Is this something basic & useful

[Mertyvw]

Hi there in thinking of buying this for now but wanted to find out how good it is and to be honest what is the use of it. I really want to have the vcds hex and the lot but thats a bit expensive for now. Is this wort sonething? And would ot help in with dash error displays and all that? I have a tdi1.9 will it be ok ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221040985066?redirect=mobile

[ArildStavrum]

does anyone have any views on this?

[chrisr763]

In my opinion, although ive never used one. I wouldnt want to touch it. Ive heard roumors of dodgey units causing more errors than before, and i would personally prefer to plug it into VAG COM and see exactly where the errors are. I might be wrong and its a brilliant cheap unit? I dont know

[graeme]

this is just a basic fault reader that would probably give you faults for using it , you cannot change settings with it , u will probably be able to delete faults with it tho

my opinion its pointless.  

[Mertyvw]

Thanx guys i think in future time i will be buying a Vagcom set ,

Ive got the airbag light and esp light on constantly on amber and peeing me off .

[chrisr763]

Yeah would be your best and safest bet, you could look on the VAG COM thread and someone in your area might be able to assist you! Where abouts are you based?

The cost of VAG COM might seem steep but as you can code so many things in and out with it. Becomes a very nice tool to have :)

[marka87uk]

Here's a side thought if you don't want to pay out for VAGCOM or VCDS HEX... get cheap Bluetooth OBD2 dongle for about £10 from eBay + Torque phone app. You can do so much more than you can with a simple fault code reader including reading/clearing faults, monitoring, logging, etc. :)

[chrisr763]

Here's a side thought if you don't want to pay out for VAGCOM or VCDS HEX... get cheap Bluetooth OBD2 dongle for about £10 from eBay + Torque phone app. You can do so much more than you can with a simple fault code reader including reading/clearing faults, monitoring, logging, etc. :)

Any links to the OBD2 dongle?

[marka87uk]

I have the same one as this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ELM327-OBD2-OBDII-V1-5-Bluetooth-Diagnostic-Interface-UK-/180890140824?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&hash=item2a1de48098

[Mertyvw]

Hmmm , any recommendations on it, does it really do what it suppose to and how good is it. Is it reliabe or not cuz i really dont wana stick anything down there that should be there at all casuing it further faults .

[chrisr763]

I have the same one as this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ELM327-OBD2-OBDII-V1-5-Bluetooth-Diagnostic-Interface-UK-/180890140824?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&hash=item2a1de48098

Use this with an iPhone? Is it any good? What features does it have?

[marka87uk]

I use it with an Android phone but I think it works on iPhone too. See here:

http://torque-bhp.com
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.prowl.torque&hl=en

[chrisr763]

Am I just being stupid. I can't even seem to find it on the App Store! :(

[Mertyvw]

Neither can i , has anybody used this on the IPhOne

[AA]

 If you dont have one yet you can have mine for a few pieces of gold. Used to remove airbag light 5 years ago and now lives in the shed unwanted and unloved.