al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
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I have noticed that one or two of the folks on here use this fault code reader:
MaxiScan MS309
I know its cheap & cheerful, but is there any issue with one of these, purely to read and maybe clear codes if needed?
Just want something to leave in the car in case of emergency
Al Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
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 9th Jun 2017 3:18 pm |
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
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Unknown to me but the Icarsoft I930 and its various other names is quite good for reading/clearing codes.
Unlike the elcheapo readers the I930 actually reads all the l/r systems even down to the rear entertainment.
IID is the dogs whatsits but is 4 x times the price of the I930 worth it yes.
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| 9th Jun 2017 5:19 pm |
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dlgis
Member Since: 02 Oct 2015
Location: Tunbridge Wells
Posts: 398
 
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al cope wrote:I have noticed that one or two of the folks on here use this fault code reader:
MaxiScan MS309
I know its cheap & cheerful, but is there any issue with one of these, purely to read and maybe clear codes if needed?
Just want something to leave in the car in case of emergency
Al
I've got one of those (ebay £10) that i use on our other cars (mx5 and rav4) but havent tried it on the disco as i've got an IID. It's useful for checking and clearing fault codes ( power and transmission only) but i did try it on a mate's Defender and ilt wouldn't work. Could of course be that the obd port in the standard position is a dummy? D4 GS 12MY
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| 10th Jun 2017 8:51 pm |
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