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gary nash

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code reader
« on: 13 April 2011, 13:19:36 »
anyone got any sugestions on whitch code reader is best going to buy one any help would be fab
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Re: code reader
« Reply #1 on: 13 April 2011, 13:44:35 »
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Re: code reader
« Reply #2 on: 14 April 2011, 11:37:39 »
I'm very happy with my Autel Maxscan GS500, £50 from a dealer on ebay (I can't remember which one, but it was only a few weeks ago that I got it).  It's an OBDII/EOBD reader so only suitable if your Omega is a facelift, but it reads engine and autobox codes, live data and stored frame and can reset.

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Re: code reader
« Reply #3 on: 14 April 2011, 11:42:48 »
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...  It's an OBDII/EOBD reader so only suitable if your Omega is a facelift,  .....

But not all facelift are OBD compliant ie only reads the later DBW cars  :y
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Re: code reader
« Reply #4 on: 14 April 2011, 11:55:44 »
I think the answer you are looking for will really depend on which age and variant of Omega you have, why you need to read a code, and what your intended use of such a code reader is.

If you just want to knock out an EML light and read the bog basic codes, then the Maxiscan unts are very good around the £85, but if you want to do some complex programming, for say gearbox etc, then you will be looking at a Tech2 at anything up to £4k

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Re: code reader
« Reply #5 on: 14 April 2011, 12:11:45 »
There is a perfectly good FAQ in the FAQ section about code readers...
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