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14th March 2020, 08:37 | #1 |
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OBD2 Scanner
What recommendations are there out there for a reasonable OBD2 scanner. Not looking necessarily for a cheapie but want something that will read the Rover codes and whatever else they might be able to do. I have 6 75's ranging from 2001 to 2003. they are great cars but you need to know how to fix them yourself and a port reader would be helpful.
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14th March 2020, 09:09 | #2 | |
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14th March 2020, 09:22 | #3 |
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I use an ELM327 bluetooth reader (about £6-10 on ebay). And the Torque app on my phone and Xtrons head unit. Have used it to diagnose faults on our Corsa and my sons mini too. Very cheap bit of kit to try out. |
14th March 2020, 09:52 | #4 |
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I have one like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153411256522?var=0 Does all I'd expect it to do and has been useful when required
other Vendors/Suppliers are available Prices may vary Paul. |
14th March 2020, 12:47 | #5 |
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Diagn...72.m2749.l2649
I bought the above, only used it to turn off the EML on a friend's Dacia Sandero I was servicing, did the job simply. In the garage now and always useful to have. |
14th March 2020, 22:38 | #6 |
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I second what vitesse said.
I have a Bluetooth elm327 thingy which does ODB2 with some free phone app, but I bought myself a proper USB cable, shorted the pins, and installed TOAF. Seems to have much more detail than a generic ODB2 device. For extra geek points, I don't have a Windows machine, so am using my 2010-vintage MacBook Pro with the magic of WINE (some software which allows Windows applications to run on macOS or Linux). |
15th March 2020, 00:31 | #7 |
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I tried the OBD bluetooth jobby with torque pro on my navall3 but was surprised that it never showed any error codes and also seemed quite basic. However, i downloaded TOAF last week and with the recommended cable, was very impressed how easy it was to connect and read error codes which I did have, and has helped with some ongoing issues. TOAF is a very powerful piece of software, like a baby-T4!! well recommended rather than OBD readers.
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