Hi I have a 1998 Passat 1.8 T, tiptronic. I sent my ECU to a friend in the US to forward to AWE Tuning. This is the response I got back. Has any one else come across this issue ? I would still like to get it chipped but I'm unsure if any one in Aus can do it for a reasonable price.

First let me state that we don't normally see too many Euro spec ECU's. However, we do get them and have successfully programmed them.

Your computer on the other hand was a mystery. This computer was unlike any early A4 or Passat computer we have ever seen. We called our programmer and told them the part # on the cover. They did not have a program. No big deal, we can usually get them made. However, the chip itself on the mother board is unlike any we have seen for this type of car. It physical shape and way it is soldered to the board is unlike our normal findings. We do not have the tools to even remove it, nor does our programmer!