Verner Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Hi Everyone, Just looking for a little advice please. I am going to get one of those little Diagnostics Scanner/Tools for my 987. Can anyone recommend one, in say the sub £200.00 category? Please? Best wishes, Verner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cocky Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 I have a foxwell which is a very cheap one (£30 ish) I can ready fault codes & remove them if required and a load of other things). I don't think for £200 you will get a unit that allows you to access and change settings on your car so I would try a cheaper one like I have if that's all you want it for. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
½cwt Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 iCarsoft 2.0POR. Not sure which 987 you have but the 2.0 has all the extra features for electric handbrake and other more modern module reading. I have a 986 so bought the slightly cheaper 1.0. Good, well build unit, feels much more like a proper tool than the cheaper ones and reads all Porsche features, not just OBD2 engine and emissions related stuff. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Verner Posted February 22 Author Report Share Posted February 22 Thanks guys, looks like I will plump for the iCarsoft V2 Por. I appreciate you kind advice. Best wishes, Verner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrbikerdood Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 iCarsoft Auto Diagnostic Scanner P700 V2.0 for PORSCHE with ABS Airbag Scan,Oil Service Reset EPB DPF BMS ect: Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike Bought for my 981s - works a treat! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beaks Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 one thing I would say is give very careful consideration on what you want to do with it. if you think you may want to run actuations and deeper levels of diagnostics, then an entry level durametric could be for you. (of course, you'll need an old lap top running XP which is another cost). my point is, don't buy a scanner and then end up wishing you had (or need) something better and end buying that after. (i sold my iCarsoft Por v2.0 when I bought my durametric... but ending up buying another as it's handy to sling in the car when on road trips...!!!) but anyway - either are great bits of kit, and the iCarsoft is very well made and also very easy to use. cheers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beaks Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Just now, beaks said: one thing I would say is give very careful consideration on what you want to do with it. if you think you may want to run actuations and deeper levels of diagnostics, then an entry level durametric could be for you. (of course, you'll need an old lap top running XP which is another cost). my point is, don't buy a scanner and then end up wishing you had (or need) something better and end buying that after. (i sold my iCarsoft Por v2.0 when I bought my durametric... but ending up buying another as it's handy to sling in the car when on road trips...!!!) but anyway - either are great bits of kit, and the iCarsoft is very well made and also very easy to use. cheers. as an aside, if anyone local to me needs their car plugging in and looking at, always happy to help out. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liberty Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 22 minutes ago, beaks said: as an aside, if anyone local to me needs their car plugging in and looking at, always happy to help out. Does it tell you rev range data?also what can it do that icarsoft cant?tia... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beaks Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 43 minutes ago, Liberty said: Does it tell you rev range data?also what can it do that icarsoft cant?tia... this place should answer better chap.. http://www.durametric.com/ 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zcacogp Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Verner, I did this bit of research about a year ago. I came to the following conclusions: - Cheapest option. A generic fault code reader, £20 or so from eBay. Will read the standard 'core' OBD codes and reset them as well. This is not Porsche-specific and won't do any of the Porsche-specific stuff, just the universal codes as they would appear on any car. Come as Bluetooth dongle things which work with an app on your 'phone. - Mid-range option. iCarSoft POR1 or 2. The 1 was the earlier model, the 2 does a few things that the 1 doesn't (such as actuating the ABS system to make bleeding the brakes easier) but there's not much in it. Around £140 for the model 2, a bit less for the model 1. What this allows you to do is reset the service indicator on the dashboard which can't be done by the generic code readers. These are physical bits of kit, looking a little bit like a hand-held games console. - Expensive option. Durametric. Allows all of the above but can set several of the options on the car as well - things like whether it chirps when you lock it and so on. This is software with a lead so you need an old laptop to run it on. It comes in two types: 'Amateur' which will only work on three cars before locking up and 'Pro' which will work on as many cars as you like. I think these were around £400 for the amateur version, over £1000 for the pro. - Dealer option. Porsche PIWIS. Allows you to do everything including resetting the car, adding new modules if you plug them in (cruise control etc), re-finding things like heated seats if the car has forgotten them etc etc etc. I think that some enthusiasts have PIWIS but can't imagine there are many as it's probably frighteningly expensive. I need to buy a system as well (I never did so having done the research!) and thought that the iCarSoft POR2 was probably the way to go. They all seem to be £136 on eBay, with free delivery. (Interestingly a second-hand one come up on eBay a couple of weeks ago and went for something like £137!) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beaks Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 i bought mine from here - notice there's a £10 code that takes the cost down to £126. https://www.ukpartsdirect.com/vehicle-diagnostic-tools/icarsoft-uk-diagnostic-tools/icarsoft-uk-v2-diagnostic-tools/icarsoft-por-v2-0-porsche-full-system-diagnostic-scan-tool-the-official-icarsoft-uk-outlet.html 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zcacogp Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 8 hours ago, Jonttt said: Great post, thanks Jonttt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Verner Posted February 24 Author Report Share Posted February 24 On 2/22/2021 at 2:24 PM, beaks said: one thing I would say is give very careful consideration on what you want to do with it. if you think you may want to run actuations and deeper levels of diagnostics, then an entry level durametric could be for you. (of course, you'll need an old lap top running XP which is another cost). my point is, don't buy a scanner and then end up wishing you had (or need) something better and end buying that after. (i sold my iCarsoft Por v2.0 when I bought my durametric... but ending up buying another as it's handy to sling in the car when on road trips...!!!) but anyway - either are great bits of kit, and the iCarsoft is very well made and also very easy to use. cheers. Thanks for the great advice. I am just looking for a basic tool to let me know what problems there are should they crop up. My Tech/Mech lives about 30 miles from here, so if anything does come up, I can inform him to be prepared when coming across to sort issue out. If that makes sense? Thanks again, Verner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenM Posted Sunday at 11:20 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 11:20 PM I bought the ICarsoft POR V2 and found it very useful, definitely worth having. If nothing else you can check to see if there are any fault codes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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