Member Since: 24 Nov 2017
Location: Armadale
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Should i buy an IID Gap Diagnostic tool??
Hi folks,
just a bit of advice, newly bought my Disco3 and been under her almost daily at moment........ mostly mechanical bits at moment (apart from a possible suspension issue!) but i like to do most stuff myself....
Question is, do you really need an IID tool to work on these vehicles?
Are the other cheaper alternatives a simple no go? (ie more reader than tool)
Thanks for your thoughts
Al
23rd Sep 2018 7:26 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
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You don’t need one but it make life one hellova lot easier. Welcome to the twilight spending zone.
23rd Sep 2018 7:28 pm
trainmanone
Member Since: 19 Dec 2014
Location: stockport
Posts: 366
as above but If I was you get one it will pay for itself within a couple of years by just clearing faults
23rd Sep 2018 7:33 pm
Aldiscomonkey
Member Since: 24 Nov 2017
Location: Armadale
Posts: 22
yeah, kinda figured that it wasn't essential........alots of D3s on the road and not all with IID tools!
Guess ill plan on getting one sooner or later, sooner if i need one for my suspension problem!
Why isn't there a cash icon!!!! lol
23rd Sep 2018 7:34 pm
Aldiscomonkey
Member Since: 24 Nov 2017
Location: Armadale
Posts: 22
and am i right in thinking, Bell Auto, and get the BT one??
23rd Sep 2018 7:35 pm
MorganD379
Member Since: 29 Sep 2016
Location: SA62 3PP
Posts: 425
I bought the cheaper none blue tooth model, does all I need it to...
More than paid for itself in the first year of buying it, I can highly recommend getting one
23rd Sep 2018 7:42 pm
Sea Raider
Member Since: 01 Nov 2016
Location: None
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Aldiscomonkey wrote:
and am i right in thinking, Bell Auto, and get the BT one??
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14118
trainmanone wrote:
as above but If I was you get one it will pay for itself within a couple of years by just clearing faults
Must admit I bought my D3 with an airbag light on , me thinking it will be a loose wire
Got the iid and saved me a fortune in garage fees with tracing faults , they wanted £500 just to remove the headliner and at least another 1k to look for the fault @£180 per hour
After replacing Several airbags , being , Curtain , seat, pretensioners , loose wires , was all sorted ( along with invaluable help from the forum I may add )
Know i wouldn’t be without an iid
23rd Sep 2018 7:54 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
Just bear in mind whilst it might seem expensive you will get back at least 1/2 to 2/3rds of the new cost when you come to sell it as they are always in demand 2nd hand.
24th Sep 2018 8:08 am
MikeO
Member Since: 15 Jan 2014
Location: The Cotswolds
Posts: 1390
I would also recommend an IID. The only cheaper alternative I would consider is the iCarSoft *but* it doesn't do all the things the IID can do, it isn't nearly as user friendly and it doesn't have anything like the support you get with an IID. The one I bought only cost me about £85 though and for that I think it was a good investment. I tend to keep it in the car and leave the IID at home.
The iCarSoft will read and clear faults but it wont, for example, do a suspension calibration or program an ECU.2016 Skoda Octavia VRS Estate
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24th Sep 2018 8:50 am
Fitzy73
Member Since: 09 Feb 2014
Location: Truro
Posts: 2407
As someone that isn’t in the least bit technical, even my IID BT has paid for itself already and proved extremely useful for solving a few problems. So I would definitely recommend.Andy
24th Sep 2018 10:41 am
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
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Also worth noting, back street garages (no insult meant) will charge at least 40 quid to read your fault codes and main dealers getting on for 100 quid!
24th Sep 2018 2:40 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
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I wouldn’t be without mine, it’s paid for itself many, many times over. If I can use one an untrained monkey overdosing on Haribos can. It’s gotten me out of a good few jams. The best time was when I walked back in to the dealer after abut 5 minutes after collecting a new key, going out to the car, rewatching the how-to vid, programmed the key and walked back in showing them it working. The service chap said their machine wouldn’t have even switched on by then.
The discerning tool.
24th Sep 2018 4:39 pm
Aldiscomonkey
Member Since: 24 Nov 2017
Location: Armadale
Posts: 22
ok ok.. i get it! or more importantly, ill get one!
At the risk of cross threading (i have another post about hard suspension..) does anybody know if resetting / calibrating the suspension can cure this issue?
Many thanks guys, great to find another forum with such informative "normal" folks!
24th Sep 2018 5:07 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Normal? Where?
Don’t know re suspension question though, never had that issue.
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