Tool Review

[Mxfrank]

I'm not sure if this has been discussed here before. For those of you who have OBD1 equipped cars (190, 124, etc), here's a handy gadget:

Mercedes Benz Diagnostic OBD1 Code Reader - Mercedes Diagnostic OBD1 Code Reader

I've been playing with it a while, and it works well. It's not exactly rocket science...anyone with a bit of electronics knowledge could cobble this up...but it's a neat package, and comes with lots of documentation. Even if you know how to do this with a bulb and a couple of clip leads, it's nice to have something more tool-like to work with.

[compress ignite]

"Advanced Search" function

http://www.peachparts.com/Wikka/EngineControls

And

E320 16 PIN DTC Charts inc. pin 8, pin 14

And

http://www.k6jrf.com/MB_X11.html

[Mxfrank]

Originally Posted by compress ignite

"Advanced Search" function

PeachPartsWiki: Mercedes-Benz Driveability

And

PeachParts Mercedes ShopForum - Search Results

And

K6JRF Auto Page

Then it's not been reviewed. Was that your point?

[bricktron]

if this is a useful tool then the price is right.

[w123fanman]

I've been thinking of getting one for my 190E

[whunter]

Originally Posted by Mxfrank

Then it's not been reviewed. Was that your point?

This tool was sold by
K6JRF Auto Page
who is a long time member of this forum.

The tool is handy, and has been reviewed many times.

You may find more helpful diagnostic data on his website.

K6JRF Auto Page

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[Mxfrank]

Originally Posted by whunter

This tool was sold by
K6JRF Auto Page
who is a long time member of this forum.

The tool is handy, and has been reviewed many times.

You may find more helpful diagnostic data on his website.

K6JRF Auto Page

.

So, again, this OBD1 tool doesn't appear to have been reviewed before. If I ever get an MB S500 or other OBD2 Merc, I'll keep K6JRF's page handy. But then, his price for a list of codes is more than Rick's price for the list AND the tool. None of this is mysterious...a bulb and a switch is all that's needed to duplicate the functionality, and you can dig through the service manuals for the codes...it's the packaging that makes it worth a look.

[compress ignite]

Home brew code reader

[url]http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/tech-help/107630-e320-16-pin-dtc-charts-inc-pin-8-pin-14-a.html[/url

And:


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