Hope you don't mind me asking, but how much did they charge to reset the airbag light.

1 hour ago, mikefelicia said:

 

So some of the Felicia can use a OBD 2 Scanner.

 

Few examples:

 

https://www.trop.gr/diagnostika-autokiniton/elm327/elm327-bluetooth-obd2-eobd-ergaleio-sarwshs-autokinhtou-detail

 

https://toofast.gr/diagnostiko-aytokinitou-elm327-wifi-obdii-mini

 

https://www.public.gr/product/home/ergaleia/organa-metrisis/diafora-organa-metrisis/diagnostiko-obd2-elm327-me-wifi-gia-android-kai-ios/MRK1259047?srsltid=AfmBOooARid0DeKM0pftdWhbUZAdQT1PZHEZyq_mTo1VqwY2FTwm7W_Wb5w

 

These don't work in OBD I port of Felicia, different protocol, can not be recognized.

The OBD 11 can but is expensive and has not those fancy applications.

Any VW Group repair-shop here can scan a Felicia with his VCDS, erase errors etc, it's Free of charge.

5 hours ago, D.FYLAKTOS said:

Any VW Group repair-shop here can scan a Felicia with his VCDS, erase errors etc, it's Free of charge.

This is the UK, we pay the motor trade to swing their boot toecaps into our meat and two veg. 😆

 

OBD2 is a move on from OBD (1s) not always entirely separate what can be read and programmed depends on the car's systems, the garage used a bit of initiative, knowledge experience and it worked so a good result.  We tried to be inventive with a mate's 2004 folding roof using some 2005 various makes and models but it was specialist German stuff so we failed but we didn't feel bad as two previous specialist garages had also failed previously, once these things stop communicating there's nothing you can tell it to do, back to the older physical stuff and hoping.

 

Hope you don't mind me asking, but how much did they charge to reset the airbag light.  £10.00 35 for a full scan

1 minute ago, mikefelicia said:

£10.00 35

?

Maybe: £10 for airbag light and £35 for a full scan.

If you need to scan/delete codes on Škoda Felicia you have to buy VCDS KKL 409.1 (blue cable) from AliExpress, costs about 8-10€

On 15/06/2024 at 11:08, vucko1011 said:

VCDS KKL 409.1

FTDI FT232 as the other serial emulation stuff has a lot of problems

27 minutes ago, Thefeliciahacker said:

FTDI FT232 as the other serial emulation stuff has a lot of problems

FTDI 232 does NOT work on Felicia, it has to be CH341.

7 hours ago, vucko1011 said:

does NOT work on Felicia, it has to be CH341.

Yes you are right I got rmem mixed up in my head. 

Thank you all for your input but so much confusion as to what I would require PLEASE can some one just put up a link but please understand I live in the UK EBay would be nice.

 

At the moment I do not require a scanner but it would be nice to have one as I have had this car from new 1998.

 

Or do I need a scanner never had one in 25+ years and she is still running well.

15 minutes ago, mikefelicia said:

I live in the UK EBay would be nice.

 

 

OBD 11, works with your smartphone

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283659278611?itmmeta=01J0N8F1MTWQ1CRB0VMMB1CXVV&hash=item420b691913:g:SQIAAOSwq1ldukw9&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAAwAicC63dHm2sCACp1Hk5%2FzM9iu0eo8l1akzvSyFsRQzn1AhkgmYLG3IUSViq5ybBhFhamy6R%2F7z3N7N%2BiUGySAwuE%2FOa8K5m39o0SM8oNcMKHYyoBnSRo6nEp8j58MbI7e8yk%2F2%2BFsGixct5DK4cZDejI6H4aRDo12eq3FZ66U8XYE%2FhnyEH7Tnk8S0YxSdWU%2FsTMfUJQrFi0%2FlgHHrArFfpACUkBPu6LLBPl4N7vyuuTlryh2FH6cKweDnOjoiOng%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR76avKiFZA

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196375080492?itmmeta=01J0N8BEW1AA53W3N31Z9QFYKQ&hash=item2db8ddee2c:g:LQ0AAOSwVlJlgXO3&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4JOllBX40csfJuFaCf0RGDUO0p7qCs5IsQFGjB%2FDh9FdXo7Q63XZbF3suCEPw8l5l2SH%2By8do08M5QWMxzFhsi4P6Gggt64KovJ40ebxQCv1oxSQkkjaCQSoi2SLIJtLWtEY7eNhsJKnc66ForAifFB4BFHjYNcfntywKijQxZ6YFo7jDcQYyFRhxQYtQsHhg3Jjco9fyKCax86aqWrLKvr7G%2FJWjf2PwtU6Ctve%2FwqX72vKiCV3CwzZheFiVbJz3RTQsh74tXz5Ga58Ns1ND8%2FuGFljYPUiFDALqQN4R6zu|tkp%3ABk9SR47uraiFZA

 

There are some cheaper but are for OBD 2, can erase an error.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/13034191996?iid=374320428077

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225405625776?itmmeta=01J0N8F1MT4FF6T7QB705TGD07&hash=item347b38e5b0:g:rskAAOSwT3pj4hLF&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4BfBHBEcV2QCcLwRqWPXKI9PQ6Veufzvz6UIWnU0ptbTY0L3vsijNMVIVYOK77%2FRbjD4NoT60ZIj2cSl488DPstf0jGfN%2F5GCdomALRmXQKPcC4eHFjEIHvcsTi8gPHIbBLRyn9wU92ZLC5DqxOxELrCeYPh7%2BfkkX1uOC8lT2L%2BCQfyuBKrWdiD083FAZ15oMOIE1fM9PCwnNmAdit6X8u%2FeitNTYknRroJp5kN%2Bn%2FX9kkRiRpu3ClJhrnxO0nVU58ed3VV6RV1WOitRqo7w1%2BoCk5iXeuTW27a8tXnm%2BAn|tkp%3ABk9SR76avKiFZA

 

Personally i have the OBD 11 but i don't think you need one. You don't have errors every week, your car isn't modified, no engine-dashboard swap etc so keep the money and spend them in gasoline for journeys in the country.

You don't need a scanner but having one would be nice, depends on cost.  I'm still not sure how much you paid the garage but if it's not much then that is the most cost effective given your previous 25+ years experience.  There's also the list of members I put up, now you know 2000 Fabia also covers some bits, airbag light at least.

 

A cheap scan tool that has out of date programs in it for the car could cause more hassle than it's worth, a scan tool is just another diagnostic tool not a magic bullet but can be used to reset some stuff (that the battery trick doesn't) and perhaps to actuate items to test (not sure what if any with your car) but that would be higher level tools.

 

Scan tools are more expensive in the UK, even the cheap ones, we're not the USA or China, many are make in China anyway and the car companies give away all the programs to the Chinese by going over there for very cheap labour, parts and assembly..

 

Personally If I was you I wouldn't bother, but I'm not you.

 

Edited 18 June, 20241 yr by nta16
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D.FYLAKTOS save screen space put the short links

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283659278611

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196375080492

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225405625776

 

Edited 18 June, 20241 yr by nta16

Thank you guys me being a tight old man I mite just hang onto my money, after you have gone to the trouble to put up all them links very kind of you.

40 minutes ago, mikefelicia said:

I mite just hang onto my money

 

3 different repair shops (and their 3 scanners) plus 1 mine (OBD 11) could't find that one of the major causes for my high fuel consumption was the wrong type of lambda sensor that a VW Group parts store sold me.

VCDS and laptop on board are for young people with modern cars, hi-tech knowledge and time to spend on these gadgets.

In GR in cases like this we say "keep your money, better spend them in "pitta gyro" .

It's just a matter or economics, plus whatever scan tool would have 99.9% of stuff on it you won't use (but could still foul-up) and you need the misnomer of a "smart" phone or laptop for OBDEleven.  More often than not they don't give you an answer but a direction and many misinterpret their readings.

 

Here is what i saw in my smartphone when i connect the OBD 11 in the port.

 

 

 

 

Idle

Engine temperature or coolant temperature?

Lambda sensor?

Value 4 is?

 

 

What are these indications?

Makes my nervous that i paid for this reader and does not say what it measures (plus does not have that fancy applications with digital gauges).

@lewiswal47 are you able to help with below at all please. Surely there's a stage you see before seeing below, see D.FYLAKTOS's text and photos below and something to explain what the channel and value numbers each refer to.. -

"Here is what i saw in my smartphone when i connect the OBD 11 in the port.

 

 

 

 

Idle

Engine temperature or coolant temperature?

Lambda sensor?

Value 4 is?

 

 

What are these indications?

Makes my nervous that i paid for this reader and does not say what it measures (plus does not have that fancy applications with digital gauges)."