RichardBW

oi! We are not that expensive you know :no: Stackie, where are you based, there are probably several local tuners who could help out more?

Depends what the ecu fault is? If it says internal checksum error then no obd remap will cure it. It will need a specialist repair before being remapped. Do you have any exact info on the fault code and/or description??

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Wow use lots of different software (3 companies I know of and I think they buy from some others too) If you want an Oscarli map then be sure to request this when you visit them.

Not all, but yes most get involved in mud slinging. Shame really but I suppose most trades have a similar mentality. : ( Sounds like the guys repairing it know a little better about fixing it than the original tuner, I hope you get your car back and sorted real soon. Maybe this should at least be a lesson in the saying "too good to be true". I do see a UK company offering so called specialist tuning for £175 a throw and they do some pretty wierd things to your car for 2 hours to make it look like its value for money, However £95 for a postal remap is quite obviously a route to disaster when all the reputable companies are asking for £300 to £500 for 1.8t tuning.

Owner of this one has now contacted us and obviously not you guys (its from a SEAT). Thanks.

I am really going to throw a spanner in the works here.... If you have an 'internal checksum module error' then there is no permenanat fix other than a brand new virgin ecu, however this fault only normally puts on your cel and will allow normal running to continue. there are several ways to give your a temporary fix but it will happen again in time due to the internal error being triggered. If the car is a non start due to ecu damage then I doubt you will communicate with diagnostic tools to get the ecu faults or even the id details. But again it seems strange that the nice aa man can tell you its a checksum error. If the tuner made a checksum error in the tuned software before it was programmed then it would not start from the first time. However if the tuner installed the incorrect software for the ecu (maybe right VAG software number but a different bosch version) then you may have seen 5-10 start/stops before the ecu realised the problem and then died. I received an ecu today (06a906032hn) with a similar checksum issue but this one has an encryption socket fitted, Is it yours by any chance as we have no idea where it came from?? Sent via royal mail normal post with no paperwork or contact details? If it belongs to anyone on here please contact us on Monday

siemens ecu?

very rare for an ecu to die of its own accord. Normally only happens when someone is tampering with the software or trying to re-chip it. Internal checksum error could be due to corrupt software or internal hardware failure. Not sure what your car or ecu type is but last week I had a price of £800+ for a passat 130pd ecu from the dealer. I fixed the ecu for around £150

somebody sent me a link yesterday, I didnt look how old it was?

he claims to write all his own tuning and be the best in the world at a complicated trade yet cant work out an ipod:rolleyes:

all this talk makes me want to buy a small diesel again : ( should have kept the Polo GT. In fact if my van had not got a stupid dpf I would have put one on that. Looks like I lose out all round.

would it create a stir if I said the best dyno on my BLT engine was 191bhp, I actually knocked a bit off due to the slight disbelief factor for most dyno's as we all know. Ran it most days at 165-175bhp as I was doing lots of motorway miles then. Glad yours is going well John. Limp mode at that speed is probably best if you want it to last ; ) I take it that was on a runway somewhere??

BLT is no problem to remap...I had my own Polo GT to 185bhp with all hardware as stock.......like this for 30k and no clutch issues either Insurance companies and VAG dealers can see remaps if they know how to look for it...the tools to read/write ecu sw are now getting very cheap so they will be investing if they have not already done so. Unfortunately most remap companies still say their sw is invisible to dealer diagnostics but this is just marketing hype....if you gave your car to me for 10 mins max I could tell you if it was stock or tuned so why do you think others cannot do this?? Dont risk it....as said by someone else, if you cannot afford the insurance difference then wait until you can, then get a remap