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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: paintshoptec on 01 March 2009, 15:20:16

Title: code reader
Post by: paintshoptec on 01 March 2009, 15:20:16

thinking of buying a code reader for my omega its a 2002
y26se but im lost at witch one to buy the ones ive being looking at are on ebay
can anybody please advise on witch one to buy of ebay
thanks all

Title: Re: code reader
Post by: Entwood on 01 March 2009, 15:29:41

2.6 is OBDII so any reader that is OBDII compliant will do the basics. many of the ELM327 type systems require a "proper" com port on a laptop to work, and the software is a bit hit-and-miss.

I have a USB ELM327 that works, but  is very limited in what it does, so I bought a Maxscan GS500 which I find very good for what it does..Engine codes and resetting EML.

There are others .. but the price for the REAL things .. as against eblay rip-offs gets horrendous IMHO

If you go for a GS500 be careful , the first one I got from eblay was a chinese ripoff/reject and had half the bits missing. I bought one from a non-eblay source and got all the bits and a 12 month warranty..

There have been several threads on this if you want to have a browse back

HTH