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4RF RDS

Member Since: 19 Jul 2015
Location: Ottawa
Posts: 937

2000 Defender 110 Td5 XS CSW Epsom Green

Code reader suddenly can't read codes

My code reader suddenly tells me that the ECU's are not communicating with it. I had the ABS and TC light up this afternoon and went to read it almost right after it happened. My reader cannot get anything from the engine ECU or the ABS ECU. Shut off the engine removed key locked it up and did it all over again, still won't read. It has worked flawlessly prior to this reading live data and misc codes etc. I checked the reader with my Range Rover and it works fine.

Any ideas? Thanks 2010 Range Rover MkIII Autobiography Super Charged (Idris)
2003 Range Rover Mk III (Desmond FitzWilliam)
2000 Defender 110 CSW TD5 (CTX)
1992 Range Rover Classic (Lizzy)
1972 Series III 300 Tdi (Stanwood)
1967 MGB GT

Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.
H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)

20th Nov 2015 11:03pm

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

What reader is it? Does the reader power up when it's connected to the Defender? If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

20th Nov 2015 11:06pm

4RF RDS

Member Since: 19 Jul 2015
Location: Ottawa
Posts: 937

Yes it powers up and goes through its diagnostic. I can run it through autoscan and manual scan but both end up with the message of no connection. As I said it worked on the Defender just days ago... Both manula diagnostic and OBDII work on my Rangie. Its an iCarsoft 930 from Terrafrima. 2010 Range Rover MkIII Autobiography Super Charged (Idris)
2003 Range Rover Mk III (Desmond FitzWilliam)
2000 Defender 110 CSW TD5 (CTX)
1992 Range Rover Classic (Lizzy)
1972 Series III 300 Tdi (Stanwood)
1967 MGB GT

Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.
H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)

21st Nov 2015 2:52am

jasong4110

Member Since: 18 Oct 2009
Location: Henley On Thames
Posts: 268

Td5 is not odb11 compliant as it uses a different (lower) baud rate, there are a few threads about your scanner not working with it and people returning them.

It will talk to the ABS ecu and will have read functions on the serial number but beyond that not much good.

Jason

21st Nov 2015 3:21am

4RF RDS

Member Since: 19 Jul 2015
Location: Ottawa
Posts: 937

Thanks, it was working! It seems to have the ability to read both but right now it is not reading? 2010 Range Rover MkIII Autobiography Super Charged (Idris)
2003 Range Rover Mk III (Desmond FitzWilliam)
2000 Defender 110 CSW TD5 (CTX)
1992 Range Rover Classic (Lizzy)
1972 Series III 300 Tdi (Stanwood)
1967 MGB GT

Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.
H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)

21st Nov 2015 11:15am

roel

Member Since: 08 Aug 2009
Location: Lelystad
Posts: 2039

I have that with my Nanocom sometimes. just a restart works most off the time for me. Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts.
2003 90 Td5 (2009-now)

21st Nov 2015 3:00pm

4RF RDS

Member Since: 19 Jul 2015
Location: Ottawa
Posts: 937

Well went out this morning plugged it in and bam! No issues... Guess my ECUs just wanted a break from speaking.

. Thanks everyone. 2010 Range Rover MkIII Autobiography Super Charged (Idris)
2003 Range Rover Mk III (Desmond FitzWilliam)
2000 Defender 110 CSW TD5 (CTX)
1992 Range Rover Classic (Lizzy)
1972 Series III 300 Tdi (Stanwood)
1967 MGB GT

Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.
H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)

21st Nov 2015 3:56pm

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