fault code reading

[wr1.305]

hi guys, a friend of mine has just bourt a bug eye wrx, and has had a engine warning light come on.

i know that under the driver foot well you can connect two cables and get the fault code to flash via the engine warning light on the dash.

what i dont know is what cables he has to connect and how he cam decode the flashing fault code.

any ideas???? hope this is clear.

[WAYNE WRX]

Hi Kev, the newage doesnt work like that, you need a reader, I have one, maybe we'll meet up on our next meet

[Gee Wr1]

Wayne's right that only works on classics, there are a green set & a black set of connectors under the dash that you can read fault codes & do a ecu reset with. Unfortunately the newages don't have them so fault codes can only be done with a diagnostics reader. I have a blitz r-vit that plgs into the obd & has this ability as one of its functions.
You can even buy a fault code reader in the Argos catalogue now.

[WR 1mposter]

PSI3 will read codes and resets ecu's !

I had one when running standard ecu, you cant but them anyore, company has gone bust by all accounts.

[Clark]

anyone got a good recommendation for a reader? i had one for my last car and supose i better get one for the scoob just in case

[WR1 Bro]

anyone got a good recommendation for a reader? i had one for my last car and supose i better get one for the scoob just in case

I'll give you a fault code Clark - you car is dirty, get cleaning.

[Bonovox]

anyone got a good recommendation for a reader? i had one for my last car and supose i better get one for the scoob just in case

I'll give you a fault code Clark - you car is dirty, get cleaning.

Yea I agree, but I get the feeling your a bit rusty and need to practice before touching your fine example of a car, and with that in mind I am generously offering my car for you to hone your skills on free of charge! Don't thank me now, wait till you have your car finished and immaculate then you could maybe mention my generous donation in your next write up.

[Clark]

anyone got a good recommendation for a reader? i had one for my last car and supose i better get one for the scoob just in case

I'll give you a fault code Clark - you car is dirty, get cleaning.

It is actually, I had it out for a blast in the rain last night and its sat in the garage proper minging

[Clark]

anyone got a good recommendation for a reader? i had one for my last car and supose i better get one for the scoob just in case

I'll give you a fault code Clark - you car is dirty, get cleaning.

Yea I agree, but I get the feeling your a bit rusty and need to practice before touching your fine example of a car, and with that in mind I am generously offering my car for you to hone your skills on free of charge! Don't thank me now, wait till you have your car finished and immaculate then you could maybe mention my generous donation in your next write up.

Thanks but no thanks mate

[WAYNE WRX]

anyone got a good recommendation for a reader? i had one for my last car and supose i better get one for the scoob just in case

It doesn't matter what sort of reader you get as long as it can read the cars ecu, theres so many out there, even cheap on ebay is good enough for finding the fault codes and clearing codes, This is a pretty basic task

This is the basic one I use and keep in the car next to the jack because you never know
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/U480-Universal-OB ... 240%3A1318

Very rarly is it used tho, I find it helpful for other members on our meets who say "they have a cel light on"