Thread: Get a Gap tool they said ......................

Yes a highly overrated piece of kit - fine if you want to go into systems and play with things but cheaper option to just read codes.

I have had my RRS for 10 years and 180,000km and never needed a Gap tool - happy with the settings in the car. I have a Faultmate FCR to read my codes and it works fine - never needed to play with the systems.

If such an issue did pop up and it never has, just get my indy to do it - charges about $50 depending what is needed.

Originally Posted by Barraman

........ so I did! Bought one 2nd hand from someone on here. Had it linked to my vehicle - played around with it for a bit - all OK!

Then my D4 decided it would not come out of park. Ahah, I thought, I’ll read the fault codes with my Gap tool! So I plugged it in and it told me that there was a transmission fault - obviously way above its pay grade cause it stopped working right there and then - an hasn’t worked since!

GAP support is excellent (Canadian, not US) - contact them and see what's up - I'm sure you will be happily surprised - but you may have to pay the transfer fee to get it into your name (around $30/40 from memory, but sounds like you have already done that.

Originally Posted by 101RRS

Yes a highly overrated piece of kit - fine if you want to go into systems and play with things but cheaper option to just read codes.

I have had my RRS for 10 years and 180,000km and never needed a Gap tool - happy with the settings in the car. I have a Faultmate FCR to read my codes and it works fine - never needed to play with the systems.

If such an issue did pop up and it never has, just get my indy to do it - charges about $50 depending what is needed.

It’s hardly overrated if you use it for what it’s rated for. Clearly you don’t need to because you choose to use your indy, but for many, it’s a very helpful piece of kit that’s paid for itself in my case.

Originally Posted by 101RRS

Yes a highly overrated piece of kit - fine if you want to go into systems and play with things but cheaper option to just read codes.

I have had my RRS for 10 years and 180,000km and never needed a Gap tool - happy with the settings in the car. I have a Faultmate FCR to read my codes and it works fine - never needed to play with the systems.

If such an issue did pop up and it never has, just get my indy to do it - charges about $50 depending what is needed.

Over-rated? Hardly....

Maybe exceeds your use, but not many others.

Tweaking Fuel readings, recalibrate speedo, adjust CCF to suit mods are all very handy. As well as reflash service for modules.

Then there’s suspension settings, calibration, service resets and it goes on.

Where’s your Indy when you’re in the Simpson or up the Savannah?

Originally Posted by Barraman

........ so I did! Bought one 2nd hand from someone on here. Had it linked to my vehicle - played around with it for a bit - all OK!

Then my D4 decided it would not come out of park. Ahah, I thought, I’ll read the fault codes with my Gap tool! So I plugged it in and it told me that there was a transmission fault - obviously way above its pay grade cause it stopped working right there and then - an hasn’t worked since!

If it's the android version have you tried "Force Stop" and then restarting the app?

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

It’s hardly overrated if you use it for what it’s rated for. Clearly you don’t need to because you choose to use your indy, but for many, it’s a very helpful piece of kit that’s paid for itself in my case.

Originally Posted by Tombie

Over-rated? Hardly....

Maybe exceeds your use, but not many others.

Tweaking Fuel readings, recalibrate speedo, adjust CCF to suit mods are all very handy. As well as reflash service for modules.

Then there’s suspension settings, calibration, service resets and it goes on.

Where’s your Indy when you’re in the Simpson or up the Savannah?

Just expressing my view nothing more - as I said never needed it in 10 years of owner ship. If people think they need it or want to play with their settings well that is great for them.

Yes unless you do your own work or travel remote you probably don't need one, 1 tow truck fee and its paid for.

Originally Posted by 101RRS

Just expressing my view nothing more - as I said never needed it in 10 years of owner ship. If people think they need it or want to play with their settings well that is great for them.

Yet.... Faultmate FCR is the same price and you happily have one of them. So your view is quite hypocritical as you have a device in the same price point.

All these tools are unnecessary- if people want to just pay a mechanic to sort stuff.
Don’t need any tools or a shed either - just keep paying others.