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Thanks guys, Stevie you’re right it’s a dual latch pin.

Trusty paperclip to the rescue!

Much appreciated

It’s this type:

https://goo.gl/images/dRQPHP

Hi again guys, I decided against messing with the ECU as I didn’t want to risk losing the maps/software and I have plenty of other work to do on the car. However I’m now in the process of moving the ECU and need to remove the connector (E48 type I believe) to run the loom through a small grommet. Ca...

I've had a good look on the DTA site but can't find anything obvious in terms of manuals.

I'd really like to see what the maps look like - is there any way to get the data out?

Alex DTA wrote:It's an E4, serial number 1827, so originally shipped in November 1998.
It's ignition only.

This requires DOS software, so unless you have a really old machine, you're going to struggle

Thanks Alex,

I have an old laptop for car stuff, can install a Win98 virtual machine or DOS emulator maybe?

Hi Rob, thanks for the quick reply. Its a ribbed ally case - If you can follow the googledrive link I've hosted it there? https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Wcn3lBFrFvgpuW6DlrLIEFrQzmadBKkD Once I have the software, is it a standard RS232 serial connection? Shift lights and launch control would be gr...

Hello everyone, I'm after some help if possible - I've just bought a 1999 Westfield with an 1800 Zetec running on carbs. The ignition is controlled by a DTA module and am keen to understand more about it and ideally get the software so I can interrogate and modify the spark maps. I have been trying ...