Q: I need ECU, but my car original speedometer is in km that say they will program it in miles using that actual miles, will it work

asked by on July 14, 2017

I need a ECU, the unit is programmed in miles, but my car original speedometer is in km, I can get the miles by switching to miles in the car menu, Does the unit still work or I may have an issue due to this
My car has an automatic transmission.

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