Not necessarily for Ferraris but has anyone tried a FIXD obdII reader/analyzer?

What are you looking to do with the dongle ..just read codes ? How many cars would you be using it on ?

The old AP200.(White and gray one) Is a great choice but is free for life updates for one brand ..

Buying a good blue tooth dongle and pairing with eobd facile or torque pro is another route

If you are looking to code or program like say a bmw or a vag group car then that is a whole other discussion



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I haven't used that but it doesn't seem more than a reader that look up codes on the internet or possible its own database .. I don't think it is anything special based on my reading but o will other chime i who used it.

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Thats like saying a doctor knows your blood pressure is high and that is all that is needed for a diagnosis.

Sorry. Not buying it.

I had a lean code on my truck. Of the hundreds of things it could have been was a deteriorated rubber connector hose to my PCV valve. From a lean code and only a lean code there is no way the machine can tell me the rubber hose on my PCV valve had a vacuum leak.

 

Another easily triggered ***** on ignore.

 

In just looking at their website for a few seconds, it appears you can accomplish basically what they are selling with a $25 OBD2 code reader from Amazon and google for any DTC it reports.

Retrieving engine trouble codes is really just the tip of the iceberg. It can point you the right direction, but as Brian points out above, it certainly cannot take the place of a skilled mechanic when it comes to tracing down the root cause.

For more advanced scanning, you'd want something like an Autel scanner, etc. This can provide a big more in-depth information. I personally wouldn't spend your money on the FIXD stuff. Check Amazon for a good quality OBD2 reader if you need codes or as Flash said above, something like eobd facile is well regarded also.

Ray

 

Agree with Rifledriver. I had a code for a bad O2 sensor on a 2012 Santa Fe. Replaced it and reset the code. A day later the code pops up again. The real problem was the exhaust manifold got cracked in a rear-end collision several years before, but the manifold actually didn't break for several years. Had to take it to a dealer and they found the problem. I couldn't see the break while on the concrete floor with the bottom of the car 4 inches from my face, but I wasn't really looking for that. I trusted the OBD code reader to diagnose the problem. No more.

 

Yeah I had a Lexus with an O2 sensor error. Issue turned out to be part of the catalytic converter core came loose and went down the exhaust pipe and was cooking the O2 sensor. The previous shop couldn't figure the issue out because they apparently never bothered to look inside the cat nor exhaust pipe. Just blindly replacing things based on DT codes is not how to fix automotive issues.

Ray