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I am looking for information on VAg com or VCDS, What will they do or not do, can these talk to the fuel pump in 2.5 TDi engines, i mainly want to use it on my 04 plate lt35.
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They can do a variety of things (test modules and systems out, code modules up and give live data etc.) What do you want to do with the fuel pump? Is it a timing belt job? I am fairly sure on the pre PD engines they can indeed set the pump up when the timing belt is done.
While the software is a superb bit of kit and it has saved me a fortune whenever I used a friend's cheap it is not. IIRC my friend paid £260 for his lead.
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Last Edit: Jul 14, 2016 8:35:47 GMT by ChasR
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Yes the pump timing is more or less what i want to look at, we just did the belts and we were told the timing may now go out, but also i wanted to check for fault codes and see about the alarm and central locking, £260....expensive but usefull  |
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ChasR
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Jul 14, 2016 10:16:09 GMT
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Where are you based? I may be able to do it for you. I'm in Warwick.
Also, it's worth checking which version you need. My 06 Passat needed the HEX-CAN version as does his RS4 and the newer Audis his wife has owned. Ross Tech (the owner of VCDS) has compatibility chart.
On my Passat it helped cure alot of faults other garages gave up with. While I did not like the results it did pinpoint the issues well.
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Last Edit: Jul 14, 2016 10:18:33 GMT by ChasR
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Jul 14, 2016 11:32:42 GMT
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i know it works with that engine in a t4, looked at the pump timing and injection quantity adjustment.
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Jul 14, 2016 17:02:17 GMT
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I am in wolverhampton and i already spotted a problem, the LT needs an adapter as its a round plug, but i have a guy who wants to buy one for his VAG stuff so i might get access for the cost of the adapter, and welshpug yes thats what i want to do.
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Jul 20, 2016 17:11:13 GMT
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Adapters are cheap off eBay
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Jul 20, 2016 17:47:07 GMT
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Thanks james54 i will go humnting on ebay.
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Jul 20, 2016 19:38:56 GMT
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You can use VCDS Lite with a 3rd party cable. Freeware version does quite alot of the diagnostics but doesn't access the pump timing utility. You can upgrade this to the registered version for $ 99 (check it all works properly first, Ross-Tech take no prisoners when it comes to licenses!) which does more. www.ross-tech.com/vcds-lite/Nick |
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