VCDS owners near Cheltenham?

[coupe_bloke]

I've got a warning light I'd like to investigate. Thinking about purchasing a VCDS but would be good to see it in action if anyone local has one and would be willing to meet up?

Thanks

Ben

[Surrey Sam]

Looks like a few of us will be at ADI (Castle Coombe) on 11 Oct, I can bring mine to the event if you're planning on going?

What warning light is it that you have on?

[coupe_bloke]

Thanks Sam

Ideally I'd prefer to look at it sooner than drive far with it on (although it doesn't seem to have affected anything!). It's the emissions light - my guess is a MAF sensor may need cleaning or replacing.

Any reason not to go for something like this second hand?
http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-moto ... 1081034041

Cheers

Ben

[Surrey Sam]

Ben,

When you say emissions light do you mean the yellow engine management light? If so, it could be a variety of things and best pull the codes to be sure. MAF's are pretty good when left alone and in standard air intakes, the secondary air injection system is a more known problem area linked to that.

Can't really comment on the lead, if it's a genuine second hand Ross Tech one then it would be a steal at that price! Most likely it's a non-genuine one and there have been reported problems where they don't quite give full operability. Should be ok for pulling a codes, but for further diagnostics and coding work I'd stick with the genuine items, mine has paid for itself numerous times over.

[PetrolDave]

Can't really comment on the lead, if it's a genuine second hand Ross Tech one then it would be a steal at that price! Most likely it's a non-genuine one and there have been reported problems where they don't quite give full operability. Should be ok for pulling a codes, but for further diagnostics and coding work I'd stick with the genuine items, mine has paid for itself numerous times over.

+1

Get a genuine Ross-Tech lead, if that one on gumtree is one then it's a total bargain. Other leads tend to be either unreliable or have limited functionality.

[dane]

I know this is a bit old now but I was just reading up on B7's after the sale of my B5 RS and spotted this thread - I have full VCDS and I live in Cheltenham - let me know if you still need a hand - feel free to pm me.