Si Click
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I already have a Hawkeye Total which is a robust and very practical diagnostic tool, but does not handle live data well, it cannot display it graphically, display more than one element simultaneously, or save it to a file. Nor can it read or change EKA codes. OTOH it does have software for all LRs from TD5 Defender upwards to about 2014.
I could never justify the £400 cost of a Nanocom just to overcome those failings, particularly as it would be another £50 for any other LR types. But now that the wife's Jag XE is out of warranty I can justify buying a diagnostic for that. Enter the Foxwell NT530, which with the Jaguar Land Rover software covers the Jag with the bonus of LRs to 2020 as well. At £142 delivered it seemed a good deal.
Out of the box it is a bit of a faff, registering with Foxwell, downloading the FoxAssist software and using it to register the tool, download the JLR software and activate it on the tool. Initial impressions are positive, it is well made, though nothing like as tough as a Nanocom or Hawkeye, but sturdy enough. It comes with vehicle and computer data port cables, a decent zip bag and a small USB drive (not sure what that is for and I'm slightly nervous about inserting unknown drives into my laptop, so I'm ignoring it for now).
Not so clever on my TD5 D2 at first. SmartVIN fails to detect my VIN number and when I input it manually it tells me my VIN is invalid (Hawkeye correctly reads my VIN without an issue). Fortunately it has the option to select the vehicle type, year and engine manually, and after doing that it is happy, even reading my VIN.
It is slower than the Hawkeye, every time I select an option it takes a few seconds to load the data, not much time, but if you are looking through each system it adds up to a much slower tool than the Hawkeye. However, it will show multiple live data feeds at once and it allows you to select which you want to see and will display them graphically, recording the data to the supplied SD card. Result!
Like Hawkeye it will bleed the ABS module, like Nanocom it will detect and alter the EKA code. The Security element seemed thin and I did not see the option to set the alarm to disarm with the key, or to disable passive immobilisation, but I may have missed it. The only anomaly I found was that Hawkeye correctly has my suspension set to coils (SLS and ACE have been removed), Foxwell says the SLABS is set to Air.
I have a 10p engine so the option to flash the ECM like Nanocom may not be available for that reason, but I did not see it, so cannot confirm that the Foxwell can be used to remap NNN ECMs.
I'll play with it a bot more over the next few days and add anything useful.
I could never justify the £400 cost of a Nanocom just to overcome those failings, particularly as it would be another £50 for any other LR types. But now that the wife's Jag XE is out of warranty I can justify buying a diagnostic for that. Enter the Foxwell NT530, which with the Jaguar Land Rover software covers the Jag with the bonus of LRs to 2020 as well. At £142 delivered it seemed a good deal.
Out of the box it is a bit of a faff, registering with Foxwell, downloading the FoxAssist software and using it to register the tool, download the JLR software and activate it on the tool. Initial impressions are positive, it is well made, though nothing like as tough as a Nanocom or Hawkeye, but sturdy enough. It comes with vehicle and computer data port cables, a decent zip bag and a small USB drive (not sure what that is for and I'm slightly nervous about inserting unknown drives into my laptop, so I'm ignoring it for now).
Not so clever on my TD5 D2 at first. SmartVIN fails to detect my VIN number and when I input it manually it tells me my VIN is invalid (Hawkeye correctly reads my VIN without an issue). Fortunately it has the option to select the vehicle type, year and engine manually, and after doing that it is happy, even reading my VIN.
It is slower than the Hawkeye, every time I select an option it takes a few seconds to load the data, not much time, but if you are looking through each system it adds up to a much slower tool than the Hawkeye. However, it will show multiple live data feeds at once and it allows you to select which you want to see and will display them graphically, recording the data to the supplied SD card. Result!
Like Hawkeye it will bleed the ABS module, like Nanocom it will detect and alter the EKA code. The Security element seemed thin and I did not see the option to set the alarm to disarm with the key, or to disable passive immobilisation, but I may have missed it. The only anomaly I found was that Hawkeye correctly has my suspension set to coils (SLS and ACE have been removed), Foxwell says the SLABS is set to Air.
I have a 10p engine so the option to flash the ECM like Nanocom may not be available for that reason, but I did not see it, so cannot confirm that the Foxwell can be used to remap NNN ECMs.
I'll play with it a bot more over the next few days and add anything useful.
