vag com lead ebay?

[probert993 0]

seen these leads with discs on ebay, there for 8.99, they use sharewere tech available from ross tech , seen plenty of people buy them for golfs etc and said all is fine, obviously with the share were version u dont get everythin but i only want it for code readin and clearin which it does, just wanted opinions, money back guarantee so not much risk, uk seller

[b road blaster 0]

if you only want to read the codes then yes they seem fine mate plenty of people seem to use them with no probs

[LadVR 0]

seen these leads with discs on ebay' date=' there for 8.99, they use sharewere tech available from ross tech , seen plenty of people buy them for golfs etc and said all is fine, obviously with the share were version u dont get everythin but i only want it for code readin and clearin which it does, just wanted opinions, money back guarantee so not much risk, uk seller

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I bought one recently, fine for reading codes but you cant clear them. Need to register (and of course pay for a license) with ross tech to be able to clear them

[probert993 0]

oh right what car did u use it on spoke to others with mk3 s etc they all said was ok for checking and clearing faults etc just couldnt use all other features etc?

[LadVR 0]

oh right what car did u use it on spoke to others with mk3 s etc they all said was ok for checking and clearing faults etc just couldnt use all other features etc?

I used it on my mk2 VR and on my mk4 diesal. It reads and displays the faults but when you click the clear dtc button a message pops up and says need to register on ross-tech site.

I bought this lead:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAG-COM-USB-KKL-OBD-2-Cable-AUDI-VW-SKODA-SEAT-VAG-/160403980392?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&hash=item2558d28068

Maybe I need to investigate how I have installed it, I did follow the instructions though!

[xyber 1]

http://www.vag-diagnostics.com/index.html

[probert993 0]

got this lead put disc in pc installed etc, plugged in usb pc recognised new soft ware and installed, plugged lead into car ran test etc found inter face etc, but when i go to abs it tries to do somethin then says module not found , what am i doing wrong anyone

[probert993 0]

just keeps saying no response from controller

[xyber 1]

Ignition on, off, engine running?

[probert993 0]

everything plugged in ignition on engine not running just get no response from controller coming up, i know everythin works cos my mate has proper vag com that connects fine , NIGHTMARE!

[b road blaster 0]

what os system is your laptop useing ?????? may be worth doing a search on here as this prob has happened before mate

[spadam 7]

Do a search mate. You have to set the port number cant remeber what to tho i had this problem but all ok now and works great for me. Im running it on an old laptop i had laying around on windows xp.

[LadVR 0]

I had this problem too. In the end I tested the com ports in vag-com, it identified comm 3 but still wouldnt work.

I then had to go into:

start>control panel>system>hardware>device manager. (you will see a list)

click on

click on a port>port settings>advanced>then at the bottom you see try selecting a different com port number> ok it al then re run vag com.

Basically, vag com recognised comport 3, but it was labelled com port 2 in my computer. Once I selected a different one it worked and recognised the modules.

I found the above on the net somewhere, I'm not sure what any of it means as im no computer whiz, but it works now!!!

Hope it helps!

(oh i can now clear codes. Looks like the option wont let me as its shareware, but I can manually scan the modules and clear them.)

[merlin2002 0]

possibly the settings in control pannel for the com port you are using.

You are setting vagcom up with the cable first, before trying to read faults?

Rob

[VR6Pete 1,455]

What version of vag com are you using? Newer versions uses 'key com' dongles.... So 3rd party cables won't work!

[craggsy 91]

Buy a ross tech cable and plug it in and away you go no hassles no trying to set it up to the right comm ports