SchnellAuto

whats a good diagnostic laptop or handheld.

i was trying to find a bosch hammer ..no luck...

hows about durametric?


thanks

lemon

IainM

Hi Lemon,
My research says:
http://www.porschehvac.bergvill.com/
But I'm still waiting to receive it so can't tell you about it, ordered it a couple of days ago.
Lots of threads on this.

P-track

I have seen the Tore option stated above, very impressed. Easy to use and also works on OBD1 cars, except for the airbag module.

techman1

I would give the durametric pro version a try. I think their latest version allows some module coding, but check firsthand to verify.

lopro

ive owned the durametric pro. worked well - im also in the market at this time

il pirata

This company is the most reliable source for a Hammer...I got mine from them and it was in very good condition. If they do not have one in stock you can ask them to find one.

http://www.jdsporsche.com/services.html

pmalenfa

I have a Durametric Enthusiast version. If you only need it for your 993, that version is enough. If you need it for more than 3 cars, get the Pro version, and if you need the round plug (964 style), get the adapter.

For up to 3 cars/VINs, the Enthusiast have all features. It's connected to a laptop, usb port and the software is a free download and easy to use.

Don't know the other tools so I can't comment thoses.

Kika

I have a actron9180. It reads codes and allows me to reset the cel. I can also determine if he drive cycle monitors are set. Others can do more,but for me the hand held does everything I need.

SchnellAuto

Every book I read points to the hammer. Give a hammer a try first..then maybe dura metric..

CalvinC4S

If your post 95, your making a mistake with the 9288 aka hammer.
There are a lot of cool things on later OBD2 cars to play with.

pp000830

I have the old original Durametric cord and software. Can be finicky getting a connection at times but it works well once a good connection is made.
If the connection is poor it either tells you or returns a bunch of OBD failure codes from the ECU.

It seems to work most reliably when the laptop is running off of house current.
To test the airbag module on my 96’ I must chose the 964 model and then read the code.
The software has all sorts of real time data graphing however I have not yet found a burning need for this feature.