Freelander 1 Diagnostic tool

I lost my hawkeye diagnostic tool last week, and Im looking for a new tool to read and clear fault codes. The Hawkeye is a bit exspensive - so I've been looking at this:
Amazon product

Any thoghts on this one from icar- or maybe recommadtions on other diagnostic tools?

Bye another Hawkeye. The I930 isn't as comprehensive as the Hawkeye

Agree with @Nodge68 , the icarsoft units are ok but not a patch on the Hawkeye or Lynx systems.
Mike

Waiting for someone to do a decent review of the Hawkeye Total....

Your choice of device may be influenced by what other cars are in your stable. If the Freelander is your only vehicle, then a dedicated device like the Hawkeye would make a lot of sense. If you are off your head (like me) and own a number of MGs, Rovers and a Land Rover, then ideally you'll need a tool that can be used in a variety of vehicles. I've got a Pscan for the MGs, and can currently read a few systems on the Freelander - and it isn't VIN-locked It's GUI could be slicker though - but as a tool, it does what it says on the tin.

anyone know on the freelander one is it common for readers not to plug in? my mechanic tried three machines yesterday with no luck

I've not encountered this as a problem Dale

balls mine has issues it wont steady revs over 2.5k decent lights on and the thing wont let me plug it in one reason I want the fuse layout and also the fact it was imobolised by the poilice lol

I have had no problem pluggint the hawkeye in to me freelander 1.8 from 1998 - only problem is, that the hawkeye it got stolen last week! - Im jus curious to know, whetther or not the icar-tool would be a good buy considering the price difference to the hawkeye.

asnitker said:

I have had no problem pluggint the hawkeye in to me freelander 1.8 from 1998 - only problem is, that the hawkeye it got stolen last week! - Im jus curious to know, whetther or not the icar-tool would be a good buy considering the price difference to the hawkeye.

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Do you know the serial number of the hawkeye? It would have been on the rear of the unit. You would have emailed it to bearmach when choosing which vehicle to license it for. If so tell bearmach it was stolen. They may come across it in future if it's returned for upgrade or another license requested. Just a thought.

DALE CARROLL said:

anyone know on the freelander one is it common for readers not to plug in? my mechanic tried three machines yesterday with no luck

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Not all FL1's are fully odbii compliant. The hawkeye for example will read all FL1 computers but requires dongles fitted in series as the cabling needs changed on certain computers. There are a number of odbii devices which will reads basics only like engine computer faults, depending on what engine you have. Sadly there's a number of devices which can't do anything despite their advertising saying different.

For checking out why you can't communicate check for the 12v supply and grounds at the diagnostic socket as well as having all the other wires needed for comma

Which system were you trying to comms with on the car?

no idea garage used there latest one which was a trolley one then a laptop and a mini one nothing read they did say they normally read the freelanders

DALE CARROLL said:

no idea garage used there latest one which was a trolley one then a laptop and a mini one nothing read they did say they normally read the freelanders

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If they say things like "they normally read the freelanders" - that sounds to me that they don't know whether it should or not. I'd put a device on it that definitely should communicate with the car before making any conclusions - eg a Hawkeye, Lynx or T4 at a LR workshop.

As Hippo says different model Freelanders have differing ODBII compliance - so your mechanic may have just "got lucky" at times previously. Or of course, your car's diag setup could be knackered - not saying which, just not enough info yet