MPPS v18, Kess v2 and Ktag program your Land Rover ECU

MPPS v18, Kess v2 and Ktag, which one is the best choice to program your Land Rover ECU? Better to read the buying guide here for Land rover tuning work.

Which tool you need depends on your models.

MPPS v18, Kess and Ktag differs from the Land rover car list.

Also, depends on connection.

Some Land Rover cars support CAN, K-Line, while some Boot, BDM, J-tag. Different connection/communication results in different tools to read and write ecu data.

MPPS v18 supports   obd2  Tricore
kess v2 supports  obd2   boot
ktag supports    bdm   j-tag  boot

MPPS V18 car list

Make Model Engine Ecu (Make,Type) Connection Read Write Auto Checksum

Land Rover Defender 2.5 TD5 Lucas Mems3 K-Line Yes Yes Checksum Button

Land Rover Discovery 2.2 TD4 Bosch EDC16CP39 CAN Yes Yes Yes

Land Rover Discovery 2.5 TD5 Lucas Mems3 K-Line Yes Yes Checksum Button

Land Rover Discovery 2.7 TDV6 Siemens SID 201/203/204 CAN Yes Yes Yes

Land Rover Freelander 2.0 CDT Bosch DDE4.0 K-Line Yes Yes Yes

Land Rover Freelander 2.2 TD4 Bosch EDC16CP39 CAN Yes Yes Yes

Land Rover Range Rover 3.0 TD6 Bosch DDE4.0 K-Line Yes Yes Yes

Land Rover Range Rover 4.4-4.6L V8 Bosch ME7.2 K-Line Yes Yes Checksum Button

Land Rover Range Rover Sport 2.7 TDV6 Siemens SID 201/203/204 CAN Yes Yes Yes

Land Rover Range Rover Sport 3.6 TDV8 Siemens SID 201/203/204 CAN Yes Yes Yes

Ktag kess v2 car list

(note: running ksuite v2.10)

Model Engine (Version Code Kw HP Fuel Year) ECU (Maker Version) KTAG-Protocol Group KESS-Protocol

Defender 2200 TDCI ZSD-422 91 122 Diesel 2012 SIEMENS SID208 397 Boot(Tricore) 1510

Defender 2400 TDCI 90 122 Diesel VISTEON DCU102 113 Boot(ST) 37

Defender 2500 TD5 90 122 Diesel ROVER MEMS3 46

Discovery (II) 2500 TD5 10P 101 138 Diesel ROVER MEMS3 46

Discovery (III) 2700 TDV6 276DT 140 190 Diesel 2004 SIEMENS SID 201-203-204 87 Bdm(MPC5xx) 98

Discovery (III) 4000 V8 AJ34S 400 Petrol 2003 DENSO MB279700 Jtag(Renesas) 422

Discovery (IV) 3000 SDV6 180 245 Diesel 2009 BOSCH EDC17CP11 Boot(Tricore) 1177

Discovery (IV) 3000 TDV6 155 211 Diesel 2009 BOSCH EDC17CP11 Boot(Tricore) 1177

Freelander (I) 2000 16V TD4 100 136 Diesel BOSCH DDE4.0 27

Freelander (II) 2000 16v T Si4 204PT 177 240 Petrol 2011 BOSCH MED17.2 Boot(Tricore) 1200

Freelander (II) 2200 TD4 115 157 Diesel 2010 BOSCH EDC17CP42 381 Boot(Tricore) 1177

Freelander (II) 2200 TD4 224DT 118 160 Diesel 2006 BOSCH EDC16CP39-6.40 124 Bdm(MPC5xx) 120

Freelander (II) 2200 TD4 224DT 140 190 Diesel 2010 BOSCH EDC17CP42 381 Boot(Tricore) 1177

Freelander (II) 3200 V6 SI6 B 6324S 171 233 Petrol 2006 DENSO MB279700-94xx Jtag(Renesas) 483

Range Rover (III) 3000 TD6 130 177 Diesel 2002 BOSCH DDE4.0 27

Range Rover (III) 4400i V8 32v M62 210 286 Petrol 2002 BOSCH ME7.2 148

Range Rover (III) 5000 V8 AJ133 283 375 Petrol 2009 DENSO P5.0SC 441 Jtag(Renesas) 498

Range Rover (III) 5000 V8 Supercharged AJ133 380 500 Petrol 2009 DENSO P5.0SC 441 Jtag(Renesas) 498

Range Rover Evoque 2000 16v T Si4 204PT 176 240 Petrol 2011 BOSCH MED17.2 434 Boot(Tricore) 1200

Range Rover Evoque 2200 SD4 224DT 140 190 Diesel 2011 BOSCH EDC17CP42 381 Boot(Tricore) 1177

Range Rover Evoque 2200 SD4 224DT 140 190 Diesel 2014 BOSCH EDC17CP42 381 Boot(Tricore) 1177

Range Rover Evoque 2200 TD4 224DT 110 150 Diesel 2011 BOSCH EDC17CP42 381 Boot(Tricore) 1177

Range Rover Evoque 2200 TD4 224DT 110 150 Diesel 2014 BOSCH EDC17CP42 381 Boot(Tricore) 1177

Range Rover Sport 2700 TDV6 276DT 140 190 Diesel 2005 SIEMENS SID 201-203-204 87 Bdm(MPC5xx) 98

Range Rover Sport 3600 TDV8 368DT 200 272 Diesel 2006 SIEMENS SID 201-203-204 87 Bdm(MPC5xx) 98

Range Rover Sport 4200 V8 Supercharged 287 390 Petrol DENSO MB279700 241 Jtag(Renesas) 422

Land Rover tuning case:

Using mpps v18 to read and write td5 Landrover , tricore read and write edc17c10 and unlock pcr2.

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