auto diagnostic tool - Is anyone who have bought automotive diagnostic pr

Honest John Back Room » Technical matters
View Threaded
Thu 22 May 2014 09:06
auto diagnostic tool - Is anyone who have bought automotive diagnostic pr - Alex Merlin

Hello everybody!! First time posting here and its because i really need help. I run a small repair shop. so I was wondering if there is some

reasonable priced car diagnostic tools that would be able to bring my garage into the 21st Century?

Recently, I am paying attention to some online shops, I found that there are a wide variety of automotive diagnostic products online, but I dare not to buy.

I know an online shop is plusobd.com (It is not advertising), i don't know it is reliable or not.

Is anyone who have bought automotive diagnostic products online?

Please share some experience or skills.

Thanks.

Edited by Alex Merlin on 22/05/2014 at 09:06

Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Thu 22 May 2014 10:04
auto diagnostic tool - Is anyone who have bought automotive diagnostic pr - TEngineer
I have bought automotive diagnostic products online.

I believe it is this same company: PlusObd(LBHY) trade CO., LTD

Guess it should be a good one since quite a few guys here have posted positive results with the automotive diagnostic products they have gotten from this company.

I've purchased automotive diagnostic products from the guys over at Plusobd and they've not given me any problems whatsoever.
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Thu 22 May 2014 10:46
auto diagnostic tool - Is anyone who have bought automotive diagnostic pr - Henry Garth
Not quite sure what do you mean either, but if you mean a place to get decent

diagnostic equipment, I'd personally recommend plusobd.com, they've got really good

and inexpensive devices, I've got a few of them in my automotive garage (EDIA5, TCR3,

ZCR-3) You could always google other retailers, there is an expanding market for

diagnostic tools.
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Thu 22 May 2014 11:10
auto diagnostic tool - Is anyone who have bought automotive diagnostic pr - TEngineer
Theres plenty of high end diagnostic tools available. Launch X431, AUGOCOM, UCANDAS VDM, OTC. Google is your friend. Be prepared to spend some $.
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Thu 22 May 2014 11:22
auto diagnostic tool - Is anyone who have bought automotive diagnostic pr - Alex Merlin

I have had a look round and found some. Which brands and models would your recommend, bearing in mind their is no financial restrains?

Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Thu 22 May 2014 11:27
auto diagnostic tool - Is anyone who have bought automotive diagnostic pr - Henry Garth
From personal experience i found a cheap diagnostic tool which ive used for the past

couple of years. Its good on all makes and didnt cost me that much. I dont know how

much it would be now but i got a laptop based one for like 800 quid.

Got it from a local company i saw an advert in cat magazine. I still talk to them as

well. They are called Tecnodiagnostics.

But if you want a cheap cheap one you can always get stuff from china. Ive had loads

of chinese stuff for under 200 quid but always breaks.


Hope this helps
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Thu 22 May 2014 11:36
auto diagnostic tool - Is anyone who have bought automotive diagnostic pr - Alex Merlin

Thanks for al the advice, I have had a look round and one particular but very specialist car diagnositc tools that keep getting suggested is the Launch Tech's car diagnostic tool range, have people used these and do they think it is value for money?

Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Thu 22 May 2014 11:44
auto diagnostic tool - Is anyone who have bought automotive diagnostic pr - TEngineer

It is better. But still no where near snap on then and the capability that they have is far beyond a cheap scanner.

Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Thu 22 May 2014 11:57
auto diagnostic tool - Is anyone who have bought automotive diagnostic pr - Alex Merlin

Thanks for the suggestions guys.

Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Thu 22 May 2014 14:44
auto diagnostic tool - Is anyone who have bought automotive diagnostic pr - Gibbo_Wirral

Maybe its the user rather than the tool, but on the Pug forums we get a lot of people coming to us for help and advice after getting nowhere from their garage using Snap On diagnostic readers.

Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Fri 23 May 2014 14:06
auto diagnostic tool - Is anyone who have bought automotive diagnostic pr - Wackyracer

Snap-on diagnostic tools are not that good in my opinion. Launch tools fair better but, If money is no object - Bosch KTS.

Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Sat 24 May 2014 14:43
auto diagnostic tool - Is anyone who have bought automotive diagnostic pr - Railroad.
I agree with the above comment about Snap On diagnostic tools not being that good. They're also very expensive. I definitely wouldn't buy one.
VCDS is the dog's doo dars for VAG vehicles. I have that and use it a lot.
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Sat 24 May 2014 16:02
auto diagnostic tool - Is anyone who have bought automotive diagnostic pr - dogdays

I use a programme on my laptop called Touch Scan and a dongle which I got on ebay. Not very expensive to buy and seems to do most things on OBD2 equiped cars.

Reply | Report as offensive | Link