ECU coding / cracking

[RY-Journeyman]

Hi fellow owners. One of the joys of my old Land Rover and also Range Rover, vw golf, and BMW X6 and X5s has been the ability to re-code the ECU. Not just plug in chips but software re-coding of the ECU. Almost every car I’ve owned in the last 15 years has had this done. Except my grenadier. Chip plug in boxes seems about the limit on that.

Does anyone know of an ecu coding company who does re-coding for the Ineos yet. In particular I’m interested in anyone who can re-code the car to switch off the service indicator reminder nags, reset the TPMS sensors etc. ie all things that we hoped Ineos would let us do ourselves when travelling to far flung places.

I know Pete Bell in UK was very good with anything Land Rover and I’ve just sent him an email to see if he’s had any luck with the grenadier yet. Will post when/if I get a response.

My other thought is to sponsor someone to make a bespoke product that can reset the service indicator as an ODB plug-in device. Anyone here that can do/make that or know of anyone smart enough to do it? Might be the hottest ticket item in the grenadier works shop if we can make it… Or better still persuade Ineos to do it as an official Ineos accessory that owners could purchase. I’d happily pay money for that and take it with me for remote travel.

 

[anand]

There is a member on the forum that is diligently working on cracking the encryption on the engine DME for the B58, but definitely isn't there yet...

The service interval/TPMS are each separate modules, and would require someone to emulate the Bosch Grade-X scan tool.

Plenty of companies could do it, unfortunately the juice isn't really worth the squeeze given how niche and low volume the Grenadier is, at least at this point. A number of companies have been contacted, none of which are willing to put in the work required

 

[IslandFalconer]

There is a member on the forum that is diligently working on cracking the encryption on the engine DME for the B58, but definitely isn't there yet...

The service interval/TPMS are each separate modules, and would require someone to emulate the Bosch Grade-X scan tool.

Plenty of companies could do it, unfortunately the juice isn't really worth the squeeze given how niche and low volume the Grenadier is, at least at this point. A number of companies have been contacted, none of which are willing to put in the work required

The B58 DME has been cracked and can be benched. It’s the rest of the truck that’s the problem.

 

[anand]

The B58 DME has been cracked and can be benched. It’s the rest of the truck that’s the problem.

The version of the DME used in the Grenadier is completely different in regards to encryption and specifically map location as per several sources I've talked to

 

[RY-Journeyman]

Sadly Pete Bell said he didn’t have anything in play currently. If anyone has any contacts in the relevant industry then I’d be keen to work with them to get a product to market - at the very least to allow the customer to reset the service indicator themselves.

 

[HereinDaRockies]

Sadly Pete Bell said he didn’t have anything in play currently. If anyone has any contacts in the relevant industry then I’d be keen to work with them to get a product to market - at the very least to allow the customer to reset the service indicator themselves.

Effort is not a function of how many features to unlock. Once you crack it, everything becomes available.

Just unlocking the service reminder toggle doesn’t make it a more trivial goal.

 

[DenisM]

The version of the DME used in the Grenadier is completely different in regards to encryption and specifically map location as per several sources I've talked to

That's been my feedback as well...
The closest match seems to be a bespoke version of the Bosch line of diagnostic code readers.

 

[TheDocAUS]

ECU cracked
I am reliably informed the ECU has been cracked, as well as the Transmission. Dyno tests currently being done.

AU announcement coming around 1 Dec 2025. Various tunes will be available, towing, offroad, performance, etc.

Also Ad blue can be deleted for offroad use (diesel models).

Not at liberty to say anymore.

 

[IslandFalconer]

ECU cracked
I am reliably informed the ECU has been cracked, as well as the Transmission. Dyno tests currently being done.

AU announcement coming around 1 Dec 2025. Various tunes will be available, towing, offroad, performance, etc.

Also Ad blue can be deleted for offroad use (diesel models).

Not at liberty to say anymore.

Hopefully they’ve cracked the service reset

 

[Clark Kent]

ECU cracked
I am reliably informed the ECU has been cracked, as well as the Transmission. Dyno tests currently being done.

AU announcement coming around 1 Dec 2025. Various tunes will be available, towing, offroad, performance, etc.

Also Ad blue can be deleted for offroad use (diesel models).

Not at liberty to say anymore.

While you're communicating with the dark world, I and others have expressed a desire to be able to monitor the current DPF % soot loading value. Bonus points if a manual regeneration function could be implemented. If said crackers could pull this data out and make it accessible to the OBDII port, scantool and app providers could then use it.

1. MONITORING. Display the realtime DPF soot loading value on an OBDII monitor such as Codebreaker or an app like Torque Pro. For this to be useful we would need to know the baseline value for regeneration. For example, if regeneration occurs at 50% and the current soot load is 30% there is 20% remaining until the next cycle. A toggle between current soot level and % remaining to next regen would be a nice feature.

2. MANUAL REGENERATION. Add a manual function so regeneration can be initiated early, maybe within 10% of default.

The automatic regeneration (burn) cycle operates without indications or warning and it can be disruptive to vehicle operations. An ability to monitor the current soot loading, or choose to start a regen cycle early gives choices to the operator.
If I'm on road, have at least 20 minutes left in my journey, and within 10% of the next regen cycle, I might choose to do it early instead of it happening automatically later which might be after I go off-road with dry grass and foliage hazards, or stop for fuel or lunch or an appointment and wait for the cycle to complete or be forced to leave the vehicle with the cooling fans still drawing heavily on the battery.