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aldi car code reader

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  • #2
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    An OBD dongle would be cheaper and potentially more useful depending on what app you use to connect to it.


  • #3
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,650 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    An OBD dongle would be cheaper and potentially more useful depending on what app you use to connect to it.

    +1 and the app that talks to the OBD dongle can connect to d'internet and potentially tell you what the code means. That Aldi gadget is very unlikely to have a database of fault codes for all makes. Based on the tiny LCD screen in the picture, all it's going to give you is a fault code that you will have to manually lookup.

    Can't see that it will hold a candle to an OBD dongle and a smartphone app like Torque Pro.


  • #4
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,411 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    I wouldn't have much faith in a €18 code reader outside of very basic and limited generic guess codes. As said a bluetooth or wifi ODB adapter and an android/apple car diagnostic app would probably be a better investment for not alot more cash.


  • #5
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    I have one very similar to that one that I bought on eBay about 10 years ago. I have used it countless times and it does what I want it to. It tells me the error code which I can google for further details. I don’t need it to do anything else. For €18 you can go wrong, the vast majority don’t need anything more complicated or technical.


  • #6
    CarAudio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25 ✭CarAudio


    Those basic obdII readers will only give you obdii codes, car manufacturers codes wont be read, hence missing out on potentially important codes. Even slightly better tools such as Launch (which is way more powerful than this but still lacks a lot of features), will miss a lot of car manufacturers codes, even though they have database of those extra codes. Launch can miss up to 70% of error codes so...if you get 20% read with that Lidl tool, you should feel lucky :-)


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