Tuning-Check
Clarified up front, not afterwards: before we accept an order, we check whether we have the factory software for your software number. Only then do you decide.
01 · Process
Five steps, from the enquiry to the report.
02 · Scope
Not every question needs the full analysis. If you only want to know before buying whether something has been done, you need less than an expert witness in a dispute.
Factory software or modified? Which areas, how much, whether the limiters still take effect, whether fault codes have been switched off, whether the checksums are correct and whether road approval questions are affected. Enough for a buying decision.
Everything in the quick check, plus: every change named and explained, which fault codes have been switched off, what the software permits by calculation, and where it contains errors.
Everything in the analysis, plus recordings of a drive under load (log data): boost pressure target and actual, ignition and knock control, lambda, temperatures. You then see, alongside the calculation, how the engine actually behaves in operation. We tell you in advance which values we need. The recording has to be made by you or your workshop – in compliance with traffic regulations. Values from log data are values calculated by the control unit; we calculate power and torque from them and label these as calculated.
Log analysis only: You have a log file but no read-out? Then we analyse the recording on its own – as a separate service, not as a level, with a report number. It shows how the engine behaves in this recording, not what has been changed in the software. Log analysis only
Clarified up front, not afterwards
Before we accept an order, we check whether we have the factory software for your software number. This determines which level is possible, how certain the findings will be and what it costs. That is why we tell you before you place the order which level is possible and what it costs.
For vehicles delivered outside Europe, the factory software is less often available – we clarify this before you place the order.
Prices
Fixed prices for each level. If you send us the ECU, reading it out and return shipping are charged in addition.
| Level 1 · Quick check of the file | €130 |
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| Level 2 · Analysis of the file | €250 |
| Level 3 · Analysis of the file with log data | €320 |
| Log analysis only, without the file | €90 |
| Reading the ECU on the bench via its connector (bench) | €50plus return shipping |
| Reading the ECU with the housing opened (boot or BDM) | from €150exact price after your enquiry, plus return shipping |
| ECU cannot be read | €30for the attempt, instead of the read-out price |
| Return shipping within Germany, insured with tracking | €25insured up to €2,500 |
| Return shipping to the EU, insured with tracking | €45insured up to €1,000; for higher values €17 per additional €1,000, up to a maximum of €5,000; above that on request |
| Return shipping to the rest of Europe (e.g. Switzerland, United Kingdom, Norway), insured with tracking | €65insured up to €1,000; for higher values €17 per additional €1,000, up to a maximum of €5,000, above that on request; import charges in the destination country are paid by you |
| Return shipping outside Europe | on request |
| Spot checks for regular purchases | €230 per monthtwo checks at Level 1 scope |
Bench: The ECU is read out on the workbench via its connector; the housing stays closed.
Boot or BDM: Some ECUs can only be read with the housing opened and a direct connection to the circuit board. This takes more work, and how much depends on the ECU. We tell you after your enquiry which method your ECU needs and what it costs – for this we need the ECU type and the hardware and software numbers.
Cannot be read: This happens. Not every ECU can be read. On some control units, tuning can prevent the ECU software from being read again later; for some ECUs there is no way to read them. If the read-out does not succeed, we charge €30 for the attempt instead of the read-out price and send the ECU back. The remaining option is then a log file with the software number.
All prices incl. 19% VAT. Businesses receive an invoice showing VAT separately. You pay for shipping to us; we charge return shipping as above.
03 · Options
If the ECU has already been read, the file is enough: the original read, the delivered tuning file or both. You can upload it directly in the enquiry form. The report then applies to exactly this file.
In this case we cannot confirm that it comes from your vehicle, and the report says so.
For purchased tuning files: ideally the original read and the delivered file together. Check a tuning file
For Level 3 or for log analysis on its own: a recording made while driving. You upload it just like a tuning file.
A log file does not replace the read-out: it shows how the engine behaves in the recording, not what has been changed in the software. Recording log data
Removed from the vehicle and well packed. We read it out and send it back. Shipping instructions
Any workshop can remove the ECU. If you do not have one, we can, on request, name a partner workshop in Germany that removes and refits the ECU.
If an ECU can only be read with the housing opened (boot), we tell you beforehand. Prices
04 · Time needed
That depends mainly on whether we have the factory software matching yours, and on the level. We tell you how long it will take before we start.
Enquiry
Tell us the vehicle, the reason and whether you will send a file, a log file or the ECU. We reply in your language and tell you in advance which level is possible.
or write directly to info@tuningcheck.de