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Offline Jaguar4321

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code reader won't link?
« on: 02 September 2012, 21:06 »
Just bought a very clean 1.8t (agu)
Serviced it this morning a thought I would plug in them code reader to see if anything came up, it just won't link to car have tried everything just starts to read then fails with the "failed to link " message on the code reader screen
Any ideas ?
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Offline Steve_PD

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Re: code reader won't link?
« Reply #1 on: 02 September 2012, 21:08 »
Cheap code reader?
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Re: code reader won't link?
« Reply #2 on: 02 September 2012, 21:15 »
Yes it was cheap, but has worked perfectly on loads of other cars.
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Re: code reader won't link?
« Reply #3 on: 02 September 2012, 21:33 »
I got two code readers one generic one and a VAG specific one. The generic doesn't link with my golf but works on most older cars. And the VAG one only works with VAG cars. Think thats the problem.
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