LPG diagnostic tools

[olbod]

G'day.
Is there diagnostic tools available for different gas installations that we can purchase ?
Being able to puchase something like our Nanacoms to plug into our gas systems would be great.
Ours is a Sprint Gas system and the nearest agent is 800 klm round trip away. Bugger that.

[bee utey]

Precisely which Sprint gas system is it? Once you have identified the model you need to purchase a tuning cable and software and use a laptop computer. The laptop doesn't need to be particularly flash, ebay has tons of small windows machines suitable for the job.

[olbod]

Well I have finally been able to identify the system we have in The Bitch.
Its an OMVL Dream Sequential Vapour Injection System.
Fitted by Bruce Davis in 2006.
Crikey.
First up can I get myself my own Diagnostic tools to plug into this thing ?
What and from where ?

Second is this system worth continueing with ?
It has worked pretty well in the past I am told but hasn't for about twelve months with the problem that I have outlined in another thread.

I am at a crossroads here and not sure how to proceed.
I can travell to Townsville to have it serviced I think, I havent spoken to the Bloke yet. Probably the way to go to get it working now.
But I would like to have diagnostics, learn how to use it and check the future system faults myself if possible.
Is it worth it ?

Ta.

[p38arover]

Have a look here: http://p38arover.com/lpg/Dream%2021%20Software%20Users%20Guide-4440.pdf

The Dream file might help.

Maybe worth emailing Bruce. As you are a fair way from Sydney, he might help out with the software.

Also, look here: http://www.fesautogas.co.uk/dreamm.htm

[olbod]

Thanks Ron.
I will take a bit of a look and see what I can find.

[p38arover]

Those files from Fesauto won't download with Chrome - it thinks they are malicious. I downloaded them with Firefox and will run a virus check on them.
The file on my website is ok.

[p38arover]

PLR has posted this link in wayneg's thread.

Software for LPG Autogas Systems (http://www.lpgshop.co.uk/lpg-software/)

It has the OMVL software.

[olbod]

Thanks Ron, that looks promising.
I will check it out tomorrow.

Cheers.

[olbod]

PLR has posted this link in wayneg's thread.

Software for LPG Autogas Systems (http://www.lpgshop.co.uk/lpg-software/)

It has the OMVL software.

Well I downloaded the OMVL software onto my PC, it put a shortcut on the desktop.
Shortcut would not work, delving into it, nothing worked, so I deleted the download.

Question: Does this software need to be downloaded to my laptop and then be connected to gas system under the bonett before it will work ?
If so which cabling stuff do I need purchase that will be compatible.
I put a couple of samples below.

The Nanacom was easy but I know nothing about gas systems and stuff so I am just feeling my way into it.

Ta.

[olbod]

Well I downloaded the OMVL software onto my PC, it put a shortcut on the desktop.
Shortcut would not work, delving into it, nothing worked, so I deleted the download.

Question: Does this software need to be downloaded to my laptop and then be connected to gas system under the bonett before it will work ?
If so which cabling stuff do I need purchase that will be compatible.
I put a couple of samples below.

The Nanacom was easy but I know nothing about gas systems and stuff so I am just feeling my way into it.

Ta.

Anyone ?

[bee utey]

If you buy an USB cable kit then you get the matching software with it. Install the software from the CD supplied and then have a look. Mind you I have no idea if the software will be of any use to you, it only picks up certain kinds of problems and not sticky injectors for example. Then there's the steep learning curve you need to climb to make sense of the italinglish instructions! It's not going to give you a detailed printout of every minor glitch, you'll have to work with it and do some critical thinking about what you expect to see. Remember this software is for setting up the injection kit for a wide range of engines from a 5 cyl 2 litre to a V8 6 litre, it's trained mechanics software not a simplified fault scanner.

[olbod]

bee utey, thank you.
I dont know what it will do untill i have the stuff to connect.
Below is a couple of items you might find interesting.
The PDF file is written by the Italian chappy and is very large and is in english. I have read thru it three times and seems to be straight forward. It does not appear to be rocket science.
Also it indicates that you can reset thingy's to default.
The other download is the software for my system.
I am trying to identify which cabling kit will be compatible.
I have sent emails to Sprint Gas and others overseas to try and get the right kit, I await their reply's.

I shall continue to try and find the right gear ( cable kit ).

Cheers.

[TheTree]

Robert

If you are still having problems try this;

Get your machine running without the USB lead plugged in and make sure the machine is connected to the internet.

Then plug the adaptor in and you should see a series of messages as it downloads and installs the driver.

Eventually it should say something like "your device blah blah blah" is ready to use

Then plug it in to the bitch and fire up the software

Look for a menu item or button which says "connect" and see if it will talk

Good luck
Steve

[olbod]

Thanks Steve.
That is probably good advice.

Problem is I dont have a lead yet !!!
There are half a dozen or so that I think might be the one I need but I could buy them all before I discover that the one I need for my system is number eleven.
I cant find anyone to tell me which is the cable that I actually have to buy.
Sprint Gas has clammed up and appear to be keeping it to themselves.
I will give them a couple more days and see if they reply. I offered to buy the complete diagnostic system from them even.
Agents dont want to know because it is a Landy with an outdated system ( 2006 ).

Getting a bit fed up with it actually.
My first thought was to remove all this gas stuff and thro it in the skip but when the DH threatend to increase the price of petrol and everything else I thought I might be able to fix it and possibly save a quid here and there.
The DH looks like he might win because I am stuck for a lead thingy.

Oh well.

[bee utey]

Your OMVL system should have the same diagnostic plug as a whole range of badge engineered injection systems. My diagnostic cable works with a whole host of different systems. Just buy the cable kit you showed from ebay and it should work, depending on your computer's age the cable will need the USB drivers off the supplied CD or the computer can download one itself off the net.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

you'll see that there are two plugs suitable for early and later diagnostic connections.

[olbod]

Your OMVL system should have the same diagnostic plug as a whole range of badge engineered injection systems. My diagnostic cable works with a whole host of different systems. Just buy the cable kit you showed from ebay and it should work, depending on your computer's age the cable will need the USB drivers off the supplied CD or the computer can download one itself off the net.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachments/lpg/77959d1401406170-lpg-diagnostic-tools-cable.jpg

you'll see that there are two plugs suitable for early and later diagnostic connections.


Thanks, I will order it and give it a go.
No harm in trying.

By the way what did you think of that 13 meg software program ?
That is the one I want to try.

Cheers.

[bee utey]

By the way what did you think of that 13 meg software program ?
That is the one I want to try.

Cheers.

Wouldn't have a clue, I don't do much work on OMVL kits. The first one I got to work on I ended up ditching the ECU and fitting a later Zavoli ECU. After a bit of stuffing around I got it to go lots better than it had ever gone in the previous few years, according to the owner. The early ECU had some kind of intermittent fault that used to blow up expensive dash switches.

[TheTree]

sounds more like a nightmare than a dream :p

[p38arover]

Robert, did you ever ask Bruce Davis seeing as he installed the system? Owing to your location, it's no skin off his nose if he gives you the software.

[olbod]

Robert, did you ever ask Bruce Davis seeing as he installed the system? Owing to your location, it's no skin off his nose if he gives you the software.


Doh.
Ron I saw that suggestion and completly forgot to contact him.

[p38arover]

I've found Bruce quite amenable.