poundy the engine management light keeps coming on in my car.whats the best code reader i can get??.the cars performance doesnt seem to be affected at all so im not sure what it could be!
solorider i have a creader code reader http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?from=R40&trks ... Categories it fits in the glovebox nicely so ideal when you are out and about,plus it will work on other cars as well
poundy solorider said: i have a creader code reader http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?from=R40&trks ... Categories it fits in the glovebox nicely so ideal when you are out and about,plus it will work on other cars as well do you need a lap top with it?
Matt Depends what you want Paul. I've got a £25 U480 which works fine, although I'd quite like a Scanguage2, which is a fault code reader, plus does real time output of various readings.
poundy Matt said: Depends what you want Paul. I've got a £25 U480 which works fine, although I'd quite like a Scanguage2, which is a fault code reader, plus does real time output of various readings. just want to be able to read the codes (oviously i need to know what the codes are as well) then i can take action on anything that is wrong
poundy Sjdickso said: A quick and easy reads you can not go wrong with a u480. what about the codes??? is there a list??
JohnnyN It will come with a code booklet or the codes are listed on here in a thread or just all over the internet.
poundy JohnnyN said: It will come with a code booklet or the codes are listed on here in a thread or just all over the internet. ok mate thanks.so this is the one i should get? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/U480-Diagnostic-S ... 2304c27895
poundy JohnnyN said: Yes. :thumbup: are the codes in the book that came with it gonna be the right ones as it says they are generic. are there specific codes for vaxhauls or are they all generic across the vehicle ranges and models/makes? notsure.gif
Sjdickso poundy said: JohnnyN said: Yes. :thumbup: are the codes in the book that came with it gonna be the right ones as it says they are generic. are there specific codes for vaxhauls or are they all generic across the vehicle ranges and models/makes? notsure.gif They are generic ones in the book i cannot remember fully but i think you take a 0 off behind the error code starting with a P or you swap the 0 for a 1 notsure.gif either way you will be able to tell the code from the book :thumbup:
Sjdickso poundy said: ok now im confused lol Reading my post i think anyone would be confused :lol: You will be fine and you should be able to get the code from the reader and the book to see what the fault is.
comet I usually just Google the codes - always find what you want pretty quickly. So far I've always used the trust paperclip method of getting the codes, but for £25 the U480 looks like a nice little toy to have.