Diagnostic tool

[Cincinnatus]

Would an Australian wide group buy be an option ;)

This would be an awesome tool for us all to have. Pipe dream i know but u never know.

Well for those interested.... here it is

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Mazda-IDS-dealership-diagnostic-tool-scantool_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ43989QQihZ017Q QitemZ270002279444QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD2V#ebayphot ohosting

[platypus]

can't justify the price tag.... Mazda will read and re-interpret fault codes for $50... if your nice they will do it free....

i realise this doesn't help with realtime diagnostics....

[boostedbatman]

Aftermarket Standalone engine management system will set you back between $1000-1500 and you can do all your tuning on your laptop. Add a wideband o2 sensor and you are cooking and for a hell of a lot less and tuning is much easier once you know how

[Cincinnatus]

Very good point. Guess i got stuck thinking inside the box.

[Cosmo Dude]

It would be useful for the extra bits like the ABS, Airbags or auto trans but would cost more to transport from user to user than it was worth.

[chipa]

Can do the same stuff with something like ScanTool (http://www.scantool.net/) and OBD software as well. And it would be only a couple hundred $'s I think...

[Rupewrecht]

This is a cool variation on that theme:

http://scangauge.com/

http://scangauge.com/SG2_Front_1d.jpg

[chipa]

Haven't seen that model... nice!

Only reason I like the scantool stuff is because you could have a fully custom gauge cluster driven by a computer, would be very funky... But it would probably be a PITA to get perfect :)