OBD reader for 97 XK8 UK spec
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I have tried a few on my 97 XK8 but found that anything that was compatible with Modern Jags, basically everything on the market, would not work with mine (despite saying they would with Jags from 95/96) So I ended up buying and old XP laptop and a Mangoose lead with the old Jag software, once I got softwear installed it worked perfectly.
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I bought an original ford rotunda VCM, they are usually 375.00-525.00 USD in the US, then I found a Panasonic toughbook from 2003 to run IDS on. Jaguar is using a few different protocols in 1997 for different systems. OBDII is mainly fir emissions reporting, so generic DTC, any real action is going to be happening through IDS, which will give you the ability to communicate with systems such as ABS, ECM,BPM, and TCM, programming of modules, etc. The original Drew Technologies Mongoose are out of production, so most that you see are Chinese clones of varying quality, same with counterfeit VCM, so you can read with most of them, for about a 12 months, you can’t safely program with them, at least not the ECM, because the fakes can’t buffer properly and will crash with some modules, bricking them. I’ve seen great deals on VCM1 on UK eBay, there’s basically the red ford version, the blue jaguar version, and a Mazda version, which are supposedly all internally identical. The software will flash the VCM for jaguar use automatically. I’ve never used the mongoose, since a real one is only 100 usd less than a factory VCM and harder to find in the US. If you just want to read generic codes a ‘blue driver’ and an iPhone also works for quickie scans on my 1997 for about 105.00 USD, but is inconsistent lately, but also scans my 1998 Land Rover.
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I bought a Friencity WIFI from amazon worked instantly with my I phone and will work with any WIFI laptop or phone etc
Used Amazon ref
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I have tried a few on my 97 XK8 but found that anything that was compatible with Modern Jags, basically everything on the market, would not work with mine (despite saying they would with Jags from 95/96) So I ended up buying and old XP laptop and a Mangoose lead with the old Jag software, once I got softwear installed it worked perfectly.
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