A cheap code reader will only give generic info on basic systems .Usually just engine and maybe Abs and airbag.,and very often give out inaccurate info.Sadly the complicated electronics on modern cars is far too much for these cheapo devices. This will do the job;www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Diagnostic-Interface-VCM-V...r

Thanks once again for the further responses.

Bit late for Christmas, but I might ask 'er indoors to get one for me on my birthday in January.

Though she might not stretch quite so far as the £1600 jobby, sadly.

Edited by argybargy on 21/12/2017 at 09:24

Are there any dangers from using cloned devices?

Thanks again.

As experienced posters will know, whats happened here is that the car threw up a couple of warnings, I panicked and looked for a way to "take back control" and the way to do that seemed, temporarily, to get myself a code reader.

The warnings haven't been repeated for a week or so, my Chinese-made, cheap and cheerless OBD 2 lies rotting in the cupboard and all's now well with the world.

Till the next set of warnings pop up.