Malfunction Indicator Lamp - How Do I Get A Code Reader?

[tony_g100]

Hi - I've got an O2 Avensis and have the orange Malfunction Indicator lit up on the dashboard. I disconnected the Battery to check it wasn't a false reading, but it came back within a mile - car's running fine and has been for a week but I want to get it sorted. My dealer wants £57 plus VAT just to plug in the reader and tell me what the code is, so I'm keen to do it myself. Quite a few posts seem to say 'I got a mate to plug in his scanner' and some lead to the Memoscan website, but does anyone know how I can actually get hold of one of these scanner reader things. There's nothing I can see on eBay and googling takes you to a few sites, but nothing concrete. Anyone help? Thanks. Tony

[Heidfirst]

here's nothing I can see on ebay

sure about that?

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=obd+code+reader&_sacat=0&_dmpt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&_odkw=obd2+code+reader&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

[tony_g100]

Ah, brilliant - thanks for that. Yet once again a question of not knowing what the thing is called and what to search for.

All the best

Tony

[Q.S.]

I got a Quicklynks T 40 and it seems to work fine on everything I have tried it on, eBay item number 230645376567 or 140582522089. The first ones slightly cheaper.