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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: philip_felop on 02 August 2004, 16:11

Title: VAG diagnostic software
Post by: philip_felop on 02 August 2004, 16:11

my mk3 8v seems to be abit low on power - and am abit concerned it might be the ECU. have read about the VAG-COM software and want to know if this is a good place to start for fault diagnosis?

cheers in advance

Title: Re:VAG diagnostic software
Post by: corrado on 03 August 2004, 01:14

Vag com is an excellent buy, better then paying a garage 30/40 quid a time for a scan. helps rule out things.

Can be bought from

http://www.ross-tech.com/

http://www.vag-com.co.uk/

You can download the trial software for free if you have the diagnostic cable.

Better still if you know someone local with it.

Title: Re:VAG diagnostic software
Post by: philip_felop on 03 August 2004, 11:16

nice1 thanks for the advice ;)

Title: Re:VAG diagnostic software
Post by: philip_felop on 04 August 2004, 16:54

The VAG COM software sounds really good, but can you get away with a cheaper interface like this one on eBay for ?40
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=30921&item=7914307246&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
as opposed to forking out ?140??
does any one use this?
thanks

Title: Re:VAG diagnostic software
Post by: jte on 04 August 2004, 17:04

"Immediately the mechanic tells you nothing more of the horse" ;D ;D

That must be the German translation of "your car is fixed"

For ?40 this is worth a stab.  With the VAG-COM shareware programme i guess it would work ok.

Title: Re: VAG diagnostic software
Post by: stoat on 16 August 2004, 21:11

got my ECU checked and fixed for ?60 at my local VW dealership