Vag-Com cable compatible ?

[Paul L]

Hi

My brother has offered me a VAG-COM cable to connect to my ECU, as he no longer has any use for it. Is this cable ok to communicate with the EVO 8 ECU ? If so does it have limitations ?

At the moment i would just like to do a bit of logging, reset idle speed, reset/read fault codes etc, just to dip my toe in the water and hopefully learn a little about what some of you guys can do.

Cheers,

Paul L

[cardiag]

Hi

My brother has offered me a VAG-COM cable to connect to my ECU, as he no longer has any use for it. Is this cable ok to communicate with the EVO 8 ECU ? If so does it have limitations ?

At the moment i would just like to do a bit of logging, reset idle speed, reset/read fault codes etc, just to dip my toe in the water and hopefully learn a little about what some of you guys can do.

Cheers,

Paul L
I try with VAG COM 10days ago and cannot connect to car because its different protocol :)

[jcsbanks]

Yes it can communicate with the ECU. I think Evoscan has an option for it.

I use one to log using a Pocket PC.

[NINJA]

i have make a test with my vag com cable,but can't connect with evoscan on my 6!:confused1:

[Paul L]

hmmm mixed bag of answers. :lol:

Perhaps have to just take the plunge, feed my brother some beer for the cable, try it and see what happens.

[dazman]

Dont ask me why but I've had mixed results with VAG cables. I think it's down to where you got it from as much as anything else as I had better results with the ones not from Poland/Hong Kong/Outer Mongolia/etc...

Give it a go