Foxwell OBD scanner review
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I have an Autel scanner which provides a series of ABS/ASR test functions.
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Thanks for the excellent review of the Foxwell NT530. I have a 2010 Panamera Turbo. The previous owner, after a minor front end accident, replaced the Porsche headlamps with aftermarket headlights, resulting in a headlight control fault warning showing on the dash. The after market headlights work okay though not as good as original Porsche xenons. I want to clear the fault, however. Can the Foxwell do this or do I need a PIWIS scanner? Perhaps the PIWIS won't be able to clear the fault either but want to try, as any faults showing are annoying.
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Thanks for the excellent review of the Foxwell NT530. I have a 2010 Panamera Turbo. The previous owner, after a minor front end accident, replaced the Porsche headlamps with aftermarket headlights, resulting in a headlight control fault warning showing on the dash. The after market headlights work okay though not as good as original Porsche xenons. I want to clear the fault, however. Can the Foxwell do this or do I need a PIWIS scanner? Perhaps the PIWIS won't be able to clear the fault either but want to try, as any faults showing are annoying.
What all that means is to turn off this warning - there may be a halogen/HID selection available in the PIWIS - but I'm not at all certain that switching it from what it is now will change how a bad light is detected.
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As you're bleeding each circuit. Each circuit (one for each wheel) is activated as that circuit is being bled. IIRC - there are warnings in the factory documentation about turning the bleed function on for too long (I think 20 seconds is mentioned) because it possibly could cause damage from overheating. You can continue bleeding the circuit once you've bled the ABS/PSM modulator since the air from the modulator should be downstream of the modulator.
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As you're bleeding each circuit. Each circuit (one for each wheel) is activated as that circuit is being bled. IIRC - there are warnings in the factory documentation about turning the bleed function on for too long (I think 20 seconds is mentioned) because it possibly could cause damage from overheating. You can continue bleeding the circuit once you've bled the ABS/PSM modulator since the air from the modulator should be downstream of the modulator.
Out on the interwebz I was getting conflicting info on the timing. Some instructional vids and docs didn't say anything at all about the timing.
In fact, in some of the vids (w/GM cars) they just demo running the flush from the scan tool and then declaring the entire job done.
An old response on the P9 forum simply said not to bother with it ..its more important to do the flush. Which is what I did Sunday night.
Next time I'll run the ABS routines.
Thanks again.
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Thanks, that makes sense.
Out on the interwebz I was getting conflicting info on the timing. Some instructional vids and docs didn't say anything at all about the timing.
In fact, in some of the vids (w/GM cars) they just demo running the flush from the scan tool and then declaring the entire job done.
An old response on the P9 forum simply said not to bother with it ..its more important to do the flush. Which is what I did Sunday night.
Next time I'll run the ABS routines.
Thanks again.
Out on the interwebz I was getting conflicting info on the timing. Some instructional vids and docs didn't say anything at all about the timing.
In fact, in some of the vids (w/GM cars) they just demo running the flush from the scan tool and then declaring the entire job done.
An old response on the P9 forum simply said not to bother with it ..its more important to do the flush. Which is what I did Sunday night.
Next time I'll run the ABS routines.
Thanks again.
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IMO now (after recently doing the flush and considering your input) the reason to do it is two fold.
(1) to get any air bubbles out of the ABS system.
(2) to replace the fluid in the the ABS system with new/good stuff.
If the ABS pump is done too soon during the flush, the ABS system will get cycled with the same old fluid ..and possibly replace the old air bubbles with new.
If the ABS pump is done too late during the flush, the newly flushed line will get polluted with air bubbles and old fluid from the ABS.
So probably best to do the ABS pump as soon as you see new fluid coming out the bleeder ..and then finish with flushing the prescribed volume of fluid (plus more).
Just gotta make sure you get the polluted ABS fluid out of the line.
After the straight flush I did Sunday night ..I can definitely feel the diff in my pedal ..its more solid and the pedal travel has been reduced after a certain depression point.
But I can imagine it would've been even better if I had done a proper ABS pump in the process.
Tested on a mountain road yesterday morning in a slight drizzle and the brakes (and new Conti ExtremeContact Sport+ tires) rocked!
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Has anyone figured out if you can disable TPMS? I tried messing around in there but the only thing I saw that was editable was the data for each wheel. Nothing to disable or change to not installed.