going to get diag the big debate

[biketeacherdave]

so im going to get some diag kit iv been looking nanocom, hawk eye etc but iv found some new kids on the block has any one had experience with any of these ? test book is far to expensive

iv looked at all the good and bad about all the usual

Terrafirma Handheld Scanner Code Reader Diagnostic Tool Range Rover P38 L322 | eBay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Range-Rov...097?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item43ca101b91

 

[wammers]

Nanocom is your only choice if you have a P38.

 

[ovalandrover]

what about a faultmate?
the terrafirma one says l322 in the title but not preloaded in the description
and the icar soft one seems to only cover diesels

 

[biketeacherdave]

Nanocom is your only choice if you have a P38.

i know what your saying wammers but has any one tried these new kids on the bloc ?

for the price of a tank of fuel they gotta be worth a go

 

[wammers]

what about a faultmate?
the terrafirma one says l322 in the title but not preloaded in the description

Faultmates are good but have draw backs. 1 Price. 2 Locked to VIN. 3 Costly add ons. As i said before, if it's a P38 Nanocom is the only sensible choice.

 

[wammers]

i know what your saying wammers but has any one tried these new kids on the bloc ?

for the price of a tank of fuel they gotta be worth a go

Not if they are for later OBDII compliant cars they aren't. P38 petrol engines are the only bit that is OBDII compliant. They won't touch any of the other systems. And not go anywhere near a diesel. Buy one and lets us know how you get on.

 

[biketeacherdave]

Not if they are for later OBDII compliant cars they aren't. P38 petrol engines are the only bit that is OBDII compliant. They won't touch any of the other systems. And not go anywhere near a diesel. Buy one and lets us know how you get on.

on my list of to buys in the next month

 

[wammers]

on my list of to buys in the next month

Ok carry on you know best.

 

[biketeacherdave]

Ok carry on you know best.

haha if only

 

[kds]

Looks very much like the Launch creader to me and thats cheaper.

 

[Castor]

haha if only

From what I know (which ain't a lot at this stage) you are unlikely to get much from a system that - if you read the blurb carefully - makes no special claims for accessing anything other than the very limited set of functions of ordinary OBD2. I'd get it written in blood that it can do more than simple OBD2 before parting with any cash.

I'm in a similar quandary. It's either spend a fortune on a nanocom that does everything(?) or strip the systems out in such a way that they do what they are damn well told.
I'm presently up for the latter as I enjoy a fight with recalcitrant technology.

 

[wammers]

From what I know (which ain't a lot at this stage) you are unlikely to get much from a system that - if you read the blurb carefully - makes no special claims for accessing anything other than the very limited set of functions of ordinary OBD2. I'd get it written in blood that it can do more than simple OBD2 before parting with any cash.

I'm in a similar quandary. It's either spend a fortune on a nanocom that does everything(?) or strip the systems out in such a way that they do what they are damn well told.
I'm presently up for the latter as I enjoy a fight with recalcitrant technology.

Good luck with that one.