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mattievRS
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5th Oct 07 at 15:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Opel-Vauxhall-Diagnostic-Interface-TECH2-Tool-ASTRA-Key_W0QQitemZ300155331672QQihZ020QQcategoryZ30921QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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can get them cheaper and its just an exspensive paper clip at the end of th day
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Hmm, could make a few quid with one of those
mattievRS
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yeah i know its an expensive paperclip but as ed says there is a few quid to be made with it i reckon!
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It's hardly an expensive paperclip though is it. A paperclip can't give you live readouts or re-map the ECU
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Thats not what tech 2 looks like
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its an ebay special tech2

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quote:
Originally posted by ed
It's hardly an expensive paperclip though is it. A paperclip can't give you live readouts or re-map the ECU


what and you recon that can?
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do they have one for a Tech one?
Ste L
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quote:
Originally posted by StrawsSXi
do they have one for a Tech one?

http://www.maxsonic.co.uk/product_view.asp?ProductID=2325
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its just a lead to connect to a computer that will have tech 2 on, it isnt actualy tech 2. Fuck the paper clip test I want to be able to read all the sensors live, amount of times ive found the problem that way even when it hasnt even produced a code.
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quote:
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It's hardly an expensive paperclip though is it. A paperclip can't give you live readouts or re-map the ECU


what and you recon that can?
Well yes. It's an OBD 2 Port adaptor so you can plug your computer into your car and look at stuff. You will be able to read and write data to the ECU if you have the right software.
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5th Oct 07 at 23:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

real tech 2's are about £4000
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
real tech 2's are about £4000


We left ours plugged into a corsa C on the fourcourt once and the window was left open

whoops
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how do you get a reading from the paperclip test? does it make a light flash somewhere

[Edited on 06-10-2007 by sand-eel]
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yeah it flashes a series of flashes on the eml.
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4grand? are you taking the piss. Vagcom does as much if not more for < 200
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I should imagine the stuff Vauxhall use is a hell of a lot more than £4,000. Our Snap on scanner at work was a good few grand.
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7th Oct 07 at 20:42   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

overpriced for what it is
Joe
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Yeah it is but there is'nt much choice if you want to work on newer vehicles.
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quote:
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I should imagine the stuff Vauxhall use is a hell of a lot more than £4,000. Our Snap on scanner at work was a good few grand.


nah mate, each tech2 costs £2,500. best part of a grand for the 'can-di' intergrator module for the can-bus linked cars like astra H and vectra c. but we've replaced our tech2's 3 times this year, plus various power leads, service bills for tech2's this year are well into £9,000 at our place!
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7th Oct 07 at 20:49   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

40 quid for a hex can cable for vagcom
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Can Vagcom do all cars or just Vag though Steve? Plus I should imagine using a pirate copy to make money and use in business comes with a hefty fine.
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Will read error codes on other cars.

A legit copy is about 200 quid.

Vag com is good but the dealer tools like VAS have things vagcom doesn't, like coding my dash properly
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
40 quid for a hex can cable for vagcom


unfortunately being a vauxhall dealer we have to use the proper diagnosis equipment, if we get caught by vx using something else other than GM equipment, we wud be in the shit., and hey, it aint my cash wer spendin!!

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