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• ENGINE ECU: Where can I have the Engine Control Unit (ECU) of my car re-mapped? (FAQs)
  for increased performance, different performance characteristics, better fuel economy, or to run on a different grade of fuel. This can be done internally, by dismantling the engine ECU and either replacing or re-programming the chips inside, or externally, by altering the signals from the ECU to the fuel
• JUMP STARTING: What is the correct way to jump start a car? (FAQs)
  and the possibility of damaging the ECU. Some modern cars actually have a negative terminal post in the vicinity of the battery to allow jump leads to be connected. Slightly more worrying, the suggestion to connect the negative jump lead first when jump starting a vehicle. I have never seen a definitive
• GARAGE SERVICING: How can I find a reputable garage  to service or repair my car? (FAQs)
  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. The Lambda Laugh If the diagnostic interrogator and an emissions test isolate the exhaust Lambda
• DPFs: What are they and why do they go wrong? (FAQs)
  the engine management computer (ECU) takes control of the process. Active Regeneration Active Regeneration occurs when the level of soot in the filter reaches around 45%. The ECU makes small adjustments to the fuel injection timing and increases the exhaust gas temperature