Diagnostic tool and software for Frenchies?
Discussion
My Clio 182 Trophy (2005) is currently showing an emission fault light, and I've recently picked up a Peugeot 306 HDi (2000) which doesn't show over 70 degrees on the temp gauge.
I quite fancy getting a diagnostic tool to use on the Renault and Peugeot, and wondered if anyone had much experience on what works well?
I quite fancy getting a diagnostic tool to use on the Renault and Peugeot, and wondered if anyone had much experience on what works well?
Ben Lowden said:
My Clio 182 Trophy (2005) is currently showing an emission fault light, and I've recently picked up a Peugeot 306 HDi (2000) which doesn't show over 70 degrees on the temp gauge.
I quite fancy getting a diagnostic tool to use on the Renault and Peugeot, and wondered if anyone had much experience on what works well?
I'd imagine both have ODB2 ports, which is a standard port that all cars after a certain year should have. You can get a cheap wifi/bluetooth odb reader off ebay and use an app on your iphone/android phone to read codes and faults along with other things depending on the app.I quite fancy getting a diagnostic tool to use on the Renault and Peugeot, and wondered if anyone had much experience on what works well?
Anything much more advanced would be manufacturer specific, Renault have their CLIP tool that you can probably pick up off ebay though it requires a PC/Laptop.
I've used my ebay ODB reader on Golfs, Renaults, Hondas. Reads and clears faults fine, give you fault codes and sometimes a description of the issue the ECU has seen.
For example: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org....
The clone versions of dealer stuff on ebay is difficult to set up and use so id stick with something simpler as suggested. £75 should buy you a very good multi vehicle hand held tool if thats what you want.
http://www.gendan.co.uk/product_FXNT301.html
http://www.gendan.co.uk/product_FXNT301.html
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