http://cgi.ebay.com/VW-Audi-OBD2-OBD...QQcmdZViewItem


Has anyone tried this OBD 2 code reader?

 

no good for your car its not CAN compliant so for the earlier cars,

Reads and erases Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) of Engine, ABS, Airbags and Automatic Transmission. VERY DEBATABLE

engine trouble dtc yes the others hmmmmm

 

he doesnt need can compatibility does he? i thought that was for 03' and newer, at least thats what ross-tech claims

 

can bus blows the *** lol european standards

yes can is for 2003 and newer on most (not all european cars) bmw had it in 2001 i believe

only reason i know this is cause i work with bosch manufacturing equipment and im reading the stats manual and applications manuals as i type

 

I can only speak for the European cars in the UK and CAN came out long before 2003 as a test bed only we didn't know of it and will only be a legal requirement in 2008 in the UK, having said that why buy a tool that's going to be out of date in no time at all unless your only going to work on older cars

 

because its 10 dollars

 

Audi's have had CAN-Bus since 99.5.

CRAZYHAWK, Ross-tech all the way. Unbeatable customer support and a great product.

 

exactly my point VAG.COM is the best but if you don't have a laptop or computer near the car your stuffed the you only have the choice of hand held devices, im suspicious about that one because the guy hasn't got a lot of feed back most standard hand held diagnostic tools wont do ABS/SRS or transmission ( if it does wow what a bonus )

 

Thanks for the info on Controller Area Network (CAN). I was lucky to be outbid on the code reader. I just bid on the following:


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CAN-O...spagenameZWDVW

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-AU...temZ4613346639

I ended up buying this code reader. I was told that the CAN readers would not give me the VAG codes.
I paid $40 with shipping. I plan to keep this car for 2 or 3 more years. If I buy another Audi I'll bring it to the dealer
the first 2 1/2 years. I'll have to get another reader in 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 years.