"David Hearn" <dave@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:625035F21qgdkU1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Can anyone recommend a suitable fault code reader for a Peugeot 306 1.4l
> petrol (Equinox badge), originally purchased in 1998, August I think.
It's
> a UK model and is the new style.
>
> It has the 'standard' OBD connector behind the internal fuse box (in the
> driver's footwell) - but I've yet to find any confirmation whether the
car
> actually uses OBDII etc.
>
> Ideally I'd like something which could give extended information (not
just
> fault codes, but engine parameters etc), or the more detailed fault
codes
> (letter + 4 digit), rather than just the more basic slow code fla****ng
> light ones.
>
> However, I don't know whether this car sup****ts any of these more
advanced
> re****ting - hence my request for a recommendation of a reader which is
> known to work with this model era.
>
> Thanks
>
> David
The UifTech U581 (£60 eBay) I've just bought is supposed to be tested as
OK
with the 306. I have no way of checking this out though. Was your car on
sale in the U.S.A in '98? That would make it extremely likely to be OBD2
compatible. There's supposed to be an emissions sticker under the bonnet
stating OBD2 or EOBD but my daughter's '02 Megane doesn't have one and it
works OK with the U581. The U581 does generic and manufacturer's codes
with
text descriptions, no idea how extensive the coverage of OEM codes is
though, and seems to be the cheapest hand OBD2 EOBD CAN scanner with live
data functions and is the reason I bought it. It's also internet
updateable. To do better I think you're talking £120 and upwards.
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