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pontyplumber

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Hi all, been lurking around for some years now, been the proud sponser of a 2001 p38 @120k miles and am now at the stage where issues of an electrotechnical nature have caused me to consider the purchase of diagnostic support. should I
1/ purchase a faultmate extreme?
2/ purchase the FCR,sync tool and kicker and leave the detailed stuff alone
3/ send it to the dealer and hope they relise that not all plumbers work inside the m25
4/ go for a good general tool like the launch diagun and cover the keep on running issues
5/ forget about my childhood dream and get a car that starts al la nissan

also have a sprinter lwb with degenarative issues mostly angle sensors,esp etc
a renault scenic with continuity issues ie continuing to work when the button is pressed
and good old Rex the rangie and we all now bout them, currently sidelined with a sync issue (I hope) no spark and immobeliser code issue at ecu
Courtesy of the AA.
so be kind, I am missing poodling about in rex but given that he has received the level of sponsorship that borders on owning a small football club I wish to finally make an informed not passoinate decision. based on putting the needs of rex as highest priority
All help and advice gratefully appreciated
regards
pontyplumber :confused::confused::confused:
 
Buy yourself a Blackbox Nano Evo. It does everything that the Extreme does apart from unlocking BECMs or something equally scarey. It's small, neat, self contained, fits in the glove box and will do everything that you want.
 
+1 on the nano.
It has been said many times that a diagnostic cannot report a bad earth or a broken or corroded wire,which is true. Butit will lead you there,and if you count the amount of times you might have to plug a diagnostic in just to check or reset the part or wire you have just repaired or replaced, or reset a fault,for live data, its a well worthwhile investment and very convenient to have a hand held system literally at your fingertips any time night or day-which is when RRs break-is invaluable,as i have recently found.

;)

No affiliation just a satisfied customer
 
the nano looks to be the kiddy just saw it in action on yuotube, what chance it reading the other two steeds in my stable of let me downs. I understand it is not tied to one vin is this correct?
as for fault finding i am fairly methodical in approach and can call on numerous years sorting out errant italian, german on british boilers down to component level on pcb, no electronic genius just applied knowledge albeit applied very slowly
 
pontyplumber said:
the nano looks to be the kiddy just saw it in action on yuotube, what chance it reading the other two steeds in my stable of let me downs. I understand it is not tied to one vin is this correct?
as for fault finding i am fairly methodical in approach and can call on numerous years sorting out errant italian, german on british boilers down to component level on pcb, no electronic genius just applied knowledge albeit applied very slowly
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Landrover only i'm afraid, but not VIN locked
 
The Blackbox stuff is Land Rover / Rover only. If you want a fault reader that will do anything you'd better deliver your firstborn to SnapOn or similar. Mind you those still won't do for your P38 what a Nanocom will. P38s are not OBD compliant, their systems were around before the compliance regs.
 
stuff the other two its rex i am worried about. Oops passion coming through again, need that smug chesire cat grin on my face again that comes from driving a weee beastie with 4.6 litres burbling under the bonnet.
mark.b
 
NANO all the way! bought mine 4 months ago, ordered online, delivered 3 days later from Cyprus, easy as pie to use and set up. dont leave home without it!.
 
There is nothing to compare with the Nanocom Evo, it will re-sync the BECM to the Engine ECU, provide live data read and clear faults etc. It's not VIN locked but it only covers the engine type you specify, additional engine modules for diesel, Gems, Thor can be added for €49+VAT.
 
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