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stevec205gti

Member Since: 31 Jul 2018
Location: Nr Cambridge
Posts: 24

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green

Nanocom - upgrade or replace

Hi all

A bit of lurker on the forum having only purchased my Defender in the middle of last year, and having found most of my answers with the search tool!

Prior to getting the Defender I had a Discovery 2 (nice car, appalling auto box, failing chassis) and needed a Nanocom to get any meaningful diagnostic data. It also meant I could program up second hand key fobs, and maintain and service the air suspension

Now I have a Puma spec´d car I´m questioning the value of keeping it. It looks like I need to buy another 2 unlock codes at £50 each to get access to everything; or I could just sell it on and get an OBDII dongle and some software, and some other goodies, with the money

Has anyone views on whether the Nanocom is really worth it for our vehicles?

24th Jan 2019 9:13am

MadTom

Member Since: 10 Sep 2013
Location: Olomouc
Posts: 623

Upgrade - OBDII dongles are good for reading some fault codes, but Nanocom is much better to accessing all parts of ECUs, not only reading fault codes. Funkctions like setting parameters of alarm, bleeding ABS, checking ECU outputs, ... are possible with Nanocom, but normally not with OBDII dongles. "Drobek" = The Small One - Discovery 2, "Blufínek" = The Blue Thing - Defender 130, and for me at least Ford Mondeo

24th Jan 2019 9:31am

Clive

Member Since: 21 Mar 2014
Location: Littleborough
Posts: 467

2004 Defender 90 Td5 X-Tech LE Zambezi Silver

Definitely upgrade, I bought my Nanocom when I had a D3, then added the Td5 code for my Defender, (also works on D2,) and then added Freelander 2 when I got one.

As MadTom says, a Nanocom will do so much more than a generic reader which generally only reads standard engine ECU data.

Nanocom is designed to access all modules of the car in question, many of which are very to specific to the model.

24th Jan 2019 11:20am

stevec205gti

Member Since: 31 Jul 2018
Location: Nr Cambridge
Posts: 24

It´s the FORScan thread that´s got me questioning things - it seems to offer a few things the Nanocom can´t but these are engine based, so I guess I´m just trying to get a better handle on what the Nanocom is bringing to the party that is needed by me.

24th Jan 2019 11:28am

dorsetsmith

Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: South West
Posts: 4554

I need to buy another 2 unlock codes only one is needed NCOM14

24th Jan 2019 11:29am

ozzie1989

Member Since: 25 Feb 2009
Location: Wales
Posts: 282

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Bonatti Grey

The only thing ForScan won't do is the 10AS alarm/immobiliser unit.

This could be a big deal to you if you want to program keys etc.

For the sake of £10 you could buy the correct adapter on eBay and try ForScan for yourself 👍🏼 Now: 2010 2.4 TDCi 110 Utility Wagon
Then: 2004 2.5 TD5 90 Hard Top (X-Tech Edition)

25th Jan 2019 6:32am

Julie

Member Since: 07 Oct 2017
Location: Nantes
Posts: 484

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Keswick Green

Why will you take a decision for only one of them if you can have both of them ?

26th Jan 2019 3:13pm

stevec205gti

Member Since: 31 Jul 2018
Location: Nr Cambridge
Posts: 24

Because in theory I could sell it, use the money to get a double DIN android head unit, then get forscan for Android and put in on the head unit.

28th Jan 2019 8:43am

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