Britpart/ lynx- diagnostics

I had a phone call from the dealer today to inform me he has activated the module, I will be taking all my laptops to the dealer, in the morning to see what happens. I will update tomorrow.

Fingers crossed!

Devonrangeroverman said:

I had a phone call from the dealer today to inform me he has activated the module, I will be taking all my laptops to the dealer, in the morning to see what happens. I will update tomorrow.

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What a palaver. Give me a nanocom every time

Snap on wants to give me a deal on the ethos or solo

I collected my Britpart Omitec Lynx from the dealer, somehow he had managed to do what I couldn't on my PC and activate the module with the code provided from Omitec via myself. I therefore would suggest if considering to purchase this that you provide your dealer with the vin code from your vehicle and ask him to activate the module, in view of my experiences with britpart Omitec and my laptops failing to communicate with the module.
Any I have cleared numerous communication faults with the Omitec, though my Rangy seemed to be running fine.
I have had my Rangy almost 4 years now and in 33,000 miles it has had
New tailgate locking mechanism
Drivers seat control module, the drivers seat kept reclining on its own.
2 new front shock absorbers with air suspension bags.
New injectors
Common rail for injectors
Pads and discs all round twice on rear with brake callipers after rear brakes seized.
New turbo when actuator failed.
Leaking seal on injector.
New Battery
New window trims the originals rusted and blistered.
At 66,000 I do wonder what else is around the corner to go wrong apart from normal where and tear.
I found quite some extensive rusting behind the tow hitch cover of which has been treated.
So although my Rangy has refinements unparalleled to other vehicles on the market, it has spent much of its time at my local Landy repairers,Dubbed its second home.as for local Land Rover Dealerships, I gave up with them when they failed to diagnose perished air suspension bags. They also forgot to change the brake fluid on one of the services.
My next service is with the timing belts being changed so I wonder how expensive my next service will be.

You've cleared some faults but what's the unit like? Tell us more!

StuckAgainSteve said:

You've cleared some faults but what's the unit like? Tell us more!

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I am still exploring the lynx, not having had a faultmate or hawkeye, it's going to be difficult to make comparisons, With the Lynx home user version it is dedicated to the model that you obtain the activation code for. I think it will in my case hook up to other Range Rover Sports. However if you change model eg get a Disco, for a fee it can be updated for this model
Once into the system you are not able clear or display faults in one go, there are different areas egEcu, chassis, transmission, Etc. there are 10 or so sections to search for faults so going in and out each section can be tedious. It identified in the EcU a problem with injector 3 which was leaking, showing an excessive fuel flow and flagging this in the live data run. It also showed a questionable air leak in chassis mode running live data, when the compressor kept wanting to run despite it cutting out at high temp 132c the compressor gallery kept showing it wanted more air when the ride height was set to high.
You can monitor just about everything in engine management from live data at 6 selections at a time,
To go through every function, I'd need to have my Rangy on diagnostics for a considerable time. To go through all the faults will take 20 mins to half hour.
It is quite useful to check and clear the faults and if not clearing faults to give your maintenance garage an idea as to what is wrong with vehicle. Interestingly some faults are non events , just a spike or glitch in the sensors which once cleared have not returned. Probably caused by moisture getting into the electrics.
So far the advantages are, being able to clear trivial faults without going to a garage and being charged for this.
If I was to break down I can plug the lynx in and give an informed diagnostics as to what is wrong with my Rangy, so that right parts or any easy decision is made upon recovery.
It so far has also picked up on high reading on EGR sensor of which I've known for almost a year to be suspect.
The reason I chose the Lynx was because of the latest development by Omitec, this being recommended by my dealer.
It rejected TPMS, of which is not installed on my Rangy. Overall so far the Lynx seems Ok, but I'm not giving it the thumbs up verdict in view of the problems activating the module.
As far as performance goes it has displayed known faults and a few other communication message error reports. So it seems to find the faults and other trivial events as well.

Well - it seems it works! Good start!

I am amazed that these things cost so much and there are no cheaper alternatives. My 90 being a 300tdi doesn't have any fancy electronics but a couple of years ago my son had a Vauxhall Corsa with a few "issues". I bought a OBD2 interface and some software for the laptop off a guy on ebay for £20. I installed the software, plugged it in and hey presto I had full access to all the various electronic modules, live data, history, alarms, resets etc. etc. Why isn't something similar available for LR vehicles, surely it cant be that complicated?

I think your find the software you got was called Opcom and if it cost 20 quid then it will be a dodgy copy. Genuine version is around 600 quid. I have a few different fully licensed software packages for different cars. VCDS for VAG cars was almost 300 quid, Engine check pro which is more of a generic meaning it only does more basic functions, was around 150 quid and I also have Vaux check. Which does a lot more sub systems on vauxhalls. This was also around 150. Apart from the VCDS none of them are as comprehensive as my Nanocom which costs around the same as VCDS

waldershelf said:

I am amazed that these things cost so much and there are no cheaper alternatives. My 90 being a 300tdi doesn't have any fancy electronics but a couple of years ago my son had a Vauxhall Corsa with a few "issues". I bought a OBD2 interface and some software for the laptop off a guy on ebay for £20. I installed the software, plugged it in and hey presto I had full access to all the various electronic modules, live data, history, alarms, resets etc. etc. Why isn't something similar available for LR vehicles, surely it cant be that complicated?

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Supply and demand I guess. There aren't many of us running these old cars so they can charge what they like. I agree that they are ripping people off a bit but unfortunately there is no other choice as P38s aren't obd2 compliant.

"P38s aren't obd2 compliant" That explains why my MaxiScan does not read the ECU....Bummer

Response from Britpart yesterday to say they didn't have the answer to my questions (support for pre-99 HEVAC & Gearbox and support for vehicles of the same model), but would check with their technical department and will be in touch! Not sure if that's good or bad - at least I had a response...

stjohnsmythe said:

Supply and demand I guess. There aren't many of us running these old cars so they can charge what they like. I agree that they are ripping people off a bit but unfortunately there is no other choice as P38s aren't obd2 compliant.

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You have no idea of the development cost of the software for diagnostic devices or the cost of after sales support. In the overall world of the car, there are comparatively very few Range Rovers over which to amortise the development costs of a unique system, thus the price of diagnostics. With other cars that are OBD compliant, costs can be amortised over many millions of units.

Are the L322's OBD compliant? If not then why not?

speedyyellow said:

Are the L322's OBD compliant? If not then why not?

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The early one's certainly are not, no idea about post 2006.

Datatek said:

You have no idea of the development cost of the software for diagnostic devices or the cost of after sales support. In the overall world of the car, there are comparatively very few Range Rovers over which to amortise the development costs of a unique system, thus the price of diagnostics. With other cars that are OBD compliant, costs can be amortised over many millions of units.

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As I said, there aren't many of us running these old cars, hence there aren't many on the road. This is why diagnostics are more expensive for a RR.

stjohnsmythe said:

As I said, there aren't many of us running these old cars, hence there aren't many on the road. This is why diagnostics are more expensive for a RR.

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It's nothing to do with the age of the cars, diagnostics for the new ones are even more expensive.

Datatek said:

It's nothing to do with the age of the cars, diagnostics for the new ones are even more expensive.

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How much do the diag units cost for an L322? I thought they were only expensive for the P38 as obd2 wasn't a standard when they were developed, hence the need for bespoke equipment. I'm getting more and more put off the idea of buying an L322!

stjohnsmythe said:

How much do the diag units cost for an L322? I thought they were only expensive for the P38 as obd2 wasn't a standard when they were developed, hence the need for bespoke equipment. I'm getting more and more put off the idea of buying an L322!

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About £1K for L322, 3 times the price of a Nanocom for the P38.