what is the best diagnostic equipment

P38Madness · May 24, 2015

Hi All,

9 months ago I inherited my dad's P38 Range Rover, it's a real beauty, it does have a few jobs need doing but a few weekends at my dad's and we will sort them out.

With the Range Rover being a 2000 model I know it will have a diagnostic's socket (OBD2), so my question is what is the best diagnostic tool out there that people recommend.

I know you can get a code reader for £25.00 but is there something that can really get into the BECM.

Cheers

John

tomcat59alan · May 24, 2015

P38Madness said:
Hi All,

9 months ago I inherited my dad's P38 Range Rover, it's a real beauty, it does have a few jobs need doing but a few weekends at my dad's and we will sort them out.

With the Range Rover being a 2000 model I know it will have a diagnostic's socket (OBD2), so my question is what is the best diagnostic tool out there that people recommend.

I know you can get a code reader for £25.00 but is there something that can really get into the BECM.

Cheers

John

Code reader is no good for you as you will need to clear faults as well. £25 will not buy you anything worthwhile. Do a search there are plenty of posts re. diagnostic equipment.:welcome:

dogsbody · May 24, 2015

If you can hunt one down I suppose that the best diagnostics would be the Land Rover testbook but in the sensible world you should be looking at Black Box Faultmate, either the Extreme or the Nano.
Unless you're considering setting up a business the Nano will do almost everything that you'll ever need.

P38Madness · May 24, 2015

Cheers chaps, ive been looking at some video's of the fault mate nano, looks freaking awsum.

I will have to start smiling nicely at the wife when I order one.

Thanks again

John

Datatek · May 24, 2015

P38Madness said:
Cheers chaps, ive been looking at some video's of the fault mate nano, looks freaking awsum.

I will have to start smiling nicely at the wife when I order one.

Thanks again

John

Nanocom from BBS is cheaper than the Faultmate Nano and does the same job but without a laptop. I can supply the free EAS software plus the cable for not a lot.
No standard OBD reader will do anything except on the V8 engine ECU.

P38Madness · May 24, 2015

Datatek said:
Nanocom from BBS is cheaper than the Faultmate Nano and does the same job but without a laptop. I can supply the free EAS software plus the cable for not a lot.
No standard OBD reader will do anything except on the V8 engine ECU.

Hi Datatek,

I noticed the Nanocom on the BBS website, it looks like which ever you go for they come as part of a kit with the OBD2 cable, interface cable for the pc, the device itself and the relevant license for the software provided.

It does look like these two devices are the ones to go for if you are serious about proper Land Rover diagnostics at home.

I will do some more research then break open the penny jar, see how hard I need to save up

Thanks again for all the help peeps.

John

Datatek · May 25, 2015

P38Madness said:
Hi Datatek,

I noticed the Nanocom on the BBS website, it looks like which ever you go for they come as part of a kit with the OBD2 cable, interface cable for the pc, the device itself and the relevant license for the software provided.

It does look like these two devices are the ones to go for if you are serious about proper Land Rover diagnostics at home.

I will do some more research then break open the penny jar, see how hard I need to save up

Thanks again for all the help peeps.

John

The Nanocom is a stand alone device but you can upload files to a PC after use.
The Faultmate Extreme Nano needs a laptop to use it.
I have the Faultmate Extreme MSV2, but if I was buying now I would go for the Nanocom as it's not VIN locked unlike the Faultmate.

rami666 · May 25, 2015

I bought a Memoscanner u480, it will not link with a Disco 2.

wammers · May 25, 2015

rami666 said:
I bought a Memoscanner u480, it will not link with a Disco 2.

OBDII scanner useless on anything other than P38 petrol engines. Won't do any of the other systems and nothing on the diesels.

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