Obd2/eobd Fault Code Readers

[Twincam.GTi]

Whilst I have a basic understanding of OBD2/EOBD /DTCode reading I was curious about whether these two are infact the same item? Or whether the one is more geared towards the US market (Where OBD2 was a legal requirement in 1996) and the other more towards the European market (OBD2/ EOBD was required later in 2001 –although some cars/manufacturers were getting geared up before this date)

GENISCAN GS400

http://cables2.com/ref/GS400-OBD2

And the

GENDAN GCR10

http://www.gendan.co.uk/product_GCR10.html

My reason for whishing to have a handheld reader is for my toolkit in the cars. I know there are cheaper ones (and GENDAN do an excellent GCR05) but both these ones have freeze-frame data (snapshot of sensor values when an actual DTC occurred).

So any advice from users/experience of either would be greatly received.

Also if anyone can recomend a completely different reader (providing it has freeze frame option) then that too would be of help as I see SEALEY tools are marketing one (-this I would presume has got to be manufactured by someone else).

SEALEY VS8700

http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/EOBD-Code-Reader-Sealey

Of course if money was no object I think I would go for this :

http://www.gendan.co.uk/product_EZ4000.html

B)

:)

[Twincam.GTi]

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Any body able to help?

:(

[Hogie]

I got one on e bay, think it was like 50 quid, get a package of software with it. PCM scan, digimoto etc. Does everything i need it to do. Show you lamda working, fault codes, graph stuff. Connects to the laptop.