Avensis 2003 Ts3 D4d Engine Code Reader

[redbandit]

I know there are so many threads on here somewhere. But I am a simpel guy. With hardly any more money and little more patience left.

Engine light comes on. (1st time for me you understand) On the very next available occassion I take it to my local Toyota Garage.

It takes less than 5 mins to determins glow plug problems. Fine, I book the car in the following week for it to be fixed (under warranty). HARDLY sit down when the service pen pusher quotes extorionate prices for the car to be checked out using a diagnostic equipment! Ughhh! They already found out what the problems was the previous week. Quoting anything upto £200 quid. What....

Any way 3 days late.......car still in garage awaiting warranty approval.

In plain english can I obtain a reader that is so simple to use and diagnose the problem and then clear the engine light. I'm sure there are a multitude of threads on here but one is more confusing than the other. What do I need to get to read the codes for my Avensis T3S D-4D 2003?

And is the gadget reliable. Does it need any other equipment or software?

SORRRRRY for bieng so FICK!

[anchorman]

I know there are so many threads on here somewhere. But I am a simpel guy. With hardly any more money and little more patience left.

Engine light comes on. (1st time for me you understand) On the very next available occassion I take it to my local Toyota Garage.

It takes less than 5 mins to determins glow plug problems. Fine, I book the car in the following week for it to be fixed (under warranty). HARDLY sit down when the service pen pusher quotes extorionate prices for the car to be checked out using a diagnostic equipment! Ughhh! They already found out what the problems was the previous week. Quoting anything upto £200 quid. What....

Any way 3 days late.......car still in garage awaiting warranty approval.

In plain english can I obtain a reader that is so simple to use and diagnose the problem and then clear the engine light. I'm sure there are a multitude of threads on here but one is more confusing than the other. What do I need to get to read the codes for my Avensis T3S D-4D 2003?

And is the gadget reliable. Does it need any other equipment or software?

SORRRRRY for bieng so FICK!

I don't know if you are aware but you are in the strange land of 4 wheel drives here - mostly five doors but the odd sawn off one pops up (nothing that would interest a man of saloon luxury).

We do allow the odd trespasser so maybe we can help. Get yourself one of these;

http://www.talktomycar.co.uk/Shop/Code_Readers/mj004.htm

£23 plus delivery to your mansion. You get a completely independant device that is powered from the plug just under your dash and you can read and cancel codes with it. The book gives you all the codes but this site will tell you what the codes that Toyota have added and give you advice on interpreting some of the fault codes.

http://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/

Good luck mate.

[redbandit]

I know there are so many threads on here somewhere. But I am a simpel guy. With hardly any more money and little more patience left.

Engine light comes on. (1st time for me you understand) On the very next available occassion I take it to my local Toyota Garage.

It takes less than 5 mins to determins glow plug problems. Fine, I book the car in the following week for it to be fixed (under warranty). HARDLY sit down when the service pen pusher quotes extorionate prices for the car to be checked out using a diagnostic equipment! Ughhh! They already found out what the problems was the previous week. Quoting anything upto £200 quid. What....

Any way 3 days late.......car still in garage awaiting warranty approval.

In plain english can I obtain a reader that is so simple to use and diagnose the problem and then clear the engine light. I'm sure there are a multitude of threads on here but one is more confusing than the other. What do I need to get to read the codes for my Avensis T3S D-4D 2003?

And is the gadget reliable. Does it need any other equipment or software?

SORRRRRY for bieng so FICK!

I don't know if you are aware but you are in the strange land of 4 wheel drives here - mostly five doors but the odd sawn off one pops up (nothing that would interest a man of saloon luxury).

We do allow the odd trespasser so maybe we can help. Get yourself one of these;

http://www.talktomycar.co.uk/Shop/Code_Readers/mj004.htm

£23 plus delivery to your mansion. You get a completely independant device that is powered from the plug just under your dash and you can read and cancel codes with it. The book gives you all the codes but this site will tell you what the codes that Toyota have added and give you advice on interpreting some of the fault codes.

http://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/

Good luck mate.

ooops! sry guys.Happy Christmas 'Peasants' LOL