at present i have a snap on mt2500 as much as it has served well im looking to upgrade.

now i could replace for another snap-on equipment but i really want to get something that can cater for ob11 and can bus systems but wanting some thing that can cater for european and japanese/asain cars.

but i also need it to do airbag resets and other inportant functions

i ask on here as there are many users on the forum that are well known traders and would like to see what they recommend

i been looking at the bosch kts systems but wondered if i could find something better out there for a better cost effective price for the business

 

launch x431

 

agreed with that quality bit off kit good all rounder

 

thamks for the replys a little shocked at how little traders have commented but hey ho. maybe i will keep looking

 

decscan is really good

 

i still use my mt2500 was gonna upgrade to a solus but cant see its worth it or not

 

i have just upgraded from the mt to the solus pro (carbon fibre model) it is much better and its got autodata on it so you can check most of the fault codes via the scanner, only car i have been unable to use it on upto now is a saab abs system, the obd part is very good on the jap stuff with loads of live data

 

thanks as till i see my snap on dealer i cant ask more questions but can you reset airbags after accidents as i hate having to send cars to the main dealer when we get jaguars and other so called high end motors

 

does airbags on most cars

 

Snap On stuff is a little lacking in ability. Unless you spend Ł7200 (fucking extortion for what it is to be honest) on a Verus. Even then it feels like a big Solus. I find the Snap On stuff a pain to use to be honest. The personality keys are a pain in the arse compared to a proper multiplexer.

The Launch X431 seemed as bad as the Snap On stuff when I had it for a week.

DEC Superscan is good but has no information system that I am aware of. It has a lot of ability and capability and is fantastic on the French stuff but is lacking in coverage on other stuff (that is being rectified apparently).

Delphi have some fantastic diagnostic tools. I had a DS100E PDA and bluetooth multiplexer on loan for a month and it wiped the floor with the Solus. So much easier to use! Well worth the 1200 or so quid they charge for it. I'd have one anyday if I hadn't just bought something else. Have a look below.

http://iam.delphi.com/en-gb/servicea...sticsolutions/

TEXA is damn good gear, but only if you do a lot with commercial vehicles. Not so good on cars but they're getting better. Real easy to use stuff. These tools will be fantastic if they expand their car software a bit more.

http://www.texa.co.uk/index.asp

Bosch KTS. I've just spent 6k including the trolley and updates for the top end KTS670 and it is by far the best tool I've used. The information that is on it is fantastic. I'm connecting to allsorts without issue. Fantastic gear and I'd advise you look at the lower end KTS systems if you can't afford a 670. Ether the 340 or 200.

http://www.boschautoparts.co.uk/teKT...ew.asp?c=2&d=2

If you're on a budget, my advice is a low end Bosch unit or a Delphi. If you don't buy the Bosch unit, I'd recommend you buy the ESItronic data system.

http://www.boschautoparts.co.uk/esMain.asp?c=2&d=2

 

good info there, any ideas on price for this stuff?

 

Prices vary from dealer to dealer. I'd search the internet and ring a few suppliers to be honest.

 

does the DS100E PDA do air bag lights and have a wide range a vehicle coverage.??

thanks

 

It had a pretty decent range coverage. Certaily seemed more capable and easier to connect than the Snap On stuff to be honest. It was a multi purpose/multi brand tool and not just EOBD so I believe that it would do airbags. It was a while since I had it on demo so can't remember what it could do. I just remember being pretty impressed with how easy it was to use and it's functionality.

Saying that, I found this which says it does do airbags etc...

http://www.apsw.co.uk/index.php/Delp...0e-diagnostics

 

http://www.ap-tech.co.uk/downloads/021DS100ELeaflet.pdf

 

[QUOTE=DazC;4708556]It had a pretty decent range coverage. Certaily seemed more capable and easier to connect than the Snap On stuff to be honest. It was a multi purpose/multi brand tool and not just EOBD so I believe that it would do airbags. It was a while since I had it on demo so can't remember what it could do. I just remember being pretty impressed with how easy it was to use and it's functionality.

Saying that, I found this which says it does do airbags etc...

http://www.apsw.co.uk/index.php/Delp...0e-diagnostics[/QUOTE


looks a good tool going to phone them for more info..

thanks daz

 

i was playing around with my mt2500 ona tdci mondeo today didnt even realise it was capable of recoding the injectors!!!! were do you get all the codes from to enter?

 

ive used the Snap on Modis, it a very good bit of kit but bloody pricey

 

as above the modis works so well not many cars it cant do can data log and all sorts

 

they're on the side of the injector. i've never had much luck coding injectors in with snap on gear. won't read the codes and you can't tell if it's written the codes to the ecu.

 

found this on the net

This procedure is by no means obvious. After putting in many hours of research, here is the method of coding that I find works on my heritage (MT2500).

P2336 cylinder 1 knock threshold exceeded = read as injector 1 so code cylinder 1
P2337 cylinder 2 knock threshold exceeded = read as injector 2 so code cylinder 3
P2338 cylinder 3 knock threshold exceeded = read as injector 3 so code cylinder 4
P2339 cylinder 4 knock threshold exceeded = read as injector 4 so code cylinder 2

 

so going by that you code them in the firing order? im taking it that a tdci mongeo is 1342, what software you got on youre scanner?

 

i havent a clue were does it say? ive often wondered what version i have

 

which cartridge do you have installed? or are you using 2? it also tells you in the menu which version you are running

 

what year does it go up to? ie 2005 2007 etc

 

says all preload upgrade, most cars 2005 ish

 

lets see if i make myself look liek a dik here haha
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