How much for a Diagnostic Check?

GeordieBoy · Post by **GeordieBoy** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 12:40 am

Anyone know the rate at a Peugeot Main Dealer?

Mines sounding like a bag of hammers again, think its the bottom pulley again (I replaced it with a 2nd hand 1).
Also wanna know why it fooks up at 100mph, Air Bag light on etc etc.

LXHDi110 · Post by **LXHDi110** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 2:18 am

My local garage charged me 25 notes, only a small machine with no printer but it listed faults as a description as well as code, and then went on to seperate menus for each fault to show readings / cause etc.
No idea about main dealers price but i wouldnt bother, doubt they would even know what codes meant let alone pinpoint problem.

Post by **DaiRees** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:52 am

supafrisk wrote: They also told me that standard non - Pug diagnostics equipment doesn't always find the fault you are looking for.

Yeah they told me that this week as well, then charged me £60 to tell me exactly the same thing as Neil's £30 handheld code reader had just told me..

Post by **Welly** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:27 am

The biggest problem, from my experience, is that a dealer won't allways 'dig deep' to rectify a given problem. They would tend to just replace whichever part came up as defective until the faults are cleared.

When my radiator fan broke it was drawing too much current on it's circuit and threw up a fault, the diagnostics at my independant garage (uses the most upto date machine on rental contract) said that it was the glow plugs, and some other bits.

It was only upon close inspection of the fuse holders that he found that the fan fuse had been running hot because it was slightly tarnished. This then pinpointed the exact cause by measuring the current on that circuit and comparing it to what it should be.

Now I am not so sure a Peugeot garage would have done all that?

Geordie, if your air bag light is on (flashing) just wiggle about with all the connectors under your seat, it worked for me.

TBH, if you don't know (or trust) a good independant garage with new equipment then just get Peugeot to diagnose it, at least you will then be able to decide what to do with it.

neildavies · Post by **neildavies** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:38 pm

This is a point of view with me. They are no longer mechanics, they just do what the computer tells them, rather than fault find.

Welton, that signature is brilliant!! My house to a tee

Post by **Welly** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 2:23 pm

neildavies wrote:Welton, that signature is brilliant!! My house to a tee

Yes, I tried to explain the Physics of water vapourisation over a given surface area but was told to 'shut my face'.

Also, is it just me or do Women truely believe that when they go downstairs to smash the kitchen to pieces for a cup of tea they become inaudible to the other inhabitants upstairs?

(sorry to go off topic, but a valid point. I thought.)

Essexdad · Post by **Essexdad** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 4:55 pm

Better make sure the "laydeeez" dont see these posts,the consequences dont bear thinking about !

neildavies · Post by **neildavies** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:57 pm

Can't comment, sitting next to me.

Submit quick!!!

Post by **Welly** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:36 pm

Chicken.

neildavies · Post by **neildavies** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:32 pm

Admitted!

Allthough it was all true (she's just gone to bed!)

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:15 pm

i know the pug dealer where my dad works is £84+vat an hour, no idea what they want for a diagnostic though

neilirwin7 · Post by **neilirwin7** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 8:54 pm

I sourced a diagnostic interace thingy off ebay which now plugs into a PC in my garage (the PC only cost £25 as well) Havent had any faults to diagnose yet but seems to work a treat. It plugs into the USB port and runs with diagnostic software also sourced from ebay. The expense of this covers the cost of one visit to the dealer for a test is my thinking.