General: fault code readers that can clear codes as well

[skunkypaul]

hi all

i run a volvo v70r awd with me7 engine management
i wondering if anyone can recomend a obd2 scanner with fault clearing capacitys for my car

theres so many on ebay ,looking at them all makes my head hurt lol

id prefer to buy one that works for my car on a recomendation from someone here

help needed lol

[skunkypaul]

im surpised that no one can recommend a code reader

surely some one can reccomend one

[upv5]

I use a Memoscan U581 which reads and clears engine management codes, will not read ABS faults etc but these clear themselves when the fault is corrected.
The U581 has been used on V70R awd, V40 Phase2, Ford Fiesta & a Clio so has paid for itself (£50) and is supposedly Can Bus friendly so futureproof , for a couple of years at least.

BSR do a Volvo specific reader that reads everything but the now discontinued one is rare as hens teeth and the new one is expensive.

Memoscan do cheaper scan/reset tools with more limited functions, just ak jeeves or google.

John

[skunkypaul]

thanks for the reply mate,thats given me something to work from

im a ex grays boy born and bred,i used to live in the blackshots lane area up until around 6 years ago

were now in the north of the county near the suffolk border loving village life

thanks once again dude

[skunkypaul]

hi again john

my car is a 1999 v70r awd on a v plate
i forgot to ask if your motor was then series as mine and not a newer shape than mine

i hope it is lol

[mikealder]

Hi Paul I use the OBDKey unit on my V70 phase 1, mine is a W plate but is the same ME7 engine system as yours, the OBD Key works fine for fault code resets - Mike

[skunkypaul]

i juyst thought i would follow up this topic

today i purchased a sealey obd2 scanner,it cost me £41.78 from euro carparts and it works like a dream..thank to everbody who replied to my initial question