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Title: code reader and rest tool
Post by: petejjf on 11 April 2009, 14:30:19

thinking of getting a fault code reader and reset tool..i have a x reg. 2000. omega ..do i need a obd2..or a eobd
anyone know... ta pete

Title: Re: code reader and rest tool
Post by: TheBoy on 11 April 2009, 14:33:32

No generic one will work, as non eobd/obdii compliant

Title: Re: code reader and rest tool
Post by: froezen on 11 April 2009, 14:37:51

I read somewhere that the fault codes can be 'pushed off' the ECU by turning the ignition on (but not starting) and then off 20 times. Is this true? I cannot test this as I have no faults.

Title: Re: code reader and rest tool
Post by: zirk on 11 April 2009, 14:48:59

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I read somewhere that the fault codes can be 'pushed off' the ECU by turning the ignition on (but not starting) and then off 20 times. Is this true? I cannot test this as I have no faults.

Not sure about that one, Paper Clip test works on most.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189022687

Title: Re: code reader and rest tool
Post by: froezen on 11 April 2009, 15:45:30

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I read somewhere that the fault codes can be 'pushed off' the ECU by turning the ignition on (but not starting) and then off 20 times. Is this true? I cannot test this as I have no faults.

Not sure about that one, Paper Clip test works on most.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189022687

By 'pushed off', I meant cleared, not read. ;-)

Title: Re: code reader and rest tool
Post by: Andy B on 11 April 2009, 16:45:07

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I read somewhere that the fault codes can be 'pushed off' the ECU by turning the ignition on (but not starting) and then off 20 times. Is this true? I cannot test this as I have no faults.

Not sure about that one, Paper Clip test works on most.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189022687

By 'pushed off', I meant cleared, not read. ;-)

They say that 20 'clean starts' will clear the ECU of any fault codes. The miss-fire codes have cleared by themselves from SWMBO's Astra G

Title: Re: code reader and rest tool
Post by: TheBoy on 12 April 2009, 12:19:41

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I read somewhere that the fault codes can be 'pushed off' the ECU by turning the ignition on (but not starting) and then off 20 times. Is this true? I cannot test this as I have no faults.

no - 20 'clean' starts (ie, it starts and runs for a while).

some codes clear straight away, some never appear to clear (eg immobiliser and eml ones), some clear after a while