Munzy Posted October 8 Heads-up! Aldi have an OBD fault code scanner in their mystery middle aisle! £16.99, order online or store collection. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B725 Posted October 8 I bought one works on my freelander 2 but not on my 03 diesel focus, looks like diesel only became OBD from 2004. Buts its cheap enough. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moondoggy Posted October 8 Amazon do several under £15 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dunkield Posted October 8 Saw these but I couldn't see which codes they read, a lot of the cheaper ones only do engine codes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rewulf Posted October 8 Get a bluetooth OBD interface off the bay, and download Torque off the appstore for your smartphone (what do you mean you havent got one ?!) Far better and cheaper than the Aldi jobby. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
team tractor Posted October 12 I use a Carista obd reader. £15 and fantastic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gordon R Posted October 12 I already have an engine code reader. What else does the Aldi model do? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
figgy Posted October 16 (edited) On 12/10/2019 at 16:44, Gordon R said: I already have an engine code reader. What else does the Aldi model do? Scratches your head while you ponder what the code actually means. I have a mechanic mate who does my cars and when my cars onboard comp has thrown a fault I thought I'd check it myself. Not so easy, he plugged it in and it could be completely different to the fault code book. One fault code could have numerous causes depending on the car. On some cars they work great. Edited October 16 by figgy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruno22rf Posted October 16 Since 96 cars have been equipped with OBD2 diagnostics and you need an OBD 2 scannner/reader to get accurate readings - previous systems (OBD 1) used various codes depending upon manufacturer. Most OBD2 scanners actually tell you, in layman's terms, where the fault lies.I think! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scarecrow243 Posted October 16 as said they only give you a rough idea i had a cheap one it gave the code for a faulty lambda sensor but it was not the sensor the cat converter was goosed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Westward Posted October 16 The local garage had plugged their tester in and advised the engine light was on because the MAF was faulty. So I bought a cheap code scanner for about £12 from fleaBay, plugged it in and lo and behold it displayed a fault code. The exact code wasn't listed in the little book that came with the scanner so I Gurgled it and discovered that the code was quite specific to a dirty sensor wire. Some carb cleaner and gentle wiping restored the MAF to full working order. A new MAF would have cost between £100 - 200 depending on brand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruno22rf Posted October 16 scarecrow243 - sometimes a garage will detect a faulty cat code but just cancel it out as they can be over sensitive. My scanner actually states something like "MAF Sensor working outside normal parameters" no messing with codes etc. My daughter's car threw up a faulty Cat warning but a bottle of Cat cleaner through the engine and it's gone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scarecrow243 Posted October 18 Hi Bruno i know what you are saying but a lot of very cheap scanners will give a generic code and you can end up buying lots of parts not needed i have a foxwell code reader its not too costly and it does engine codes gear box abs etc but they dont work on every motor or read all of the ecu etc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites