I bought an error code reader ELM237 but I do not know where can I find the ECU ?? I was told is somewhere inside the car. Has anyone got a clue where is it located ??
General Fault Code Reader - where does it plug in?
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General Fault Code Reader - where does it plug in?
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Re: Error code reader
yep same as the person above only found out a few weeks ago when the RAC man came out. Have u had problems then?
yep same as the person above only found out a few weeks ago when the RAC man came out. Have u had problems then?
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16 pin EOBD socket is intergral to the body computer which is attatched directly to the fusebox.
16 pin EOBD socket is intergral to the body computer which is attatched directly to the fusebox.
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Re: Error code reader - is this any good?
what do people think of this reader. is it complient and what about the cost?
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what do people think of this reader. is it complient and what about the cost?
cheers
Neil
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Postage and Hong Kong?
You can get almost the same as that at Halfords. Stilo is standard EOBD so it's not difficult to find matching kit
Do you have a laptop? Far better getting an interface and using diagnostic software. Interface kit around £30 - software - loads of free downloads everywhere.
Postage and Hong Kong?
You can get almost the same as that at Halfords. Stilo is standard EOBD so it's not difficult to find matching kit
Do you have a laptop? Far better getting an interface and using diagnostic software. Interface kit around £30 - software - loads of free downloads everywhere.
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laptop - yes i do, i wasn't sure how much these things go for? hence my post.
I'll have to look in halfords, but usually they are more expensive than everywhere.
When you say interface, is this the bit that plugs into the car?
laptop - yes i do, i wasn't sure how much these things go for? hence my post.
I'll have to look in halfords, but usually they are more expensive than everywhere.
When you say interface, is this the bit that plugs into the car?
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I might do a "How to" guide when i get time as it's a question that comes up often enough. It's not difficult and is becoming easier and easier as more stuff comes on the market. An interface is needed because you don't connect your laptop, with its own battery and voltage "directly" to your car that has it's own power supply and different voltage.
So you need an "interface" where things can "talk" to one another face to face without being directly connected
Something like this, you connect your laptop to one side and your car EOBD to the other (E just stand for European)
Or like this where it plugs directly on to the EOBD socket and you just plug your laptop into it with a serial cable or serial to USB depending onwhat you have on your laptop
Then you can run many programs, a lot of them are free to download. Picking up your fault codes is just the start. You can really see what is going on from your engine sensors
Here's a few screenshots
They all read off fault codes and such, that's just the start
But then it gets much more interesting when you do live recording whilst you drive along so you can see what's happening and just when it happened when you play back the recording at home. They're getting better all the time
I might do a "How to" guide when i get time as it's a question that comes up often enough. It's not difficult and is becoming easier and easier as more stuff comes on the market. An interface is needed because you don't connect your laptop, with its own battery and voltage "directly" to your car that has it's own power supply and different voltage.
So you need an "interface" where things can "talk" to one another face to face without being directly connected
Something like this, you connect your laptop to one side and your car EOBD to the other (E just stand for European)
Or like this where it plugs directly on to the EOBD socket and you just plug your laptop into it with a serial cable or serial to USB depending onwhat you have on your laptop
Then you can run many programs, a lot of them are free to download. Picking up your fault codes is just the start. You can really see what is going on from your engine sensors
Here's a few screenshots
They all read off fault codes and such, that's just the start
But then it gets much more interesting when you do live recording whilst you drive along so you can see what's happening and just when it happened when you play back the recording at home. They're getting better all the time
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Yes they all do that but don't clear codes without making a note of them, they won't do any harm to leave them there. They're your car's history and techs, if you need them, could do with the codes being there to help them identify fault areas too otherwise they're going in blind of useful information
No good saying "I cleared the code but I think it was X3899 or said something like doodle pitcher out of range"
Yes they all do that but don't clear codes without making a note of them, they won't do any harm to leave them there. They're your car's history and techs, if you need them, could do with the codes being there to help them identify fault areas too otherwise they're going in blind of useful information
No good saying "I cleared the code but I think it was X3899 or said something like doodle pitcher out of range"
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That's the stuff then.
You can imagine how people throw money away by clearing codes unnecessarily and then they have to pay for the tech's time to find out what's gone wrong the hard way
AA and RAC used to clear codes and then tow you to a garage to sort out a problem they couldn't fix
That's the stuff then.
You can imagine how people throw money away by clearing codes unnecessarily and then they have to pay for the tech's time to find out what's gone wrong the hard way
AA and RAC used to clear codes and then tow you to a garage to sort out a problem they couldn't fix
michellesstilo
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Where can i plug my code reader into?
I've got a problem with my car and have just purchased the code reader to find out the problem. But, i can't find the socket to plug the reader into?
any ideas?
cheers andy
I've got a problem with my car and have just purchased the code reader to find out the problem. But, i can't find the socket to plug the reader into?
any ideas?
cheers andy
There's a flap just to the lower right of the driver.
Plenty of threads on this if you Search
Plenty of threads on this if you Search
