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can you buy an emissions reader for a laptop
zxrlocost - 19/5/06 at 09:55 AM

hi as above can you buy a kit or something that reads emissions

save keep pissing around at MOT stations

ta chris

rayward - 19/5/06 at 10:03 AM

halfords do a stand alone one, gunsons i think.

Ray

UncleFista - 19/5/06 at 10:04 AM

quote:
Originally posted by zxrlocost
hi as above can you buy a kit or something that reads emissions

save keep pissing around at MOT stations

ta chris


You can buy "hobby" ones but they're not very accurate. The profesional ones that garages use are expensive and need calibrating every 6 months or so.

Quick answer = no

BKLOCO - 19/5/06 at 10:20 AM

Your best bet is a wide band lambda sensor and controller.
Innovations LC-1
This will allow you to directly read the air fuel ratio and tune accordingly.
I got my Zetec through SVA emissions of .45 at idle and .3 at 3000 with the aid of one of these. (and a cat)
I tuned the idle to 14.7 : 1 and 3000rpm (no load) to about 15 : 1 and made the map a straight line between the two and got through. Crazy realy because the rest of the map can be as rich as f*** and poluting as hell and it doesn't matter.
Not cheap though.
£130 ish from Bill Shrivinton.

[Edited on 19-5-06 by BKLOCO]

zxrlocost - 19/5/06 at 10:50 AM

hi that sounds complicated

chris it was pissing it down so I called it off

retest monday

trikerneil - 19/5/06 at 11:52 AM

Have a look HERE.
it may be of interest

Syd Bridge - 19/5/06 at 12:02 PM

quote:
Originally posted by zxrlocost
hi as above can you buy a kit or something that reads emissions

save keep pissing around at MOT stations

ta chris


Take a look around the PICO website.

http://www.picotech.com/

Lots of good stuff for the PC and laptop to play with associated with cars.

Cheers,
Syd.