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• ENGINE ECU: Where can I have the Engine Control Unit (ECU) of my car re-mapped? (FAQs)
  ECU Doctor: The ECU Doctor specialises in the examination, testing and rebuild of customer engine control units posted to them:  www.the-ecu-doctor.co.uk ECU exchange: Supplies, exchanges, repairs, tests all types of ECU JUMP STARTING: What is the correct way to jump start a car? (FAQs)
  If this did not include jump starting, then it should be made clearly known to the owner, not to jump start the vehicle. So for the ECU to fail, means that the ECU hasn’t met this EEC standard. Warranty claims could be pursued here by asking if it has met the EEC standard, if so then why has it failed, surely the manufacturer would like to know.
• GARAGE SERVICING: How can I find a reputable garage  to service or repair my car? (FAQs)
  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. The Lambda Laugh If the diagnostic interrogator and an emissions test isolate the exhaust Lambda sensor as the source of the problem and simple cleaning would cure it, instruct your fitters to replace it.
• DPFs: What are they and why do they go wrong? (FAQs)
  Many cars don't get this sort of use though so manufacturers have to design-in 'active' regeneration where 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.