too good to be true scanner for Jag ABS/TCM/etc
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Just quickly tried it, it reads OBD2 and some body modules...found a fault within a parking sensor. So yeah, it looks like a good tool to help diagnosis along side of my sdd.
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I actually got mine a couple days ago also, but have been slow in posting a "review" until I can really go through all the functions and take some notes. at first blush, however, I'm still on the fence if it was worth it or not. there are two OBD2 sections in the main menu. one Jag/Rover specific, and one for "generic" vehicles. this I'd put on the plus side, as it lets one scan "generic" OBD2 vehicles with this unit also, and therefor helps justify the purchase.
A few things that I don't care so much for are:
(1) the temp values are in Celsius, and I'm in a Fahrenheit country. there doesn't seem to be any way to change the settings.
(2) the documentation that came with the unit is really sparse. it wasn't to hard to figure out the main functions, but they could have done a LOT better job with the owners manual IMHO.
(3) there are 182 items listed in the "real time" monitoring section, but some of them show "0" value (on my car anyway), and a couple of the temp readings show "-40C", which I'm pretty sure isn't correct . also several of the values are shown only as the sensors voltage value, which isn't particularly helpful to me, but might be to more experienced users, or those with more detailed service manuals to indicate the sensors normal ranges etc.
As I play with it a bit more I'll update also, and I hope others will as well. it looks like a tool that may benefit greatly from shared information, as we each learn it's secrets.
Russ
A few things that I don't care so much for are:
(1) the temp values are in Celsius, and I'm in a Fahrenheit country. there doesn't seem to be any way to change the settings.
(2) the documentation that came with the unit is really sparse. it wasn't to hard to figure out the main functions, but they could have done a LOT better job with the owners manual IMHO.
(3) there are 182 items listed in the "real time" monitoring section, but some of them show "0" value (on my car anyway), and a couple of the temp readings show "-40C", which I'm pretty sure isn't correct . also several of the values are shown only as the sensors voltage value, which isn't particularly helpful to me, but might be to more experienced users, or those with more detailed service manuals to indicate the sensors normal ranges etc.
As I play with it a bit more I'll update also, and I hope others will as well. it looks like a tool that may benefit greatly from shared information, as we each learn it's secrets.
Russ
#24
The manual is a little thin with detail but hey....the book aint going to grow arms and fix the car! I paid £90.00 GBP delivered. Celsius/Fahrenhiet...Meh, that is no hardship (we have to contend with pints, gallons and grams....and our gallons aren't odd like US gallons! lol).... for a scanner that will pull and clear OBD2 and CAN BUS and works...its cheep! Especially when compared to the piece of crud Vgate OBD2 scanner adapter this is on my desk as a paper weight!
#25
All good information, Russ. My Torque app is pretty good, but it's very basic and only covers generic codes. I recently had an airbag problem, and if it weren't for the blink-codes, I don't know how I would have found it. Thanks for sharing your experience with this; I'm almost ready to purchase one, just need a little nudge over the edge.
Max
Max
#27
I got mine £90.00 delivered from:-
Land Rover & Jaguar iCarsoft i930 Multi System Diagnostic Tool - SRS, ABS, Engine etc..
icarsoft are states based www.icarsoft.us_Professional Auto Diagnostic Scan Tool
Land Rover & Jaguar iCarsoft i930 Multi System Diagnostic Tool - SRS, ABS, Engine etc..
icarsoft are states based www.icarsoft.us_Professional Auto Diagnostic Scan Tool
#28
Oh no. they are listed by name on-screen. you see 4 at a time on screen and mark the ones you want to monitor, which can be all four on that page, or just individual items from that page. when you click <ESC> to monitor the items chosen you see four of your chosen items at a time.
sorry about the reflection of my shop light, but you get the idea
[edit]: note that the engine oil temp is shown in volts, but the water temp and intake air temp are in degrees C.
Russ
sorry about the reflection of my shop light, but you get the idea
[edit]: note that the engine oil temp is shown in volts, but the water temp and intake air temp are in degrees C.
Russ
Last edited by cruisin; 03-02-2015 at 01:17 PM. Reason: add edit info
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Not sure if I like this i930 more today or less I still find it frustrating that I can't change it to read in fahrenheit, as that's the language I think in. but I printed out a conversion chart to help me with that, so I can deal with it.
yesterday I was blissfully playing with the controls and learning the scanners functions, and was also when I snapped a photo of the screen (see above post) to share. it hadn't really occurred to me until I looked at the photo later that the scanner had been showing an ECT of over 255*F !! well this led me into a frenzy that didn't do my heart any good for a wile, until I discovered that my infrared gun showed that all was well with the engine, which was holding ~185*-190*F . after that I checked it with i930 again and this time it showed -40C . OK…… maybe a bad temp sender I thought. but first I plugged in my old innova 3130,…. which showed a running temp of 185-190F on a multi lap trip around the block. arrrrggggg. this is getting really frustrating. the i930 shows me some codes that I can't get on other scanners, but if I can't trust the readings to be accurate, or at least consistent, what would be the point. pfffttttt,
Russ
yesterday I was blissfully playing with the controls and learning the scanners functions, and was also when I snapped a photo of the screen (see above post) to share. it hadn't really occurred to me until I looked at the photo later that the scanner had been showing an ECT of over 255*F !! well this led me into a frenzy that didn't do my heart any good for a wile, until I discovered that my infrared gun showed that all was well with the engine, which was holding ~185*-190*F . after that I checked it with i930 again and this time it showed -40C . OK…… maybe a bad temp sender I thought. but first I plugged in my old innova 3130,…. which showed a running temp of 185-190F on a multi lap trip around the block. arrrrggggg. this is getting really frustrating. the i930 shows me some codes that I can't get on other scanners, but if I can't trust the readings to be accurate, or at least consistent, what would be the point. pfffttttt,
Russ
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#33
Not sure if I like this i930 more today or less I still find it frustrating that I can't change it to read in fahrenheit, as that's the language I think in. but I printed out a conversion chart to help me with that, so I can deal with it.
yesterday I was blissfully playing with the controls and learning the scanners functions, and was also when I snapped a photo of the screen (see above post) to share. it hadn't really occurred to me until I looked at the photo later that the scanner had been showing an ECT of over 255*F !! well this led me into a frenzy that didn't do my heart any good for a wile, until I discovered that my infrared gun showed that all was well with the engine, which was holding ~185*-190*F . after that I checked it with i930 again and this time it showed -40C . OK…… maybe a bad temp sender I thought. but first I plugged in my old innova 3130,…. which showed a running temp of 185-190F on a multi lap trip around the block. arrrrggggg. this is getting really frustrating. the i930 shows me some codes that I can't get on other scanners, but if I can't trust the readings to be accurate, or at least consistent, what would be the point. pfffttttt,
Russ
yesterday I was blissfully playing with the controls and learning the scanners functions, and was also when I snapped a photo of the screen (see above post) to share. it hadn't really occurred to me until I looked at the photo later that the scanner had been showing an ECT of over 255*F !! well this led me into a frenzy that didn't do my heart any good for a wile, until I discovered that my infrared gun showed that all was well with the engine, which was holding ~185*-190*F . after that I checked it with i930 again and this time it showed -40C . OK…… maybe a bad temp sender I thought. but first I plugged in my old innova 3130,…. which showed a running temp of 185-190F on a multi lap trip around the block. arrrrggggg. this is getting really frustrating. the i930 shows me some codes that I can't get on other scanners, but if I can't trust the readings to be accurate, or at least consistent, what would be the point. pfffttttt,
Russ
I saw that in the picture above, it says that the coolant temp is 126 deg C which is impossible.
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(3) there are 182 items listed in the "real time" monitoring section, but some of them show "0" value (on my car anyway), and a couple of the temp readings show "-40C", which I'm pretty sure isn't correct . also several of the values are shown only as the sensors voltage value, which isn't particularly helpful to me, but might be to more experienced users, or those with more detailed service manuals to indicate the sensors normal ranges etc.
Just saying. . .
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#37
I know I could buy one but now it's a Grade A obsession!
#38
I got mine £90.00 delivered from:-
Land Rover & Jaguar iCarsoft i930 Multi System Diagnostic Tool - SRS, ABS, Engine etc..
icarsoft are states based www.icarsoft.us_Professional Auto Diagnostic Scan Tool
Land Rover & Jaguar iCarsoft i930 Multi System Diagnostic Tool - SRS, ABS, Engine etc..
icarsoft are states based www.icarsoft.us_Professional Auto Diagnostic Scan Tool
Are you getting accurate ECT, EOT, IAT readings with yours?
Thanks,
Russ
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Anyone here own this particular scanner:
Jaguar Diagnostic Scanner Tool SRS ABS Check Engine OBD2 Erase Code Reader Scan | eBay ?
for the money, and what it claims to be able to scan for, it sounds almost too good to be true.
So what do ya'all think?
Not sure if I even need to own my own scanner yet, until I find out if my local foreign car repair joint has a scanner that will pick up my ABS codes. he said to bring the car by and he'll plug his in and try it, no charge. he says some Jags are hard to scan for ABS and TCM codes. here in PoDunk we have no authorized Jag dealers.
Thanks,
Russ
Jaguar Diagnostic Scanner Tool SRS ABS Check Engine OBD2 Erase Code Reader Scan | eBay ?
for the money, and what it claims to be able to scan for, it sounds almost too good to be true.
So what do ya'all think?
Not sure if I even need to own my own scanner yet, until I find out if my local foreign car repair joint has a scanner that will pick up my ABS codes. he said to bring the car by and he'll plug his in and try it, no charge. he says some Jags are hard to scan for ABS and TCM codes. here in PoDunk we have no authorized Jag dealers.
Thanks,
Russ