FAQ

Yes, from the ECU software. We compare the read-out with the factory software for your software number. The report shows whether it has been modified, which areas and by how much – and whether the limiters still take effect. We clarify beforehand whether we have the factory software for your software number.

The report states what is in the file at the time of the read-out. If the factory software has been reinstalled, earlier tuning can no longer be seen in the file.

For the question “modified or not”, the quick check (Level 1) for €130 is usually enough. Log analysis only, as a preliminary check, costs €90. Both prices incl. 19% VAT. If you send the removed ECU, reading it out and return shipping are added. All prices are listed under Process & prices.

Online: yes. You upload the tuning file or log file in the enquiry form. You only send in the ECU if it has to be read out.

With an app: some Bluetooth adapters with a matching phone app can record a log file. We analyse it; we tell you in advance whether your device is sufficient. Log analysis only

The analysis is not free. The prices are fixed, and you know them before we start.

A garage can read out the ECU with the right equipment. Whether the ECU software has been modified is shown by the comparison with the factory software for the software number – we do that. In practice, this means: your garage reads out the ECU and sends us the file, or removes it and sends it to us.

No. It is a technical findings report: it records what is in the software and provides the evidence. A formal assessment for a court is written by an expert witness. We are happy to work with them and supply them with the data.

In your language. We also reply to enquiries in your language.

Yes. You upload files and log files from anywhere in the world via the enquiry form; ECUs are sent to us by post or courier. See Three ways to reach us.

Yes. We only read out an ECU with the consent of the vehicle’s owner. When buying a used vehicle, this means: the seller has to agree.

No. We only read data. Everything on the ECU stays as it was. If the housing has to be opened for reading, we discuss this with you beforehand.

Usually not. An engine without a temperature limiter drives just like one with it – until the day the limiter would have been needed. That is why it pays to look into the file before something happens.

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.

Log data consists of recordings of the values the ECU determines while driving – such as boost pressure, ignition timing, lambda and temperatures. It is recorded with a diagnostic tool or data logger of the kind workshops and tuners use. We tell you beforehand which values we need. You send us the file just like a read-out.

Two things are then also stated in the report: values from log data are values calculated by the ECU, not a measurement on a dyno. And we cannot vouch for where a recording you send us comes from – the findings apply to exactly this file.

Not from us. The report is sent only to you. What you do with it is up to you.

We keep the read-out, files and report for 24 months so that the report number can still be verified. The analysis is partly AI-assisted. Details are in the privacy policy.

Yes. This works best with the original read and the delivered file together. See Check a purchased tuning file.

That depends on whether the ECU can be read and whether we have the factory software for the software number. Send us the ECU and software designations, and we will tell you beforehand.

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 we do 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, we compare the recording with the original file. Log analysis only

Yes, if we receive the software of the gearbox ECU (TCU) – as a file, as a log file with the software number or with the removed ECU. We analyse all changes that the comparison with the original file shows. First the limiters, for example how much torque the gearbox may accept and whether the temperature limiters still take effect. Then the shifting behaviour, for example whether shift points have been changed and shift times shortened. If there is something specific you want to know, mention it in your enquiry – by arrangement, we look for it specifically. We clarify beforehand whether we have the original file for your software number.