.:About Diagnostics

The VAG cars have the ability to sort faults in the ecu memory, some of these will be stored in the ecu but not throw up the engine management light, ABS light or traction control light. The description of the fault also gives you an indication of the severity of it and if its a fault that's permanent or just a slight/intermittent fault. The VAG COM program is a software program that is very similar to the genuine VAG computers in the workshops.

.:services

The services we can provide with VAG com are, printouts of the sorted faults in the cars ECU's, clear all fault codes to see if they come back right away. We can do live data logging while driving to see if all sensors are working correctly and if the car is running as it should. We can see if cars are loosing boost pulling back on engine timing and many other things involving reading the ecu data. Features in the central convenience system that are turned off at the factory can be enabled. This includes alarm beeps auto locking and unlocking. On The MK4 Golf platform after 2001 it is also possible to enable miles left in the tank in the Instruments

.:Prices

Fault code diagnostics £15.

Switching on hidden features £20 per session no limit on how many.

Live data logging with printout graphs £20 per hour.

.: Diagnostic equipment

We have use of the following diagnostic equipment for various different tasks:

• VAG COM For Dual K line cars and the newer Can Bus Cars. we also have adaptors to fit the early 2 pin cars from the early 90's

• VAG TACHO, this programme allows us to Code new keys to cars, enable hidden features in the instruments by re-writing the eeprom.

• VDS PRO. this is an older VAG diagnostic programme with re writing ability.

• VAG COMMANDER For coding keys on the later can cars.