000 Mile Warranty For £15,000 7-Seater 27 May 2008 (News)
  and revised by SsangYong and tailored to the needs of the taxi market. Designed to keep taxis working, the warranty cover includes the engine, transmission, 4wd components (when applicable), wheel bearings, brakes and electronic components such as ABS systems and engine ECUs. Whereas
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  Future Classic Friday: Jaguar XJ (X350) 23 Jun 2017 (News)
  on the Phaeton, Audi A6 and Audi A8, so you can often find replacements at specialist VAG breakers.  The ECU's Body Processing Module can also throw up electrical faults, and these are an expensive part from Jaguar at around £500, though specialist breakers do sell tested used examples
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  What does the future hold for the NEC Classic Motor Show? 26 Oct 2016 (News)
  of ECUs and in-car electronics – going to be dribbling into our white beards over a pint of warm, flat beer, remembering the halcyon days of the Honda Civic-shaped Rover 400 and Mk 5 Escort
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  Seat ecomotive congestion charge exempt 15 Feb 2008 (News)
  . In Ecomotive trim new software is added to the engine ECU, while particulate emissions are further reduced thanks to the addition of a state-of-the-art Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF). Meanwhile, the gear ratios of the Ibiza Ecomotive’s five-speed manual gearbox are lengthened, making for both more
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  DISHONEST JOHN'S GUIDE TO SERVICE SCAMS 6 Oct 2001 (News)
  . The Loose Connector Con Often, all that will be wrong is that a connector plug has come loose or got some moisture inside it. Never ever admit to this, especially if it's the multipoint connector to the ECU. Always diagnose that the ECU needs replacing at a cost of £500 plus
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  DISHONEST JOHN'S GUIDE TO SERVICE SCAMS 16 Sep 2001 (News)
  ever admit to this, especially if it's the multipoint connector to the ECU. Always diagnose that the ECU needs replacing at a cost of £500 plus. The Lambda Laugh If the diagnostic interrogator and an emissions test isolate the exhaust Lambda sensor as the source of the problem
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  Are future classics a thing of the past? 15 Jun 2016 (News)
  after by fastidious or elderly owners. They never cost their owners a penny to keep, so they were kept. We were sceptical, back in the 1990s, of ECUs and immobilisers. But time has shown us that, more often than not, cars so-equipped are generally reliable. That’s fine, because it means
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  GTI International To Take Place 23rd and 24thJune 13 Mar 2012 (News)
  ECU remap specialists Revo has announced its continued support of the UK’s premier VW event: GTI International. The 2012, 25th Anniversary show looks set to offer more than ever before, with a packed itinerary of the UK’s finest show cars, the fastest race machinery
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  Entry level Rally Car From Renault 13 Dec 2009 (News)
  with the production model, reaching a mighty 160hp (118kW) of power at 7,250rpm. Maximum torque (160Nm) is reached at 5,500rpm.   A specific motorsport ECU manages engine (power supply and ignition) and gearbox operations. It operates in conjunction with a special electrical wiring loom and may
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 4 Apr 2015 (News)
  .   EU sick My wife’s EU6 FIAT 500 1.2 suffered a sudden surge of acceleration in a carpark, too fast to react to, that sent it into another car. The FIAT dealer reports that the diagnostics show nothing. We're planning to commission an independent test - assuming that the ECU it hasn't
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  BCA Warns Against Pimping Your Ride 30 May 2012 (News)
  to the right buyer Engine Chips/Remapping With modern engines effectively governed by computers (ECUs), chipping or remapping the engine management system is a popular way to increase a car’s performance – not just top speed, but throttle response, economy
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  McClaren MP4-12C GT3 debuts at Goodwood Festival of Speed 1 Jul 2011 (News)
  MESL TAG400 ECU & CIU 100 Interfacing with Bosch ABS and Shiftec control units Wiring harness Modular installation: Engine, chassis, fuel cell Lubrication MOBIL1: engine
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  Round up of car makers' April Fools for 2011 1 Apr 2011 (News)
  for a Glasgow-bound driver might be: ‘Aye, right… you’ve made it at last then, eh?  Yer numpty.’     Further, the system regularly interrogates the car’s various ECU chips to keep abreast of its condition and report relevant facts to the driver at an appropriate time.  So, for example, if the car
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  Subaru issues statement about alleged problems with 2.5-litre engines 11 Oct 2010 (News)
  was required to reduce impact stresses to the piston land area, therefore an ECU map re-write was introduced on all production vehicles. Also vehicles held in UK stock were modified and a Service Campaign was issued to the UK Subaru network for vehicles already placed in the market. From
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  Volkswagen Reliability Shock in Australia 8 Jun 2013 (News)
  failures, doorlocks, alarm systems, windows ECUs, coil packs, manual gearboxes, timing belt pulleys, bulkhead vent well drains, ABS/ESP modules, timing chains, Twincharger problems, DSG transmissions, DMFs, DPFs...the list goes on and on. Yet readers still believe that by buying
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 13-6-2015 13 Jun 2015 (News)
  it for the lubricity but the extra performance appeals as well. Does the modern petrol engine in my Lexus RX take time to adjust the ECU, does it happen instantly or does something else need to be done? PC, St Albans All modern engines are optimised for the best fuel in order to get
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  NEW ENGINES AND TRIM FOR ALFA 159 RANGE 27 Aug 2009 (News)
  such as fuel measurement, injection timing and spark advance.  Managed by a new ECU, it is possible to define the angle and times of valve overlap in order to generate airflow from the inlet manifold to the exhaust manifold and therefore activate the turbocharger very quickly