1. Business and scope
These terms apply to services provided by ECU Repair & Tuning – DPF, EGR & AdBlue Solutions, operated by Justas Petrulis, an individual service provider based in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland.
Based in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland.
They cover local vehicle services, ECU bench services, ECU inspection, ECU repair, ECU cloning, ECU data transfer, bench and boot programming, injector coding, remapping and related diagnostic or software work.
Postal ECU repair and cloning work is also supported by the dedicated Postal ECU Service Terms, which explain packaging, shipping, inspection, unreadable ECUs and warranty assessment for posted ECUs.
These terms are written for both private customers and garages. If a specific written quote, booking message or invoice gives extra details for a job, those job-specific details also apply.
2. Enquiries and quotations
An enquiry is not automatically a confirmed booking. A booking is confirmed only when the job, timing and any required inspection, deposit or payment arrangement has been agreed.
Initial prices given by phone, WhatsApp, the website or another message may be estimates. Final options and prices depend on the ECU type, ECU condition, diagnostic results, data readability, donor ECU compatibility and the work actually required.
If extra work is needed after inspection or diagnosis, we will explain the options before carrying out further chargeable work. Customer approval may be given through WhatsApp, email, the website or another recorded method.
3. Bench inspection charge
A €60 bench inspection charge normally applies when an ECU is inspected on the bench.
This charge covers assessment, communication checks and reasonable attempts to inspect the ECU or recover/read ECU data where possible. It is an inspection charge, not a repair fee.
The inspection charge remains payable even if the ECU is not repairable, the ECU cannot be read, data cannot be recovered, or cloning cannot proceed. Further chargeable work is not carried out without customer confirmation.
4. ECU repair and cloning prices
ECU cloning is commonly around €300, but this is not a fixed price for every ECU or every situation.
The final price depends on ECU type, ECU condition, whether the original ECU data can be read or recovered, immobiliser/data requirements, programming method and donor ECU compatibility.
Donor ECU cost and return postage are separate unless they are specifically included in writing.
5. Donor ECUs
Customers should send clear ECU label photographs before buying a donor ECU. Compatibility should be checked before money is spent on a donor unit.
Customer-supplied donor ECUs remain subject to inspection and testing. A donor that looks similar may still be unsuitable because of hardware, software, immobiliser, part-number or vehicle-system differences.
ECU Repair & Tuning is not responsible for unsuitable donor ECUs bought by the customer without confirmation.
Donor ECU sourcing requires advance payment of the agreed donor cost. No donor ECU will be ordered until the customer has approved the donor details and price in writing. If the customer cancels before the order is placed, the payment will be refunded. If cancellation occurs after ordering, any refund will depend on genuine non-recoverable supplier, postage or restocking costs. Any recoverable balance will be refunded.
6. Customer and garage responsibilities
ECU replacement should not be treated as a substitute for proper vehicle diagnosis. Before an ECU is condemned or replaced, proper checks should be made where relevant to:
- ECU power supplies
- grounds and earth points
- wiring and connectors
- fuses and relays
- CAN, LIN and other communication networks
- water ingress or corrosion
- battery and charging voltage
- related sensors, actuators and modules
Customers and garages are responsible for giving accurate information about previous checks, previous repairs, water damage, no-start issues, fault codes and any parts already replaced.
7. Customer-supplied information
The customer is responsible for providing accurate vehicle, fault and ECU information. This can include registration, make, model, year, engine, ECU part number, fault codes, symptoms, whether the vehicle starts, whether a donor ECU is available and any previous repair attempts.
Incorrect, incomplete or missing information can affect diagnosis, pricing, parts compatibility, turnaround and whether the job can proceed.
8. Payments
Inspection charges are normally due when an ECU is accepted for bench inspection or before the ECU is released or returned.
Donor ECU deposits, programming charges, repair charges, postage charges and balance payments become due as agreed for the job. Some payments may be required before parts are ordered, before programming starts, or before an ECU is returned.
No payment method is promised by these terms. Payment arrangements should be confirmed for the specific job.
9. Cancellation and changes
If you need to cancel or change a booking, contact us as soon as possible.
Where work has not started and no parts or donor ECU have been ordered, cancellation is usually straightforward. Where inspection has started, programming has started, a donor ECU has been ordered, postage has been arranged, or other costs have already been incurred, reasonable charges may apply for the work or costs already committed.
Nothing in this section removes statutory cancellation rights or consumer rights that apply by law.
10. Service standards
Work will be carried out with reasonable care and skill.
ECU repair, cloning, data recovery and programming depend on the condition and type of ECU, the readability of original data, donor compatibility, vehicle condition and related systems. We do not promise guaranteed repair, 100% data recovery, guaranteed in-vehicle operation, guaranteed turnaround, or that every ECU can be repaired or cloned.
Turnaround information is an estimate unless a specific written agreement says otherwise. Damaged ECUs, unreadable data, donor sourcing and vehicle-side faults can extend the time needed.
11. Complaints and remedies
If you believe there is a problem with work carried out, contact ECU Repair & Tuning as soon as possible using the contact details on the website.
Please provide the vehicle details, ECU details, fault codes, symptoms and a clear explanation of the issue. ECU Repair & Tuning should be given a reasonable opportunity to inspect the ECU, review the work and investigate the reported problem.
Where a remedy is required, the appropriate remedy will depend on the circumstances, the work agreed, the ECU condition, the diagnostic findings and any rights that apply under law.
12. Statutory rights
Nothing in these terms affects rights that cannot legally be excluded or limited under Irish consumer law.
13. Governing law
These terms are governed by Irish law. The Irish courts will have jurisdiction, subject to any mandatory consumer protections that may apply.
14. Contact
For enquiries, bookings, changes or complaints, contact ECU Repair & Tuning using the current website contact methods: