diagnostics

I have been using Carsoft Diagnostics for over a year or so now and I have been offering my services to local garages. I have done quite a lot over the period of 6 months for these said garages with no problems what so ever. I'm confident that I could help other members of the forumin the...

Hi guys, I'm new to the forum, I've been lurking around for the last couple of months absorbing all the information.. Anyway, I took the plunge and recently upgraded my c class from audio 20 to comand aps. I was surprised how easy it was and it worked first time, just took a short drive for the...

Hey all. I'm in West Sussex, and have just installed my new (W203 Coupe) Facelift Comand APS. I have also installed the MB iPod kit for it. Is there anyone local who has the Star Diagnostic who can help me out updating the software, for little or no fee? Don't really wanna spent the money at...

Just wondering if my aircon needs recharging. It works fine. Been looking at the diagnostic display.Hold down Climate cont. REST for 10 secs, then scroll up/down with temp. buttons 01 In-car temperature sensor. 02 Outside temperature sensor. 03 Heater core temp, left. 04 Heater...

Just got my car back from these guys as it had to go in for an MOT and also I wanted the SRS light that had come on checking out. They have the full Mercedes diagnostics kit and charge a reasonable £45/hour (including any work required for that first hour). Cheaper than MD prices. They did...

I am about to purchase a second hand Star Diagnostics System it has the following set of cables,OBDII cable, 38pin cable, 4 pin cable and, Vito/Sprinter cable The seller says: "The unit uses DAS Aug/2007 (english) software. It can be updated with the dealer DAS DVD This system works well and...

Hi all, I have a w211 270d e-class, was driving today and while driving, the yellow engine diagnostics light came on in the instrument cluster. I stopped car and switched off, switched on, it was still on, then after a few minutes it is now gone. Light is gone now, should I get this checked...

Hi guys I'm based in Pakistan. Uptil now Mercedes were very rare here as they are considerably expensive to buy and run. However in the last few years, the import duty on them has been cut (slightly) enough to make them more popular than before. Apart from the main dealer, no one else has the...

I've been waiting for this beauty from these Chinese guys for 6 months...now it's here. http://www.one-stop-factory.com/pdetail.jsp?productid=7659

My first post so I hope I've put it in the correct place. I have a problem with my 1994 e320 (175k miles) that causes it to stall shortly after starting, about 1 time in 10 starts. When you put it into drive you can feel the revs drop , usually it recovers but sometimes it stalls. Very...

:bannana: We have a C180 and have had some problems which we were told could only be resolved by going to a MB dealer as they have the diagnostics machines, the same problem has occured and we would prefer to go to another garage. We are near Exeter, any recommendations would be greatly received. ;)

Im interested to know what is required to get a working Star Diagnostics setup. I assume it is PC based software, and therefore comunication is done via the com port. Im guessing some sort of adapter is then required to change the protocol to OBD I/II. For those in the know, can you give a...

Has anyone used one of those little pocket diagnostic units that plug into the odb2 port to show fault codes and allow reset / clearing? I know it's not Star Diagnosis, but I was wondering if they are they any good, particularly as I have seen various cheap units priced between £30 and about...

Does anyone know where to find the 38pin OBD on a w129 (1995) I have looked everywhere I can think of and it's driving me nuts

I have an E320 cdi year 2000 and I am having trouble locating the OBD diagnostics port. I was told it was on the drivers side next to the bonnet release handle, but when i looked it wasn't there. Does anyone know where it might be please.

Does anyone know if diagnostic codes are recorded with a timestamp of when the problem occured? Thanks!

(surreal account) Did you know that connecting the car to the diagnostic can blow up the computer. Well according to one dealer service agent .... that is one reason why I must be careful to explain my fault before I bring the car in. The fault was simply the "navigation activation for...

Hi All. I would like to know if anyone here can advise on getting a handheld OBD-II diagnostic codes reader for mercedes cars (post 1996). I noticed that the plug for the OBD computer inside the engine bay of my car (W202 1999 C43) is circular shaped (with 30 or so pins in it) and...

Found a very useful 4-page write up with photos, circuit diagrams, etc, on diy tracing & fixing of common known faults on the 4 cyl C-class Bosch/Siemens PMS engine management system. Well worth getting the December 2000 issue of Car Mechanics mag. for it, from the back issues dept. @ £3.40...