VAG COM for DTC - anyone got one or used one?

[golfvr6]

anybody out in Oz purchased a VAG COM computer to detect and reset trouble codes on their dub or audi? any experience or advice?

available at http://www.ross-tech.com or on ebay...

[syncro]

They're common.
Don't think it works on a '95 'though.

[Golf Loon]

What codes have you got?
You can reset the service codes without any gizmos.

[DVR68U]

loon im sure he wants it to detect stuff thats wrong, i brought one from hongkong looks to be a good enuff. i havent tried it yet cause ive got no power to the plug in the car lol . but those are pretty cheap of ebay and it came pretty quick
cheers brenton

[Tim]

I have one of the rosstech ones. Not as cheap as the ebay specials but it supports my car which is a 95 VR6 thru to current model canbus stuff.

Seems to work fine. On the older cars youre limited to what you can do tho i think. Pretty much just scan for codes and clear them if need be.

[golfvr6]

yep i wanted to detect any fault codes.

ebay special was the way i was looking for <$100 but does it support 94/95 cars? i remember around '96, US dubbers refer to OBD II vs OBD I being the new 'standard' but does this mean anything to euro/ aus cars? cos the ebay specials refer to OBD II, with an extra converter plug required for older cars at extra expense of course.

[Tim]

check what style diagnostics port u have.
If u remove the ashtray there should be a plastic cover that slides sideways towards your ashtray opening. if that has the standard obdII type connector u should be ok. thats what mine had.

but then. who knows what u get on ebay.

[DVR68U]

yeah mine just has a single plug which witht the ebay thing seems to line up etc. ive got a '94

[Bug_racer]

Tim , I'm curious as to why you call it an OBDII connector . Does that mean the two pin connector found on the Seat Toledo and early T4 is a OBDI . Where then do the early connectors that are found on early Audi 80's and 200T's be called OBD0 ?

[golf3]

lol....

you love the obd statements don't ya seb...

my little code reader says OBDII on it, and it plugs in, and has shown codes, and cleared them...

we get owned by the americans and their emissions controls...