What Diagnostic unit to get

Robti · 18th May 2024, 12:02

Can I ask what diagnostic units the community are using and any others you wish you had ?
Thanks

suzublu · 18th May 2024, 14:11

I use a pscan for most, but for a quicky, an Autel code reader 😎

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StewartIngram · 19th May 2024, 07:59

Foxwell NT301 does the job for me.
And now I have Toaf on my laptop, I'm well covered.

I have a regular use for the Foxwell at the moment, I have an lpg only fault, which seem to suffer from fuel shortage at higher throttle, looks like I have a faulty relay in the lpg ecu. I'm slowly progressing a mod to the ecu; at the moment the Foxwell is regularly used to do a reset.

ceedy · 19th May 2024, 09:15

depends on what you want to spend ..

ToAF is free as long as you have a laptop or if you can get working on a Phone.

Loads of cheap ones around that will do basic OBD2 ( worth checking the specs if you have a diesel as some cheap ones don't work with diesels .)

If you want to go deeper in to the car then spending a bit more cash will get you there, but as far as I know only 2 makes of scanner actually still have have MG rover in the menus..
That's Mucar and Thinkcar, which I believe are the same company anyway ,
Have search on Amazon for the prices .. mostly over £100 though..

I have tried quite a few and these 2 seem the most comprehensive for our cars, outside of a PSCAN (limited to MGR).. or a T4 , rather expensive and still limited to MGR

C

Robti · 20th May 2024, 15:23

thanks all, i thought there would be more people with one, i only asked as i seen a topdon on sale and it got me thinking, oh well i will stick with toaf for now

ceedy · 20th May 2024, 17:27

Topdon will not anything more than regular OBD2.. bin there done it.

A very few will touch the ABS systems when in some BMW modes, but it's very hit N miss.
To do this and the BCU , it's toaf 1st and the mucar/ thinkcars.2nd.

C

QUOTE=Robti;2996436]thanks all, i thought there would be more people with one, i only asked as i seen a topdon on sale and it got me thinking, oh well i will stick with toaf for now[/QUOTE]

18th May 2024, 12:02	#1
Robti Posted a thing or two MG ZT-T 190+,Rover 800 vitesse coupe Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Hamilton Posts: 1,986 Thanks: 616 Thanked 228 Times in 210 Posts	What Diagnostic unit to get Can I ask what diagnostic units the community are using and any others you wish you had ? Thanks __________________ Robert

19th May 2024, 09:15	#4
ceedy This is my second home All Trophy Blue ,ZT260#50 , ZT CDTI Auto, ZR105+ and 1.8T Firefrost spoiling the Set . Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nr Sherborne But in Somerset.. Posts: 6,098 Thanks: 916 Thanked 1,214 Times in 768 Posts	depends on what you want to spend .. ToAF is free as long as you have a laptop or if you can get working on a Phone. Loads of cheap ones around that will do basic OBD2 ( worth checking the specs if you have a diesel as some cheap ones don't work with diesels .) If you want to go deeper in to the car then spending a bit more cash will get you there, but as far as I know only 2 makes of scanner actually still have have MG rover in the menus.. That's Mucar and Thinkcar, which I believe are the same company anyway , Have search on Amazon for the prices .. mostly over £100 though.. I have tried quite a few and these 2 seem the most comprehensive for our cars, outside of a PSCAN (limited to MGR).. or a T4 , rather expensive and still limited to MGR C __________________ The Three Bloo's Wifey's Zr105, MY CDTI & 260 #50 and Number One sons 1.8T in Firefrost When I were a lad Zero to 142 in 10.25 secs at the Pod on my Blown Norton. 210 Kart Champ in 70's Last edited by ceedy; 19th May 2024 at 09:18..

20th May 2024, 15:23	#5
Robti Posted a thing or two MG ZT-T 190+,Rover 800 vitesse coupe Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Hamilton Posts: 1,986 Thanks: 616 Thanked 228 Times in 210 Posts	thanks all, i thought there would be more people with one, i only asked as i seen a topdon on sale and it got me thinking, oh well i will stick with toaf for now __________________ Robert

20th May 2024, 17:27	#6
ceedy This is my second home All Trophy Blue ,ZT260#50 , ZT CDTI Auto, ZR105+ and 1.8T Firefrost spoiling the Set . Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nr Sherborne But in Somerset.. Posts: 6,098 Thanks: 916 Thanked 1,214 Times in 768 Posts	Topdon will not anything more than regular OBD2.. bin there done it. A very few will touch the ABS systems when in some BMW modes, but it's very hit N miss. To do this and the BCU , it's toaf 1st and the mucar/ thinkcars.2nd. C QUOTE=Robti;2996436]thanks all, i thought there would be more people with one, i only asked as i seen a topdon on sale and it got me thinking, oh well i will stick with toaf for now[/QUOTE] __________________ The Three Bloo's Wifey's Zr105, MY CDTI & 260 #50 and Number One sons 1.8T in Firefrost When I were a lad Zero to 142 in 10.25 secs at the Pod on my Blown Norton. 210 Kart Champ in 70's Last edited by ceedy; 21st May 2024 at 06:47..

18th May 2024, 14:11	#2
suzublu This is my second home rover 75 1.8 vvc club se wedgwood blue Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seaton Carew Posts: 26,981 Thanks: 65 Thanked 7,142 Times in 4,642 Posts	I use a pscan for most, but for a quicky, an Autel code reader 😎 Sent from my SM-A145R using Tapatalk

19th May 2024, 07:59	#3
StewartIngram Gets stuck in Rover 75 Connoisseur 2.5 V6 auto Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chatteris, Cambridgeshire Posts: 921 Thanks: 320 Thanked 159 Times in 127 Posts	Foxwell NT301 does the job for me. And now I have Toaf on my laptop, I'm well covered. I have a regular use for the Foxwell at the moment, I have an lpg only fault, which seem to suffer from fuel shortage at higher throttle, looks like I have a faulty relay in the lpg ecu. I'm slowly progressing a mod to the ecu; at the moment the Foxwell is regularly used to do a reset.