farmerpug Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I recently purcased a fault code reader an autel maxiscan ms509 a £40 job off Amazon, its read codes on my mums clio and uncles toyota previa but not connecting to the subaru. Is my 1997 forester OBDII complaint, it has an occasional check engine light and id like to be able to find out what it is, i suspect 02 sensor but id like to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I know it's not much help but I bought these not expecting much but worked fine for me. Not the same car or year though http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Android-Torque-Car-V1-5-ELM327-OBD2-OBDII-Bluetooth-Diagnostic-Interface-Scanner-/170966415946?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&hash=item27ce647a4a https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.prowl.torque Not sure if it would have been as good as my mate's £2000 bit of kit but he's a mechanic :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerpug Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 Some of the phone kits are very good, ive tried an iphone wifi thing but it was a bit too expensive at £100 for the device, then the apps had to be purchased separately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I hate iphone after owning one then moving over to Samsung :D It's like Evo and Subaru :D As for the problem only thing I can think is either your OBD is older 1.5 or faulty can't see it being older. Unless the reader really does hate your car. Bet you it's that front bumper :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerpug Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 I had a look on eBay the iphone obd yoke is down to under £30 now on eBay, not bad value.I dont mind android or IOS, as long as it gets emials, plays youtube and has an internet browser im happy, the only reason i went for an ipod is that the radio in my 406 can control ipods through the steering wheels controls. It might be a fuse or bad wire going to the obd port, I've heard of the earth for the port going bad on some cars and the reader unable to find any codes. The front bumper might be a bit controversial, although my first car looked much much worse: (get the sick bucket ready) In my defence for buying a yellow car, it was a stupendously cheap damage repairable £1100 in 2007 for a 2004 car with 21k miles, and i always planned to paint the car black, but the head gasket failed at 28k, and after replacing the interior, the door and wing, and rear boot glass i didnt want to spend any more on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Hahahaha Is that a panda? I don't even know what it is lol. But you have redeemed yourself with the Forester Wow sorry if you was on top gear right now I would be WTF! :) your car choice don't add up to me lol ;) But if you made money on that car I take it all back :) As for the Ios v's Android I have nothing wrong with the iphone hardware it's amazing. Just ashame they right it off to make suckers buy the next thing they chuck out. And with Samsung phone I could stream live football, as with the iphone was a no go :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerpug Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 It was indeed a panda 1.1 active (about 50bhp), great wee car drove like a go-cart and cost very little to run, it was traded in against a 2002 clio 1.2 16v although its a nicer looking car it was !Removed! to drive and guzzled petrol, although i had fixed the panda and even though money was spent on it i still made £500. Your right there about the IOS thing, too much money for a new iphone, but once a newer model comes out the old one is worthless, although i have bought both my iphones used after the newer model came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 My last post I was drunk. I give myself a pat on the back ;) There the car's I like if your not keeping them little money earners, only ever had 2 that I made money on. Escort made £200 and Beemer I only made £50 on it time I had spent money doing repairs. But was selling to get another car I wanted so was happy with that. And my iphone is now in the draw with a broken screen backing hanging off and I'm not sure if it even powers up it's been there that long lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerpug Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 I connected the wires under the dash and counted the blinking of the check engine light I think its saying 22 which is the knock sensor, prices range from £10 for a chinese one to £330 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Front-Knock-Sensor-For-1996-1999-Subaru-Legacy-Impreza-Forester-2060AA061-/370733884237?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Cars+Year%3A1997%7CCar+Make%3ASubaru%7CModel%3AForester%7CCars+Type%3A2.0&hash=item565176234d would the cheap one do, has anyone used them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Never used them myself. But think I would take the risk with £10 and 3 week postage big saving. Depends on how quick you want it I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerpug Posted April 11, 2013 Author Share Posted April 11, 2013 Thats what im thinking, the forester is used at the weekends and it still works although just occasionally the rev limiter goes down to about 2000 rpm when the light is on. Its also the sort of part if it fails its not going to cause a load of destruction like a cheap timing belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Agreed if it had been like you say something that if it fails is a full engine rebuild I wouldn't even go near it. And I only ever buy OEM for my car, but for that saving and can still be used why you wait seem almost silly not to I think :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerpug Posted April 11, 2013 Author Share Posted April 11, 2013 For the 406 i just purchased a Gates timing belt and water pump kit, its not genuine peugeot but i think Gates make decent enough stuff to trust. One reassuring thing is the box actually has very good well written instalation instructions. Whereas the Chinese knock sensor may have directly translated instructions, although they are always good for a laugh :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I have started to buy Bluefin stuff after doing some research on the company other then that I have never really gone for anything other. But I have bought some stuff from china and know exactly what you mean :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerpug Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 I was pleasantly surprised when the knock sensor arrived today, took the old one out and: Who needs to check the resistance with a multimeter, this is much better proof the part is Fecked :D The new one went straight into place, the electrical plug fitted correctly and the car started, i drove it flat out and it spluttered to a stop, added some petrol and it continued, no check engine light, no funny intermittent limp mode its cured for £10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Holy crap did I slip into a time warp 3 weeks went by quick ;) And yep looks as good as dead to me, how are your hand's so clean ? I only have to look at mine and I look like I've been touching up homeless people :D happy to hear it all fitted ok my faith in cheap parts is restored ;) oh and it's Blue print not fin my bad that I have started to use. So will soon be seeing the off roading tracks you leave behind then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerpug Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 It arrived 2 weeks earlier, maybe thats to cover them incase stuff arives here late My hands clean, never really thought of it, i always wear gloves when working on cars, swarfega is also good stuff, and the knock sensor isnt really in a mucky place. Ah blue print, that sounds more familiar i think my air and diesel filter in the 406 are blue print. When i had the forester out in the field today the ground was a bit damp and the handling was much different, in the corners it was very tail happy which i did not expect, although it was also revving a lot more than it used to, 4000rpm was the limit before, now it was going into the redline with no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I do use Swarfega and I really should buy myself a box of gloves I only changed some break pads today and sorted out a sticky piston on the break caliper and there still black now after 3 washes :) And with the Blueprint I started off with the oil filters on 2 changes ago then fuel filter now today break pads but there just for temporary use. I would recommend the stuff more so after using and reading up on it. And your making me jealous talking of being able to redline it around open fields :) But I agree I'm shocked at it being tail happy it will slip more that I know more power goes to the rear. Did the guy who had it before change and ratio on the car i.e might have had say 80% power to the rear and only 20% to the front ratio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 10 quid fix - that is a result - I used a blue print interior air filter - only issue was due to the design being quite a thin plastic frame and the box it came in are not designed to go through the courier system - it arrived broken twice. liberal amounts of superglue used to sort though. I think though when it comes to doing oil and filter change I will be looking at the HKS offering due to the claimed high flow capability as I would also like to upgrade the oil pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 I only used the Blueprint as a temp filter but when I came to change it again was happy with it so just got myself another :) But if your going to upgrade the pump I agree HKS might be the better choice like you say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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