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Where to buy car diagnostic kits

  • 25-01-2011 3:23pm
    #1
    censuspro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 881 ✭✭✭


    Anyone know where I can buy one of these? The car is a left hand drive btw.


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  • #2
    MarkoC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 428 ✭✭MarkoC


    censuspro wrote: »
    Anyone know where I can buy one of these? The car is a left hand drive btw.
    RHD or LHD it doesnt matter, what tools youre after exactly and for what car ?
    Just ECU test tools or ?


  • #3
    censuspro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 881 ✭✭✭censuspro


    MarkoC wrote: »
    RHD or LHD it doesnt matter, what tools youre after exactly and for what car ?
    Just ECU test tools or ?

    It a 2005 Peugeot 206. Basically the engine light has come on and the car cut out a few times. I got it serviced and they can't tell whats wrong withoug doing a diagnostic. The mechanic I use doesn't have one and another garage is looking for €100.


  • #4
    censuspro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 881 ✭✭✭censuspro


    Any ideas?

    Found this on amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/CAN-Bus-Trouble-Diagnose-Diagnostic-Scanner/dp/B001CBBY7O/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_0_0


  • #5
    kc66
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭kc66


    Dont know a whole lot about them. I've been meaning to get one.
    Ebay
    Dealextreme


  • #6
    nogoodnamesleft
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,031 ✭✭✭nogoodnamesleft


    First of all you will have to ascertain if your car is ODB2 compliant or not. It should be stamped under the bonnet or some reference made to it in the documentation. Other criteria that would be of use would be physical parameters such as baud and bit rate.

    Are you after a handheld scanner or a cable for a laptop?

    I bought an Elmscan 327 from amazon and downloaded a version of scanxl from the web.....I used it to view and clear engine management codes on a 2002 Suzuki (which has a Peugeot 2.0 HDI engine).

    suzuki_codes.jpg


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