ABS Amigo New box

[Baffle]

Hi all
Any body had any experience with this product, If its good I would like to purchase it, squealing brakes and lights is a rather common problem for me.
Land Rover Reset Tools - ABS Amigo (http://www.rswsolutions.com/index_absamigobox_v1.htm)
Yours
Mark

[Baffle]

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ABS Amegio New box

Any help would be much appreciated

Is there any body on the Gold Coast with a nanocom who could turn my light off, $45 a pop is starting to hurt.
Yours Mark

[dullbird]

at $45 a pop why dont you just buy one :)

[Baffle]

Exactly ;) I would like my lights off before the long week end,
Ther seems to be a new box out and am trying to find out about it

[Psimpson7]

Hi Mark,

Where on the coast are you?

I may be able to do it for you.

Rgds
Pete

[Baffle]

Mate that would be fantastic
I will pm you

Mark

[Bytemrk]

Baffle,

I notice that yours is V8.... Nanocom is TD5 specific.

That said I can't see why it shouldn't still talk to the SLABS ECU. ( I never tried min on a V8.. I guess Pete might help us find out :angel:)

Reading about the ABS Amegio... they want near US$200 plus delivery.. :eek::eek:

That's close to half what a Nanocom would cost that does SO much more than just resetting the 3 amigoes.!

Im not sure if the scanguageII will do the ABS as well - but it's a similar price and will do all your engine codes etc - similar to the Nanocom I believe. Might be worth looking into.

That said I have never used one - the only diagnostic tool I've had hands on experience with is the Nanocom.

Cheers, Mark

[Baffle]

Thanks Bytemrk,
Anything electronic (including this computer:mad::mad:) is a bad area for me to dabble in, all the info I can get on the right product to purchase helps me out.
I'll look up this little box you are talking about

[Psimpson7]

Well spotted. I cant do it if its a v8. I have already tried to access the BCU/ABS stuff on a v8 as a test and it wont let you initalize the ecu.

Sorry Mark. Will pm you back too.

Rgds
Peter.

[Bytemrk]

Thanks Bytemrk,
Anything electronic (including this computer:mad::mad:) is a bad area for me to dabble in, all the info I can get on the right product to purchase helps me out.
I'll look up this little box you are talking about

No worries.... I haven't looked into the scangauges much - so they may not suit your needs... but it just seemed to me th unit you were looking at wasnt so cheap if it only did the ABS.

That said $45 a hit doesnt take long to pay back $200 either!

Good luck with it.


Mark

[Urban Panzer]

The D2 whether its engine is a V8 or TD5 have IDENTICAL BCU / SLS/ ABS / ACE systems.

Nanocom will work with either (Except the V8 engine) . The error of "unable to initialize the ECU" is just the crappy language between the car and the tool, disconnect the Nanocom and turn the ignition on then back off to position 1 and re-try it.

It took me several attempts to talk to a TD5 last week, but it goes in the end, I think its more the BCU is "fussy" than anything else.

As far as that ABS amigo goes, well imo hes on to a good thing there as it sells very well in the US at $200 a pop........But waaaaaaaayyyy to expensive to do 1 system in my opinion.

Scangauge will only talk to the V8 Engine using standard OBD11 parameters, it does not work on any other D2 system. Nanocom is a priceless tool and 100% worth the investment.

[Psimpson7]

Have you actually had it work on a V8? Interested as I had several goes at it.

[Baffle]

No worries Psimpson, thanks :(:D:D

[Baffle]

The D2 whether its engine is a V8 or TD5 have IDENTICAL BCU / SLS/ ABS / ACE systems.

Nanocom will work with either (Except the V8 engine)

Urban Panzer,
See the second things go electronic thing get confusing for me (please explain)??:p
Mark

[Psimpson7]

Mark,

I have just asked them and will update this thread when they respond.

Rgds
Peter

[Urban Panzer]

The D2 whether its engine is a V8 or TD5 have IDENTICAL BCU / SLS/ ABS / ACE systems.

Nanocom will work with either (Except the V8 engine)

Urban Panzer,
See the second things go electronic thing get confusing for me (please explain)??:p
Mark

Basically, the ONLY diff between the 2 is the engine, ALL the other systems are IDENTICAL, so that includes the ABS, Air Suspension, Active Cornering Enhancement (ACE) and the BCU (body control unit) etc.

Nanocom won't do V8 engines, (see below) But, because the V8 was the only choice in the US, the engine has to by law since "94" I think, have OBD capabilty for emissions etc, The NAS spec D1's were OBD compliant, so the "yanks" can get endless diagnostic tools cheaply for their engines, but they struggle with the other systems as we all did till Nanocom arrived (thank god).
Diagnostic tools to read the V8 are so easy to get anywhere, but Diesel engines did not have to meet that criteria so the function was not added till a lot later.

"If" the TD5 was sold in the US, then it would have been easy for the home DIY'er to fix it / buy Diagnostic tools etc.

Ref confirmation.........

I e-mailed Mattia at Nanocom ages ago ref this, He responded as I had suspected, both cars are the same.

Nanocom is "primarily" TD5 based because it was developed in Italy where they just dont have the V8 engines. Mattia has already told me "if" and when he gets a V8 to "play" with, he will add the V8 Engine to Nanocom as well.

[stevo]

On paper that looks good and would solve some intermittent problems but may have the potential to mask more serious problems and affect the operation of the abs, guessing it would be around $350 aus??

[Baffle]

Hi Stevo
It does say that it reads the codes for further diagnosis, still pretty costly

[stevo]

to be honest you would be better off buying a nanocom and do the whole car, I have a rovacom lite and it has come in handy, Have you had the codes read?? to see what it is, I had a crook speed sensor which brings up the three amgoes and I have fixed three modulators including mine to get rid of the lights.

I use after market pads and never had a problem but if there is noise in the system it seems to make any faults show up easier.

[Bytemrk]

to be honest you would be better off buying a nanocom and do the whole car, I have a rovacom lite and it has come in handy, Have you had the codes read?? to see what it is, I had a crook speed sensor which brings up the three amgoes and I have fixed three modulators including mine to get rid of the lights..


Stevo, he can't ... Nanocom is TD5 Specific...... Baffle's is V8 ;)

Mark

[Baffle]

:BigCry::unsure:
Just makes me more determined to find something, I hope

[stevo]

Did not know that what a PITA.

[Lucus]

where would one look to purchase a Nanocom?

[davros]

Rovacraft on the net. One in WA one over east. About $500. Very nice I have used it quite a few times since I bought it and as I live in the sticks it has already paid for itself! (about $60 to plug in at a dealer etc)

Dave

[Baffle]

I think I looked up there little black box and thought it did not clear the lights, I hope im wrong?? Does it clear the 3 amegios?? could you give the direct link??
Yours Mark

[Zute]

While your looking at his web page, check out the products section. He has ones that cover other functions and cars, eg P38.

[p38arover]

posted in the electronic diagnoses area

ABS Amegio New box

Any help would be much appreciated

Is there any body on the Gold Coast with a nanocom who could turn my light off, $45 a pop is starting to hurt.
Yours Mark

Don't post the same question in multiple areas.