Cold Start Delete

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Eliminate Unwanted Cold Start Rattle & Optimise Your Vehicle

Cold Start Delete Services

At Inverness Tuning, we specialise in professional Cold Start Delete ECU remapping for cars, vans, 4x4s and commercial vehicles throughout the highlands. If your vehicle struggles with high idle, excessive noise, or unnecessary fuel enrichment during cold starts, our bespoke remaps remove or reduce the factory cold start routine for a smoother, quieter and cleaner drive.

What is a Cold Start Delete?

Modern engines run an aggressive “cold start” routine to meet emissions targets: increased idle speed, extra fuel injection and louder exhaust valves. While this is useful for brand-new vehicles in controlled test conditions, it’s not always ideal in real-world UK climates. A Cold Start Delete is an ECU software modification that recalibrates or removes the factory cold start strategy.

Benefits of a Cold Start Delete

A professionally calibrated Cold Start Delete offers a host of benefits for drivers in the UK climate. By reducing or removing the factory cold start routine, your engine starts more smoothly and quietly, idle speed stabilises faster, and unnecessary fuel enrichment is cut out – saving fuel on warm starts. This gentler warm-up reduces stress on turbos, injectors, catalytic converters and DPF systems, helping prevent carbon build-up and extending component life. For vehicles with aftermarket exhausts or performance modifications, it also eliminates the harsh rattle or roar at startup, creating a more refined driving experience while protecting expensive parts for the long term.

How Inverness Tuning Can Help

Expert ECU Remapping in Inverness – Our team has years of experience in cold start delete software, custom remaps and performance tuning.

State-of-the-Art Equipment – Using the latest tools from Alientech, Autotuner and CMD, we read and write your ECU safely.

Tailored Solutions – Each file is built specifically for your vehicle, not just a generic download.

Trusted Across Scotland – We serve Inverness, the Highlands, Aberdeen, Moray, and beyond with mobile and in-house tuning options.

Complete Tuning Packages – Combine your Cold Start Delete with our DPF & EGR solutions, AdBlue delete, Stage 1/2 performance remaps, or economy tuning for maximum benefit.

At Inverness Tuning, our goal is to deliver safe, reliable, high-performance ECU modifications that improve your driving experience without compromising reliability.

Welcome to Inverness Tuning, where we are driven by a passion for unlocking the hidden potential within your vehicle. Located conveniently in Inverness, amidst the stunning scenery of the Scottish Highlands, we are a team of dedicated technicians specializing in a comprehensive range of performance tuning solutions.

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