quick answer needed,

[lozz]

quick answer needed please

will this work in my car ?

http://www.bid.tv/ProductDescriptionPag ... Categories

iwas going to throw in a bid but idont want to be buying something that will be useless,

thanks inadvance

[Doggy]

I think it's very unlikely to & even if it does, it won't give you half the information a PP2000 will.

Someone recently said they'd seen one on eBay for under £90, I think.
Mine cost me £155, but even at that, I think it's worth having.

[lozz]

I think it's very unlikely to & even if it does, it won't give you half the information a PP2000 will.

Someone recently said they'd seen one on eBay for under £90, I think.
Mine cost me £155, but even at that, I think it's worth having.

Cheers mate,
im just after a handheld one for the minute ,
ithink there handy to have in the tool box for a quick scan once in a while,
ihavent got the sort of cash to throw about for one of thems pp200 things they do look good tho,

is there any leads and software out there ican just throw on an old laptop ?
ive had a nosey but carnt seem to work out what lead or software is needed,

ive got ford and vauxhall /optec ones but not puggy,

[Doggy]

You can get the software easily enough, what you're paying for the Lexia 3 interface / leads and you still need an old laptop.

The problem is that diesels didn't have to be OBD2 compliant until 2004, so Pug didn't bother standardising them. Other scanners can work to some extent, but generally only give you the generic fault code number(s) and allow you to clear them.

You can use planet to reprogram keys, configure replacement ecu's etc. and enable some options, (though generally only on newer cars). Also has live data diagnostics, ability to operate nearly everything in test mode and so on.

[lozz]

You can get the software easily enough, what you're paying for the Lexia 3 interface / leads and you still need an old laptop.

The problem is that diesels didn't have to be OBD2 compliant until 2004, so Pug didn't bother standardising them. Other scanners can work to some extent, but generally only give you the generic fault code number(s) and allow you to clear them.

You can use planet to reprogram keys, configure replacement ecu's etc. and enable some options, (though generally only on newer cars). Also has live data diagnostics, ability to operate nearly everything in test mode and so on.

cheers mate iwill look into getting one ,


check this out

http://www.chinavasion.com/car-accessories/cvsna79/

iwonder if this wouid hook up too the 406

[Doggy]

Don't think so - your car isn't OBD2 compliant

[lozz]

Don't think so - your car isn't OBD2 compliant

cheers,

iwill wait and save up for something decent,

thanks for the advice,

[plod]

I think it's very unlikely to & even if it does, it won't give you half the information a PP2000 will.

Someone recently said they'd seen one on eBay for under £90, I think.
Mine cost me £155, but even at that, I think it's worth having.

http://www.door2doorshop.com/wholesale/ ... -1022.html

[steve_earwig]

I've been looking around but 90 quid (that's including the postage) seems to be about the cheapest just now and I can't justify spending that when I don't actually have any problems to solve with it. Of course, when I do I'll be back here and be clobbered with huge import taxes

Also http://uobd2.co.uk/wholesale/lexia-3-ci ... p2000.html

[lozz]

What can these pp200 things do ?

can i give a car a trim with one of these?



Ahem.. Trim as in Miles

[Doggy]

Unlikely.

I found a couple of read-only parameters relating to history:

Total distance 244520 km, (about right, nearly 152k miles).
Average consumption 7.8 l /100 km - that's 36 mpg.

I reckon the first of these is what it copies to the mileage recorder if you change the clocks.

No! Belay that! In keeping with true Gallic logic, it's what it ADDS to the mileage recorder if you change the clocks.

[lozz]

so thats a no then ?

iwas thinking of changing my clocks to ones with the chrome,
so how wouid i get round the Mileage,
idont want the Mileage doubling up

Maybe iwill just take the black platic front out of the clocks and spray them chrome
it might be less hastle,

if pp2000 doesnt do stuff like mileage correction what other goodies does it have other than reading and Erasing fault codes,
if thats all it does iwill pass on buying one Methinks,