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I will start by saying “Don’t let this deceiving small size jump starter fool you”. New times have come and new technology has arrived and when it comes to the automotive industry, it does not cease...
To ensure that your car sells quickly and that you don’t end up with an angry buyer who wants his or her money back after the sale, you should check over the components of your vehicle...
This is something that happens more often than you may think. We have had customers that ordered a performance chip for their 1993, 1994 or 1995 BMW 325i/525i, and after installing the chip, they have accidentally...
The immobilizer (a.k.a. immo), which is an automotive security system integrated in many vehicles since 1996, is installed in some 2001, 2002 and 2003 Toyota RAV4 cars, but not in all of them. If the immobilizer...
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by zilog357 · Published May 18, 2011 · Last modified February 10, 2017
Many people have asked us about using immobilizer programs like Immo Killer v1.0, also Immo Killer v1.1 and Immo Cleaner v2 (OtoCheck) and Immo Tool software. To fulfill these requests, we will publish here the Incoming...
This is how a simple situation was causing a car to completely stall at intermittent times, with no apparent cause. This could happen to any car, though actual technology should has already corrected this bug in...
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by zilog357 · Published September 27, 2010 · Last modified November 19, 2016
When you replace your 2001, 2002 or 2003 Toyota RAV4 ECM (car computer or engine computer) with an used unit, either bought at eBay or at a salvage yard, junker, etc., if your vehicle is equipped...
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by zilog357 · Published September 27, 2010 · Last modified November 19, 2016
Sometimes when working with immobilizer EEPROMs, the ideal way of programming the EEPROM is by doing it while it is in the circuit, as removing it, programming and resoldering it back to the circuit, adds a...
If you own a 2001 – 2005 Toyota RAV4 automatic vehicle and you are experiencing problems with transmission shifting, like harsh shifting, loss of power, launching on third gear and/or slamming when it is put in...
Quick and easy solution for curing the annoying hesitation, lag back feeling, stalling or whatever you wish to call it, which happens in some cars when accelerating. (Note: While this article is based on Toyota Corolla...
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by zilog357 · Published February 6, 2010 · Last modified November 19, 2016
This covers installing a chip in the 1992-1995 Honda JDM ECUs, “P72”, “P30” and “P08”. Installing a performance chip on 1992-1995 Honda JDM computers uses the same method as described on other posts on this website...
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by zilog357 · Published February 6, 2010 · Last modified November 19, 2016
This is for the following Honda ECM computers: PM6, PW0, PR3 (OBD-0) and PR4 (OBD-0). Installing a performance chip on 1988 -1991 Honda Civic / CRX is a single procedure that consists of removing (desoldering) the...
When installing a performance chip in cars that use an ignition distributor, since the chip program is based on stock settings, it is required that the ignition distributor be at the stock advance setting. Many times,...
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by zilog357 · Published February 2, 2010 · Last modified November 19, 2016
This applies to the following Honda ECM computers: P0A, P0B, P0C, P0H (OBD-I), P11, P12, P13, and P14. Installing a performance chip on 1993-1995 Honda Prelude and 1994-1995 Accord is a single procedure that consists of...
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by zilog357 · Published February 2, 2010 · Last modified November 19, 2016
For installing a chip on your GTi ecu, just follow the following instructions: Start out by locating the engine computer on your car. It is located under the driver’s side dash panel. You will need to...
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by zilog357 · Published February 2, 2010 · Last modified November 19, 2016
To install a performance chip on a VW Jetta, Golf or Passat ECM, first locate and uninstall the ecu from your car. The location of the ECM in most models is on the engine compartment, below...
Here is the location in the vehicle for most Honda Civic/CRX ecus. Most of the times is in the location pictured below. This happens to be true for the Civic models, while Accord models have it...
We have often been asked for an EWS delete chip. That is, a chip that boost power of their 1995 325i and deletes the EWS protection at the same time. First of all, what is EWS?...
We have heard a lot of customer complaints about the built in immobilizer on the 2005 – 2008 Toyota Corolla, being the most common complaints; “The car cranks OK, but won’t start” or “The car cranks...
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by zilog357 · Published February 1, 2010 · Last modified November 19, 2016
This situation is more common than you think, as many people choose to install a chip them selves, even if they have no experience with electronic parts soldering. These ECMs are small and somewhat simple, but...
