With the right tools, ECM programming is no longer just for dealerships. Using a J2534 pass-through device, OEM software, and your vehicle’s OBD-II port, you can update, reflash, or recalibrate your ...

-it seems that those three little letters strike fear into many a promoter, track owner, or sanction head whenever they hear it. ECU stands for Engine Control Unit. Also called an ECM (Engine Control ...

If you’ve never heard the term flashing an ECU before, no, it’s not showing a form of identification or using a photo flash—or any other type of flashing for that matter. Flashing an ECU is tuning or ...

After military service a career as war correspondent was on the cards. But then an exclusive bursar programme in automotive journalism came 'a-knockin' - and so a 26-year journey spanning newspapers, ...

Some of us have been there. Others never have. For those who have seen the inside, we realize it's a scary and confusing place. We slowly found our way around the "safer areas," then ventured further ...

When driving a car with an automatic transmission, owners may encounter various problems with the engine control system. The most common one is the U0100 error. What ...

Certain units of the 2023 through 2024 Chevy Silverado 1500 pickup motivated by the turbocharged 2.7L I4 L3B gasoline engine are included in a new GM Service Update containing a fix available for a ...

The modern internal combustion engine is an engineering marvel. We’re light-years ahead of simple big blocks and carburetors, and now there are very fast, very capable computers sensing adjusting the ...