Technical reading cable of ebay?

[Md2012]

Hello. Can see many of you have your own little cable to read ECU on your laptop.

How much can you use it for and how much to it cost off ebay?

 

[KRaikkonenNo1]

Hello. Can see many of you have your own little cable to read ECU on your laptop.

How much can you use it for and how much to it cost off ebay?

The program MultiECUscan can be downloaded from their site for free (free version that is)

Cable can be picked up for a few quid off eBay, get a 3 way single cable or an elm 327 cable with 3 separate adaptors (which read various different areas of the car (airbag, abs, body computer, dash, etc))

A single elm 327 cable and free MultiECUscan will let you read engine codes and clear, also monitor data

 

[Md2012]

You say 3 single cables?
Maybe I can ask you to link me?
if I search for Elm327 on ebay i find a cable with a usb and a "reading-plug" and a CD - is that the one?

 

[KRaikkonenNo1]

This http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/121269899979?nav=SEARCH is a single elm cable that will read basic engine codes and few other little things with free program.

And this http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/251468081015?nav=SEARCH is the 3 adaptor cables that will let you read all areas of the car, but for certain features you will need the full paid version of the program from http://www.multiecuscan.net

For starters I would recommend just buying the elm 327 cable and free version of MultiECUscan and playing around with that until you know what your doing

You could probably get the cables cheaper than the links but beware of dodgy cheap cables.

Thanks

 

[flisko]

or get this one, or if u dont mind waiting this one from china

 

[Md2012]

What is the difference between the VAG cable and the ELM cable?

 

[s and b]

What is the difference between the VAG cable and the ELM cable?

i find i need both to get comms with all fiats

plus the 3 leads from dantheman

 

[KRaikkonenNo1]

i find i need both to get comms with all fiats

plus the 3 leads from dantheman

Exactly this ^

Sometimes the elm won't read with my adaptor cables, therefore when reading airbag etc I use the 3 adaptors on a vag cable..but like I said, if your new to this then a simple elm 327 will suffice with free MES