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Madmark
09-02-2016, 16:45
Any one bought and used one if so can you put link up to ones you use
Banshee
09-02-2016, 16:50
Any one bought and used one if so can you put link up to ones you use

Good luck with the 16 pin setup :doh

I've tried and failed several times, i don't know enough about Consult to do it alone
Madmark
09-02-2016, 16:52
I was thinking more along the lines of the small hand held basic ones that read codes beginning with p. Rather than the paper clip idea as still cant sort this injector prob so gonna buy new injector to rule that out
bry
09-02-2016, 19:42
A couple of years back i purchased a Autophix one from a company called Chinavasion.Yes the company is in China.
Madmark
09-02-2016, 19:51
did it work tho
bry
09-02-2016, 20:46
Yeah it did the job on my 2001 truck
Banshee
10-02-2016, 10:36
Yeah it did the job on my 2001 truck

Is that a 16 Pin Consult or a 14 Pin?

If it's the 16 Pin can you check if you have Pin 7 present please
bry
10-02-2016, 13:35
No longer have that truck Banshee,sorry mate.
Banshee
10-02-2016, 13:44
No longer have that truck Banshee,sorry mate.

No worries buddy

Mark take a pic of your Consult plug mate and wires on back, should juts slide out of groove as if yours doesn't have Pin 7 you can mod a 14 Pin reader and still use ECUTalk
Banshee
10-02-2016, 15:29
Does yours look like that Mark?

https://image.ibb.co/i5bGza/20140801_103708.jpg
Madmark
10-02-2016, 15:34
Yes mate exactly same and same pins too
Banshee
10-02-2016, 16:36
Yes mate exactly same and same pins too

So Consult is a no go for you too then :(
arcascomp
11-02-2016, 13:36
That's OBDII - standard cheap as chips bluetooth reader from ebay or Amazon and Torque lite on your android phone. Codes will get read fine.

If you manage to get a v1.5 (I think that's the correct version) rather than the common v2.1 OBDII bluetooth dongle thing then NDS Scan Lite should work too. The one I had was v2.1 and NDS didn't like it, but Darren managed to get a code from it using Torque Lite.
Banshee
11-02-2016, 13:42
That's OBDII - standard cheap as chips bluetooth reader from ebay or Amazon and Torque lite on your android phone. Codes will get read fine.

If you manage to get a v1.5 (I think that's the correct version) rather than the common v2.1 OBDII bluetooth dongle thing then NDS Scan Lite should work too. The one I had was v2.1 and NDS didn't like it, but Darren managed to get a code from it using Torque Lite.

Awesome Info!!!!!

I'm going to try one of these, what do you think?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bluetooth-Car-Scanner-ELM327-V1-5-ODB2-Torque-Android-Auto-Scan-Tool-TYPE-C-Mini-/261864892313?hash=item3cf85d2799:g:JngAAOSw9N1VwHO 8
Banshee
11-02-2016, 13:48
We're good to get that one by the looks of it :thumb2
http://torque-bhp.com/wiki/Bluetooth_Adapters

But no support in the Lite version of Torque, so you'll have to spend another £2.95 on the pro version of the app

All said and done though, if this works, £7.70 is a bargain

Might be making some headway with the guys that appear to be ODB2 then :thumb2

I'll kick my other thread back into life once it comes and has been tested
arcascomp
11-02-2016, 14:29
Looks the same, I know there can be issues with cheap knock off's that don't really work at all, but for less than a fiver its worth a stab.
Banshee
11-02-2016, 17:06
Looks the same, I know there can be issues with cheap knock off's that don't really work at all, but for less than a fiver its worth a stab.

Have you got one of those?
arcascomp
11-02-2016, 17:53
I had one that looked identical except it was v2.1 and NDS scan lite didn't work on it. Torque Lite did though. rbdazza has it now as it left it in the T2