Diagnostics equipment

was going t ask this question on the P38 Diagnostics thread but thought better of it as it was going quite techy....!

can anyone point me in the right direction for the bits and bobs i would need to be able to do diagnostics myself.... !!

Laptop - check
Leads - what do i need ?
Software - where to get it from..?hopefully free...!

thanks

Nick

Depends wot yu want

ebay
Datatek
me

Nickffc said:

was going t ask this question on the P38 Diagnostics thread but thought better of it as it was going quite techy....!

can anyone point me in the right direction for the bits and bobs i would need to be able to do diagnostics myself.... !!

Laptop - check
Leads - what do i need ?
Software - where to get it from..?hopefully free...!

thanks

Nick

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The only thing you can do is EAS. The ELM327 does some engine stuff on the V8 but that is all, won't work on the diesels.

Nickffc said:

was going t ask this question on the P38 Diagnostics thread but thought better of it as it was going quite techy....!

can anyone point me in the right direction for the bits and bobs i would need to be able to do diagnostics myself.... !!

Laptop - check
Leads - what do i need ?
Software - where to get it from..?hopefully free...!

thanks

Nick

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No not techy, just me being dull with electric

Get the eas lead of Datatec, cheaper than ebay, and good service, paid for mine Wednesday night so he posted Thursday and through my door Saturday. Gives something back for all his help on the forum too, he even supplies a disk with the rsw software on and a copy of rave. You will need to have or get a usb adapter though if you do not have a serial port on your puter.

Steve

The Mad Hat Man said:

Depends wot yu want

ebay
Datatek
me

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just want to sort out a couple of small issues with the eas, maybe see if there any historical or current faults that need sorting... that sort of thing...

so who sells the leads here?

Datatec sells them, look it the thread you linked to to find him, he has posted a couple of times, just pm him and he will email you his details. Very helpful chap!!

Steve

nice one thanks steve.....

wammers said:

The only thing you can do is EAS. The ELM327 does some engine stuff on the V8 but that is all, won't work on the diesels.

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Is their anything that will work on a diesel besides T4 or can T4 be got.

Rob Edge said:

Is their anything that will work on a diesel besides T4 or can T4 be got.

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