Paul, have a look at the following link. These are the instructions for the
Sealey VS8700 which gives you the codes & descriptions all in one.
http://www.ccw-tools.com/uploads/images_products/PDF/Instructions/VS8700.pdf
Kindest Regards
Tom
AH3000 MKIII BJ8
Austin Mini Park Lane
MGA 1600
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rod Williams" <PRNDL@sonic.net>
To: "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Off Topic - ODB II readers
> On Feb 23, 2010, at 7:40 AM, Paul Root wrote:
>
>> Yeah, the question was, what features do I want in a reader?
>
> Paul. I have used a "ScanGauge II" for a couple of years. It lives in my
> Sprinter van now but I have used it in my BMW, VW and Econoline before.
> It, of
> course, reads and can clear some OBD codes and has paid for itself a
> couple of
> times with that feature. However, I currently use it to monitor my
> Sprinter's
> turbo diesel. It has amazing features and I consider it irreplaceable.
>
> Nothing useful is going to tell you what the code is directly. Many codes
> are
> specific not only to a manufacturer but sometimes to a particular model
> (as I
> discovered with my VW). It's pretty east to look them up.
>
> --
> Rod Williams
> Petaluma, California
> 1967 MGB
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