Lexia where can i get one

carlberry64 · Post by **carlberry64** » 24 May 2010, 22:27

hi all
got service light on the dash this is the word SERVICE in green and not the service spanner, its on my 2006 C5 Design and after reading post the name Lexia come up all the time.
i take it the Lexia is the diagnostics and wondered if it was worth getting one and where i could purches one from.

cheers

h2ocooler · Post by **h2ocooler** » 24 May 2010, 23:54

carlberry64 wrote:hi all
got service light on the dash this is the word SERVICE in green and not the service spanner, its on my 2006 C5 Design and after reading post the name Lexia come up all the time.
i take it the Lexia is the diagnostics and wondered if it was worth getting one and where i could purches one from.

cheers

It depends on a few things, Where you are for one, if your in the UK there are a number of members that have them (im one of them) that will plug cars in, all you need to do is let us know where you are.
They are avaiable on bay of the E for anything from £150 upwards, you will also need a laptop with USB and windows XP but that depends on how much you are willing to pay and how much of a DIY spanner you are.
Rob

boristhespie · Post by **boristhespie** » 25 May 2010, 08:03

What should you look out for as I have heard that some are knockoffs?

Is this a Lexia 3 by the way? As there are loads of them for not very much.

carlberry64 · Post by **carlberry64** » 25 May 2010, 08:29

h2ocooler wrote:
It depends on a few things, Where you are for one, if your in the UK there are a number of members that have them (im one of them) that will plug cars in, all you need to do is let us know where you are.
They are avaiable on bay of the E for anything from £150 upwards, you will also need a laptop with USB and windows XP but that depends on how much you are willing to pay and how much of a DIY spanner you are.
Rob

hi rob
i live in Bolton Gtr Manchester
i am ok DIY spanner
what should i look for ie the software and also the connection lead?

cheers

carlberry64 · Post by **carlberry64** » 25 May 2010, 08:36

boristhespie wrote:What should you look out for as I have heard that some are knockoffs?

Is this a Lexia 3 by the way? As there are loads of them for not very much.

hi boristhespie
not sure on the lexia version thats what i need advice on i have seen them on the bay but not sure what connectionc for car to laptop i need, is it just a lead or do i need the lot
* Main interface
* Power supply (110-220V)
* OBD-2 cable
* USB cable
* Software CD

cheers

h2ocooler · Post by **h2ocooler** » 25 May 2010, 10:59

carlberry64 wrote:
h2ocooler wrote:
It depends on a few things, Where you are for one, if your in the UK there are a number of members that have them (im one of them) that will plug cars in, all you need to do is let us know where you are.
They are avaiable on bay of the E for anything from £150 upwards, you will also need a laptop with USB and windows XP but that depends on how much you are willing to pay and how much of a DIY spanner you are.
Rob
hi rob
i live in Bolton Gtr Manchester
i am ok DIY spanner
what should i look for ie the software and also the connection lead?

cheers

The one I bought was a LEXIA 3, it came with the unit, USB cables, 16 pin OBD 11 plug and the older 32 pin adaptor plug plus LEXIA and Peugeot Planet software, only tried it on my C5 but works fine, had no problems setting it up either. I paid £200 for it but it was a UK supplier and arrived the next day. I could have got the same? (less the 32 pin adaptor) from hong kong for £139 but decided that might be asking for trouble.
I use a basic Laptop (celeron CPU with 1Gb ram) and windows XP

Here is a link to the one I bought
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWNX:IT
You can buy the real LEXIA but they would be a bit more I think plus they would be well USED.

Rob

boristhespie · Post by **boristhespie** » 25 May 2010, 12:48

yOU JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE CODES ETC

h2ocooler · Post by **h2ocooler** » 25 May 2010, 12:57

boristhespie wrote:yOU JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE CODES ETC

Agreed, some of the codes are confusing but it does seem to give alot of information in plain talk as well.
Rob

steelcityuk · Post by **steelcityuk** » 25 May 2010, 13:17

This is the sort of info you get-

Most Lexia's are fakes (Chinese clones). I doubt a non dealer could buy one directly and then the price would be into four figures. Mine's a clone.

Steve.

Post by **Paul-R** » 25 May 2010, 16:13

A lexia can produce a barrel load of data but the question is, what can you do with it?

Where does one find the information of what is within normal parameters and what needs looking at? It's all very well knowing that an injector is giving 5 pico litres per rev (I'm making that up!) but what does it mean?

carlberry64 · Post by **carlberry64** » 25 May 2010, 18:17

thanks for your replys has anyone had the green service light on and for what reason would it come on.
my car had an airbag go off would this put it on.
cheers

wheeler · Post by **wheeler** » 25 May 2010, 18:36

Yes the service light would normally illuminate with an airbag fault.

carlberry64 · Post by **carlberry64** » 25 May 2010, 18:39

wheeler wrote:Yes the service light would normally illuminate with an airbag fault.

would the service light need resetting once the airbag fault and modual had been fixed. Or would it be ok

cheers

DickieG · Post by **DickieG** » 25 May 2010, 19:13

Paul-R wrote:A lexia can produce a barrel load of data but the question is, what can you do with it?

Where does one find the information of what is within normal parameters and what needs looking at? It's all very well knowing that an injector is giving 5 pico litres per rev (I'm making that up!) but what does it mean?

In order to understand what that data means and how to determine what is right or wrong you need the Citroën diagnostic manual for that particular model/system you are testing.

Post by **Paul-R** » 25 May 2010, 21:46

DickieG wrote:In order to understand what that data means and how to determine what is right or wrong you need the Citroën diagnostic manual for that particular model/system you are testing.

Hmmmm, and how easy is it to obtain one of those I wonder.

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