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Diagnostic code reader

Post by briwy » Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:18 pm

Has anyone any experience of these?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/U480-Any-car- ... OC:GB:3160

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Diagnostic-To ... OC:GB:3160

The scanner works fine on our Yeti but completely dead on the Bongo with the adapter cable.
So, either the adapter is knackered or it simply won't work on the Bongo.
If I can get it to work it could be invaluable.
Any ideas please.
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Re: Diagnostic code reader

Post by francophile1947 » Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:22 pm

Does your Bongo fall into these categories, shown in the Ebay advert?
"this scanner cover all OBD2 compliant vehicles :
All Petrol cars in Europe made for sale on or after January 2001
All Diesel cars in Europe made for sale 2004 onwards"
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Re: Diagnostic code reader

Post by briwy » Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:06 pm

No it doesn't John it's a 2001 diesel but I think that is purely when it became mandatory for the vehicles to have the OBD2 socket. Using that adapter cable I reckon it should work.
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Re: Diagnostic code reader

Post by g8dhe » Sat Mar 30, 2013 10:33 pm

The Bongo isn't anything like OBD2 your device might have an adaptor but it won't work with a device expecting OBD2 protocol that is certain!
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Re: Diagnostic code reader

Post by Simon Jones » Sat Mar 30, 2013 10:59 pm

I've got the same adapter and similar diagnostic reader (although mine's suitable for CANBUS systems: Volvo, VW, Audi etc). I can confirm it doesn't work :(. I have seen an auto electrician use a laptop on a Bongo, but they must have had a suitable adapter and software.
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Re: Diagnostic code reader

Post by briwy » Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:42 pm

Cheers Simon, it was worth a try for a tenner for the cable. Back to doing it the hard way.
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Re: Diagnostic code reader

Post by mikexgough » Sun Mar 31, 2013 8:38 pm

I use an Autel for the majority of motors even using adapters for 3 wire Fiat group cars of 20 yrs ago

On my Bongo I use http://forscan.org/ on my Laptop
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Re: Diagnostic code reader

Post by Simon Jones » Sun Mar 31, 2013 8:54 pm

mikexgough wrote:I use an Autel for the majority of motors even using adapters for 3 wire Fiat group cars of 20 yrs ago

On my Bongo I use http://forscan.org/ on my Laptop
What kind of stuff can it do? Sounds interesting.
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Re: Diagnostic code reader

Post by briwy » Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:14 am

I've still got an old laptop with a serial port on or I could use a Psion 5.
Where can you get a Mazda to RS232 cable from Mike? Google doesn't seem to know
Or, do you know what the pin connections are between the Mazda plug and the serial plug? I could make one up then.
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