Category Archives: Automotive Diagnostics

I will try to update this one or two times a week on general work tasks and things we are doing here at http://www.autodiagcart.com

Jaguar and Land Rover IDS

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Postmaster

I got a job in from the Bahama’s. A nice guy that bought some connectors from China and was not connecting to those cars like he thought he should! Remember, each time someone buys from a new Chinese supplier, they … Continue reading →

New web site in the works

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Postmaster

Check us out. www.AutoDiagCartdev.com

Snap on scanners

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Postmaster

Pathetic. So many people have bought them. I get them as trade ins all the time.

Autologic for BMW owners needing to buy ICOM

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Postmaster

Reported in “Parts and People” the shop, in Englewood, CO that has had an Autologic for BMW probably longer than any other in the region has found it necessary to buy the ICOM set and subscribe to www.bmwtechinfo.com for the … Continue reading →

BMW ISIS ISTA-P and ISTA-D

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Postmaster

Is all working well through the Universal scanner from Taiwan as of last month. So there is another reason to buy the Universal scanner from Taiwan. The first generation ICOM set from BMW was $4500. It ONLY works on BMW. The … Continue reading →

BMW X5 software versions too new for SSS

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Postmaster

I got a call from a customer in Denver yesterday. They are using a Chinese copy of the yellow DK head and a live install of DIS and SSS on an IBM T41. They tried to do a battery registration … Continue reading →

New scanner

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Postmaster

Finally. A single car line option tool. Great coverage. Less than $300. Way deeper than an OBDII scanner! Hooked up to a 2010 Ford Escape, my neighbors car, alarm has been going off 2-3 X a week. New scanner hooked … Continue reading →

AAPEX 2013

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Postmaster

Hello all! Just back from the AAPEX show in Vegas. We had a great turnout at the Universal scanner from Taiwan booth! Thanks all of you for stopping by. We made a lot of great connections. We spoke at length … Continue reading →

Automotive IT solutions

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Postmaster

You should not let NON AUTOMOTIVE IT guy’s work on your stuff! I helped a shop a couple of years back get their old CF28 toughbook working. They had Mercedes and VAS on Windows XP. They had a problem and … Continue reading →

Unintended firing of Honda Airbags!

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Postmaster

Here is an information piece from Honda Motor Company! “On certain 2007 ~ 2008 Honda Civics, trying to diagnose the SRS system with HDS may cause the Passenger Side Curtain Airbag to deploy. If this happens, it may cause bodily injury to … Continue reading →