Re: ODB-II/VAG diag tools?

[Stefan Hudson <hudson@mbay.net>]

Thanks for the tip... I'll check that.  I still want the diag tool tho...
it's a cool geek toy :)

I went ahead and bought the VAG-COM package... I'll post something when
I get it.

On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 02:51:59PM -0800, Tim Irwin wrote:
> Much cheaper solution, its probably your coil pack that is cracked. Replace
> or seal with high temp epoxy (instructions have been sent on the list
> before, but I don't know where archives are).
> 
> Mist some water around your coil pack with a plant sprayer and watch for
> sparks.
> 
> Tim Irwin
> '98 Jetta GLX
> #26 GS PNWR SCCA
> http://members.cascade.org/~tjirwin/tim.htm
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stefan Hudson [mailto:hudson@mbay.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 1:32 PM
> To: jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject: ODB-II/VAG diag tools?
> 
> 
> Greetings...
> 
> In the last couple days, my "Check Engine" light has been coming on for
> a while, usually after hitting standing water (we're having the first
> rain storms of the year now).  I figure it's probably bad insultion on
> a wire somewhere, but I really don't want to take it to the dealer to
> find out which one... after they told me I needed to replace BOTH the
> window regulator and motor ($800 or so), then it fixed itself when the
> door got slammed a few days later, I don't trust them very much.
> 
> So, I've been looking into some of the available ODB-II or VWAG diag
> tools lately.  The ones that are obvious choices (ie, cost less than
> $1000) are "VAG-COM" (http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/index.html),
> "VDS-Pro" from http://www.baumtools.com/ (pricing not online - bad
> sign), and the open source ODBII project (http://www.opendiag.org) -
> this is the cheapest, but I'm probably too lazy to build the interface,
> so the $200 VAG-COM software is looking good. 
> 
> Anyone have any experience with these or other diag tools?  I'm not
> much of a mechanic, but I can deal with electronics and software,
> which seems to be the most important thing with cars these days...
> 
> Any info would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks, Stefan