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Old 03 January 2011, 07:23 PM
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anyone recormend one

for a newage scooby
Old 03 January 2011, 08:48 PM
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I'm looking for one as well
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/U380-Diagnosti...item27ae6e3592

probably cheep for a reason
Old 03 January 2011, 09:05 PM
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what error codes do you have?
Old 03 January 2011, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Athame1
I'm looking for one as well
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/U380-Diagnosti...item27ae6e3592

probably cheep for a reason
I`ve got one of these and never had any probs with it.
Old 03 January 2011, 09:12 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ScanGauge-II-F...852e15fffab652

i have 1 of theese mate pretty decent just have it mounted in a pod it gives you all the live ecu data aswel
Old 03 January 2011, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ian.e
I`ve got one of these and never had any probs with it.

cool thats what i will get then,

is this the right one for my05sti ?

thanks

Mark
Old 03 January 2011, 09:49 PM
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another vote for the scan gauge here.

can give you a demo if you want phil
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yep all obd 2 are the same mate
Old 03 January 2011, 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by pinkypurkhardt
yep all obd 2 are the same mate

Thanks pinkypurkhardt
just wanted to make sure before I order it

Mark
Old 03 January 2011, 10:31 PM
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fair 1
Old 09 January 2011, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Athame1
cool thats what i will get then,

is this the right one for my05sti ?

thanks

Mark
Did you get one mate? any good?

Looking at getting one myself.

Deano.
Old 09 January 2011, 10:10 AM
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sorry to high jack
would this work with a facelift classic?
its a 99 2000 turbo wagon
Old 09 January 2011, 10:23 AM
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You can pull the codes off your MY99 for nothing, just google "how to read subaru fault codes", readers are a waste of money tbh, your better off with a laptop and software.

Tony
Old 09 January 2011, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by TonyBurns
You can pull the codes off your MY99 for nothing, just google "how to read subaru fault codes", readers are a waste of money tbh, your better off with a laptop and software.

Tony
Sorry for another hijack but were do you get the software from
Old 09 January 2011, 04:25 PM
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Thank you Tony, didn't know you could do that with leads under the dash,
Old 09 January 2011, 04:29 PM
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Phil, you can gather more info from a VAG lead and using your laptop as and when you have a issue, the scan gauge is a bit like a set of gauges and a code reader, from what I can see the SG unit wouldnt be able to give you a specific reading from the maf or the 02 sensors, which is more useful when identifying a faulty sensor imo
Old 09 January 2011, 07:04 PM
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I got the RAC one from Argos, worked fine on the bug and reset the fault no probs. Only £49.99 too.
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I purchased Ecutek Deltadash from Bob Rawle when I had my last mapping session, it's not cheap when compared to the generic OBDII systems out there.

The software is very good and I think it's well worth the money and you get free updates and support as well.

Now I'll just wait to be flamed by the users of Romraider.
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Originally Posted by Deano1565
Did you get one mate? any good?

Looking at getting one myself.

Deano.

should arrive tue-wed will post up when i have tried it. only ordered it yesterday (hope it does the job)

Mark
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Originally Posted by Deano1565
Did you get one mate? any good?

Looking at getting one myself.

Deano.
Recived it , tried it ,seem good to me, no codes found, i/m inspection done and all compatible show ready . so all good

also came with clear instruction manual which listed obd2 generic trouble codes

Thanks ian.e for the info

Mark
Old 12 January 2011, 12:21 PM
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You can have look for PSi3 ECU monitor,pricey at moment,but never let me down.




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Old 12 January 2011, 12:40 PM
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I bought a cheap VAG COM lead of ebay for £8.39, and coupled with free software from ecuExplorer (or RomRaider) it gives better readings than all of the generic code readers.
Old 12 January 2011, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Athame1
Recived it , tried it ,seem good to me, no codes found, i/m inspection done and all compatible show ready . so all good

also came with clear instruction manual which listed obd2 generic trouble codes

Thanks ian.e for the info

Mark
Glad to help.
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