I keep hearing about this VAG COM business. Is it worth investing in?
I have a Mac so would use my parents Laptop to do this.
What exactly does VAG COM do?
My car broke down not too long ago and i determined that the plugs were not sparking but had no real idea what was causing this. I bought exactly the same lead as this from ebay and installed the software on me laptop plugged it into the car and it gave me a pretty tidy little report listing any faults that have been logged in the ecu. Mine was a problem with the engine speed sensor which i then changed and the car has been sweet ever since.
If i had of taken it to a garage they would of charged me a lot more for the initial diagnostics so it was money well spent and i recommened getting one.
Here is an example of what the report looks like:
VAG-COM Version: Release 311.2-N
Chassis Type: 1H - VW G/J/V Mk3
Scan: 01,02,03,08,15,25,56
Address 01 -------------------------------------------------------
Controller: 037 906 024 BE
Component: DIGIFANT 3.2 1953
2 Faults Found:
00525 - Oxygen Sensor (G39)
03-00 - No Signal
00513 - Engine Speed Sensor (G28)
27-10 - Implausible Signal - Intermittent
Readiness: N/A
Address 03 -------------------------------------------------------
Controller: 3A0 907 379 E
Component: ABS/EDS ITTAE 20 GI V00
Coding: 03704
Shop #: WSC 00000
2 Faults Found:
01276 - ABS Hydraulic Pump (V64)
16-00 - Signal Outside Specifications
00287 - ABS Wheel Speed Sensor: Rear Right (G44)
16-10 - Signal Outside Specifications - Intermittent
Skipping Address 15-Airbags
Address 25 -------------------------------------------------------
Controller: 1H0 953 257 B
Component: IMMO VWZ3Z0T2358765 V00
Coding: 09600
Shop #: WSC 00000
No fault code found.
End -------------------------------------------------------
As you can tell there were a number of faults picked up on mine but i pretty much have them all sorted now!
Normally u wont get the full description of the fault code logged using the unregistered shareware version, but it will give you the fault code which u can just look up here anyway:
http://wiki.ross-tech.com/index.php/Category:Fault_Codes (I managed to obtain a registered version of an older release 311.2 but it works great and shows u the full descriptions etc)
