Remapping uses the software on your ECU (Electronic Control Unit) as a base, and we make changes to that software and write the new files back on over the top of the originals. We always keep a copy of your original software in case it needs to be loaded back onto your vehicle in the future.

No, chip tuning is the term used for the tuning of early fuel injected and turbo charged cars, typically from the mid-eighties to late nineties. The micro-chip holds the program for the fuel injection and turbo on has to be removed and replaced with a microchip with a different program on.

Remapping uses the software on your ECU (Electronic Control Unit) as a base, and we make changes to that software and write the new files back on over the top of the originals.

Most likely the answer is yes, most cars built after the year 2000 are able to be remapped. If you give us your registration number we can look up the details of your vehicle and then check on our systems. We will also be able to tell you the gains and prices too.

Legally yes you do, modifying a vehicle without telling your insurance company will invalidate your cover. Meaning they will not pay out in the event of an accident and then prosecution by the Police for not being insured. This is down to your conscience though, as we do not inform any motor industry or insurance body we have remapped your vehicle.

A remap uses your original software, we make a copy of it and modify it, then load the modified files over the top of the originals. We keep a copy of both lots and can reload either at any time in the future if required. A tuning box at best alters the voltages from the sensors to the ECU, fooling the ECU into raising fuel flow/pressure and turbo boost. At worst, they do nothing at all. Also as there are extra wires and connectors, there are more potential points of failure.

This is always a tricky question to answer. If the claim is on a non-engine part, then there is no reason why there should be an issue. If the claim is with an engine part, then it is down to the dealer/manufacturer to prove the remap caused the failure. I personally have had 3 different makes of brand new vehicles remapped including 2 work vehicles and have warranty work carried out on all without any objection from the dealers. Understandably some customers prefer to wait until the warranty period has ended before remapping, but we have plenty of clients who have had us remap new vehicles including a 3 day old Jeep, a 3 day 184 mile old Ford Transit Custom, a 2 day old FIAT Ducato based motorhome and a 4 month old BMW X6M.

No, ours will not. We take care to make it smooth and progressive so as not to overload or stress any engine or transmission components. A poorly written remap possibly will damage it due to over fuelling and a power delivery that feels like it’s on a switch, it's either all on or all off. We also consider the specifications that the manufacturer has built it to take and keep well within those limits unless you want a 'Race' map in which case we ask you sign a disclaimer and we will extract the maximum power but keeping the delivery as smooth and flexible as we can.

All we recommend is that you look after the engine as you should if it was standard - Warm it up before revving it hard, cool it down afterwards before switching off and service it using recommended quality parts and scheduling.

No, our remaps are built to deliver smooth and progressive power, and within the design limits of the components. But, as all clutches are service items and have a finite life, clutch slip may occur on a clutch that is nearing the end of its natural life. To date, we have had this happen on 3 vehicles in over 7 years of remapping.

No it is not. Terraclean use liquid/fuel cleaners where as we use pure Oxygen & Hydrogen gases.

Yes it does, it's drawn in through the 'cold' side of the turbo and goes into the engine, after it's cleaned there it exits out and drives the turbo and cleans the variable vanes that commonly suffer from carbon build up. Too much carbon causes restriction in their movement and eventual sticking. This then causes the turbo to not produce enough boost pressure, or produce too much boost causing warning lights, error codes and the engine to go into limp (reduced power) mode. Normally at this point a garage will advise a new turbo is required when all that is really needed is an Engine Carbon Clean.

It does not clean 'through' the injectors like a fuel system cleaner will, but it will decarbon the injector tips that are in the cylinders. As the tips get carbonned they don't atomise the fuel properly. This in turn normally means the engine feels rougher, sounds louder, is less responsive and uses more fuel. It can also cause it to smoke more.

Yes it does, we have a case study where it was seen to reduce DPF contents by between 17 & 20% on a range of trucks, and the contents continued to fall for up to 2 weeks after. We also have direct experience with  a customer's VW Golf 2.0 TDi. The DPF had got so blocked the car had gone into 'limp' mode. We gave it 2 cleans and even that was not enough to bring it out of limp mode straight away. After a few days driving though the owner reported it was out of limp mode for the first time in weeks!

Yes it does, we have multiple successes with petrol and diesel CATs that were causing problems before the clean, and then were working properly afterwards.

Yes we can, because we feed gas in through the air intake then we can do any internal combustion engine. No matter if it is a 2-stroke or a 4-stroke.

Yes we can, the rotor tips do need to be in very good condition though.

Yes it will, we see many vehicles that have failed their MOT due to their emissions being too high. After our Engine Carbon Clean they then pass with flying colours.

No it is not, petrol, diesel or gas engines all respond equally well to an Engine Carbon Clean.

No, it will not. We take care to run health checks on your engine before we start. If we find something we are not happy with we will make you aware and not proceed with the clean. Because our cleaners are oxygen and hydrogen, which the engine is already using in gas form in the air it breathes in, and in liquid form in the fuel it burns, then all components, gaskets and seals are made to withstand them.

Some companies introduce 'alien' chemicals in to the engine to do the cleaning and there are reports that these may have damaged engines.

We use industry leading equipment that has been designed and rigorously tested for efficiency and safety for your engine and us the operators. It has gained CE Approval. Our machine is the only machine to have the gases it produces certified as pure. We have been IMI (Institute of the Motor Industry) trained, are insured and are part of the only Engine Carbon Clean company to be approved nationally as Trusted Traders!

A DPF is a Diesel Particulate Filter. It is in the exhaust system to trap soot particles. Catalytic Convertors reduce harmful gases, as does Ad-Blue.

Very simply, they are a honeycombe filter that traps soot and ash. The Engine Management system monitors the DPF performance, and when it thinks the DPF is getting quite full it will initiate a self clean, Regeneration.

Quite a number of criteria need to be met in order for this to take place including vehicle speed, engine speed, engine temperature, exhaust temperature, the amount of diesel in the fuel tank, no major error codes present etc. If these are not met and a Regeneration cannot be successfully completed the DPF keeps getting more full. At a certain point it is deemed unsafe for a regeneration to be done, so at that point you need us to do a DPF Clean.

Normally this happens if there is a fault like a faulty temperature or pressure sensor or a split pipe, It can also happen due to a faulty EGR valve, or be the result of lots of short trips and not being driven hard enough when out on longer journeys to give itself the chance to perform a regeneration. Normally soot build up is the problem, which our DPF Clean will deal with. On higher mileage vehicles sometimes ash build up is the problem.

Not many companies can offer a solution for this but we can. It does involve removing the DPF unlike the soot clean though.

The DPF will need cleaning if the contents have got too high for the vehicle to safely clean itself. When the vehicle goes past the point it feels it is safe to do a regeneration, it will then most likely put up a warning light on the dashboard, or even put the vehicle into a reduced power (limp) mode.

We connect directly to the DPF, usually through a pressure sensor pipe. We use compressed air to force a liquid cleaning chemical into all of the honeycombe chambers within the DPF. We then leave it to soak in for a while beforeflushing it out with a flush fluid again using compressed air. We then perform a regeneration to complete the process.

No not always. We run electronic and manual tests to work out if the DPF can be cleaned, or if indeed it needs a clean. Sometimes faulty sensors or blocked sensor pipes cause the engine management system to think the DPF needs a clean when it doesn't. Also in rare situations, the honeycombe filter within the DPF can collapse and in that situation the DPF needs to be replaced.

Yes it is. Unlike the removal of the DPF or modifying it's internals to enable exhaust gases to flow out of a blocked DPF. In May 2018 the MOT changed and any non standard DPF setups are more easily detected. Vehicles will be impounded and owners fined £1000 on top of the cost of buying and installing a new DPF and having the Engine Management Software updated.

We use industry leading equipment that has been tested for efficiency and safety for your engine and us the operators. We have been trained, are insured and are experienced working on all makes of cars and light commercials.