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Leading reported evidence
Reset of the cel
Suggestion or failed attempt
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Discussions
Read evidence and context
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Discussions that contain suggestions
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Suggestion
I had one of these (not this particular one, but the same item appears under several different brand names) which was perfectly adequate for that basic diagnostic stuff, and it even let you do a reset of the CEL.
Leading evidence: 'Reset of the cel' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Reset of the cel' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
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Suggestion
It also lets you reset oil levels and service notificartions.
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Suggestion
Porsche specific, great if you have a stable, but otherwise can't be used on any other makes.
These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.
Reset of the cel
No successful repair reported for this finding.
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Reported fixes
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Unsuccessful attempts
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Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that contain suggestions
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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
I had one of these (not this particular one, but the same item appears under several different brand names) which was perfectly adequate for that basic diagnostic stuff, and it even let you do a reset of the CEL.
Counts describe captured discussions, not unique people or a diagnosis. Author identities are not reliably stored. Exact duplicate evidence is counted once across matching discussions; one discussion counts at most once per action/state. Multiple repairs reported together remain a combination. Suggestions and failed attempts do not establish a fix. Matches cover whole discussions and can include related faults, model variants and incomplete threads.
12 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.
Porsche Forum Australia: 1 discussions
0 evidence records excluded for query context · 0 excluded by outcome qualification · 0 adjusted by outcome qualification.
1 acknowledgements have no verified action link; they do not establish a repair result.
Outcome without a verified action link
The Durametric needs a laptop and does still not work with any Mac products.
I have both a
FOXWELL NT510 Elite Full System OBD1/OBD2 Diagnostic Tool
and
Cobb Access Port which allow reading and clearing of codes.
The FOXWELL NT510 can clear airbag errors (which the Cobb cannot) and can be used on any number of Porsches, where as the Cobb Access Port is effectively married to one vehicle at a time. I like the Cobb's ability to data log but unless you need a tune for your 996 turbo then the FOXWELL is the $$ better option.
I had one of these (not this particular one, but the same item appears under several different brand names) which was perfectly adequate for that basic diagnostic stuff, and it even let you do a reset of the CEL. I had a sticky Vario cam actuator in my 996.2 which caused the CEL to come on periodically, and this was good as I could check that it was the same codes coming up, and therefore knew what the issue was
https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/kincrome-kincrome-automotive-diagnostic-code-reader/587976.html
iCarsoft POR v2 is in my glovebox. It has allowed me to identify failed coil packs, an intermittently failing cam sensor, and clear the resulting CEL. It also lets you reset oil levels and service notificartions. Pretty good for less than $300 delivered. Porsche specific, great if you have a stable, but otherwise can't be used on any other makes.
Have both the Durametic (requires laptop) and iCarsoft. Love the Durametic and definitely recommend if you don;t mind shellign out the extra $$$'s for it. I carry the iCarsoft in the car with the tool kit and while it does not have all the functionality of the Durametic, its a good little unit.
I went for the iCarsoft as it is, cheaper and importantly for me - is stand alone and can go with the car. The Durametric needs a laptop and does still not work with any Mac products.
