Hi Vag Com Or Elm327? Help Plse

[ian69]

:18: hi everyone,

been reading the boards and sorted myself out with a laptop , vag com software (4.09 full version apparently.... cough), ordered a lead off ebay(which only runs 4.09 or 3.11). Cheapskate i know but hey still recovering funds from xmas.Have now been reading further and my question is this.... I own a 2001 2.3i zetec. does this mean i need vag com,elm327, or something called wds which i saw a refferal to, or any combination of the above???which ones do which?

all help much appreciated

thanks

Ian

[butch]

Hi Ian69

 

i think vag-com will only work on the tdi car and not the 2.3zetec you will have to use the ford software for this car, but sorry i dont no the name of the system thats on the ford

 

regards

steve

[insider]

VAG-COM will only talk to the VW modules, i.e. not the Ford engine ECU.

The Ford system is WDS but Elm327 might work as it's a generic OBD2 reader - best to check with the Supplier.

[RADIOTWO]

:lol: hi everyone,

been reading the boards and sorted myself out with a laptop , vag com software (4.09 full version apparently.... cough), ordered a lead off ebay(which only runs 4.09 or 3.11). Cheapskate i know but hey still recovering funds from xmas.Have now been reading further and my question is this.... I own a 2001 2.3i zetec. does this mean i need vag com,elm327, or something called wds which i saw a refferal to, or any combination of the above???which ones do which?

all help much appreciated

thanks

Ian

 

Hi Ian

 

Not quite your question, but the latest version of Vag-com is 704

 

Radiotwo

[Chrisall]

Hi Ian69

 

i think vag-com will only work on the tdi car and not the 2.3zetec you will have to use the ford software for this car, but sorry i dont no the name of the system thats on the ford

 

regards

steve

 

VAG-COM will work, but only with the vehicle's VW sourced modules. I have a 2.8 Galaxy & my ebay special VAG-COM lead and downloaded 409 software works just fine. I haven't scanned every address yet so I can't give a definative list, however I do know it works with my engine, gearbox, instrment cluster and HEVAC ECUs. Obviously the 2.3 is different but if it's also got some VW ECUs then VAG-COM will work with them.

 

Cheers,

Chrisall.