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(Message started by: craig on Oct 22^nd, 2004, 2:27pm)

Title: OBD IN SOMERSET ?
Post by craig on Oct 22^nd, 2004, 2:27pm

HI..
DOES ANYBODY LIVING IN THE SOMERSET AREA HAVE A LAPTOP AND OBD LEAD/SOFTWARE ?
FAILING THAT DORSET/DEVON/NORTH SOMERSET/BRISTOL WOULD BE A HELP...
REGARDS...
CRAIG..

Title: Re: OBD IN SOMERSET ?
Post by phuturephantasy on Oct 22^nd, 2004, 2:38pm

HI craig

just spoke to graeme at work .and u can use ours he said whats the problem ?

he will email u later

paula

Title: Re: OBD IN SOMERSET ?
Post by craig on Oct 22^nd, 2004, 4:21pm

thanks paula..
not so much a problem,more of a prevention,will wait to hear from your "old man" ;)

Title: Re: OBD IN SOMERSET ?
Post by phuturephantasy on Oct 22^nd, 2004, 6:34pm

Hi Craig, I do have a laptop and an OBDII setup but i don't have the VE software that is the standard used by everybody on here, I have Scantool which brings up DTC codes and allows me to view O2 Sensors. MAF readings etc

if this is any good to you let me know

Title: Re: OBD IN SOMERSET ?
Post by craig on Oct 22^nd, 2004, 7:29pm

hi graeme
i will have to wait for other peoples opinion on this,me personally i dont actually know ???,basically every now and then the car appears to "miss a beat" so to speak,and what i wanted was someone local with the set up to run a scan and check the car out for me,just to see if it does chuck out any codes........
will the set up you have do this for me ?

Title: Re: OBD IN SOMERSET ?
Post by phuturephantasy on Oct 22^nd, 2004, 8:23pm

YES ! - I can run a Scan with the car running and check to see if any codes pop up and also watch the O2 sensors switching, flow through the MAF, long and short term fuel trims etc.

Title: Re: OBD IN SOMERSET ?
Post by craig on Oct 23^rd, 2004, 8:30am

thx graeme
can you PM me your new phone number,and if possible one day/evening next week i will travel the long distance over ;)...
thanks

craig...

Title: Re: OBD IN SOMERSET ?
Post by phuturephantasy on Oct 23^rd, 2004, 9:10am

Morning craig

graeme gone to work i will let him , dont know his day off yet .

Be glad to help u out with this , u have helped us alot with our tank

hope u are all keeping well

paula

Title: Re: OBD IN SOMERSET ?
Post by phuturephantasy on Oct 23^rd, 2004, 9:15am

morning craig

just phoned graeme his day off is thursday hope to see u lot then , he will send a private email later after work with telephone number

alice cant wait to u all

paula

Title: Re: OBD IN SOMERSET ?
Post by craig on Oct 23^rd, 2004, 11:37am

graeme,paula and ohhhh alice

sent you a message

regards

craig...

Title: Re: OBD IN SOMERSET ?
Post by phuturephantasy on Oct 23^rd, 2004, 12:44pm

craig

havent received your message as yet

paula

Title: Re: OBD IN SOMERSET ?
Post by phuturephantasy on Oct 23^rd, 2004, 4:43pm

craig

just found your message (01278 429162 ) graeme will be home at 7 o.k

Title: Re: OBD IN SOMERSET ?
Post by craig on Oct 28^th, 2004, 6:21pm

relief.......no codes.... ;D ;D
graeme,please remember the difference between a scorpio and a volvo ;)

as a footnote to this,vehicle explorer software for use with the OBD2 set up,if you download it from the net,do you have to enter a code or password to use it ?....
can anybody shed any light on this matter,any links to sites etc.

Title: Re: OBD IN SOMERSET ?
Post by scorpio_man on Oct 28^th, 2004, 8:00pm

hi craig

yes, you need to enter a code if you want to connect to the car. you can get a working copy from http://www.obd-2.com

Title: Re: OBD IN SOMERSET ?
Post by craig on Oct 29^th, 2004, 8:34am

thanks andrew,will pass that on... ;)

Title: Re: OBD IN SOMERSET ?
Post by phuturephantasy on Oct 29^th, 2004, 8:55am

Morning craig

sent a private message