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MrFairlady Jul 25, 2006 07:47 PM

Creader?? won't do anything?
 
Ok..I've got the dreaded P0300 so I bought a Brand new Creader from Ebay.

Go and plug it in and it does nothing.
Does the start up:
1: Reads "LAUNCH"
2: Then does the - - - - -
3: then just has an "E".

WTF?

Did I read correctly that a while back these weren't working and Vishnu owes a few people refunds or new ones?
BTW: I work @ LEXUS & have used our Scan tool @ work to clear my codes many times so I know how this shou.d work.

ANy advise? (besides return it {thumbdwn} )

revvin9k Jul 25, 2006 08:13 PM

Try using it with the car on....it won't show the "e".

evolsk8r Jul 25, 2006 08:17 PM

I never had to turn my car on for my creader to work, but there are a couple of guys in vegas that bought creaders from Harbor Freight and they did the same thing yours is doing.

MrFairlady Jul 25, 2006 08:30 PM

well so far I've tried everything. car on,.car running...etc.

so maybe its defective?

krafty Jul 25, 2006 08:52 PM

Mine does the same thing. Im pretty sure there was a bad batch of creaders out there.

SiCKlEyWiKeD Jul 25, 2006 08:54 PM

yup, dosen't work, go return it, nothing you do will help.

MrFairlady Jul 26, 2006 09:42 AM

Ok..so I call LAUNCH today and get on the phone w/ a japanese sounding man..he says" E is a connection Error"..that its not reading or connected right."try it again".

I told him I've tried it a few times and stIll the same Result -
I tried it on a lexus today and it worked fine.

WHo has a Creader that Actually works???
a tech today told me that maybe the EVO has a "Smart Bus" ECU...like the new 05+ LS430's do.They can't be cleared unless you have a SUPER Scan tool.

Help.
I want one,...but one that works!

Kronik Jul 26, 2006 12:01 PM

I have a Creader on my 05 and it works fine.

donour Jul 26, 2006 12:03 PM


Originally Posted by MrFairlady
Ok..so I call LAUNCH today and get on the phone w/ a japanese sounding man..he says" E is a connection Error"..that its not reading or connected right."try it again".

I told him I've tried it a few times and stIll the same Result -
I tried it on a lexus today and it worked fine.

WHo has a Creader that Actually works???
a tech today told me that maybe the EVO has a "Smart Bus" ECU...like the new 05+ LS430's do.They can't be cleared unless you have a SUPER Scan tool.

Help.
I want one,...but one that works!

Lots of people have working Creaders. There was a batch of them that are simply broken and was a lot of discussion about it over in the vishnu forum. Where did you get yours?

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vboy425 Jul 26, 2006 12:06 PM

there are 2 version. you probably got the wrong one.

MrFairlady Jul 26, 2006 01:21 PM

damnit....I wanted a working one.
I read about this ISSUE before i bought it & hoped I would get a newer one.It was a guy/shop on ebay for $30...brand new.
I'm asking about a return and supposedly there is a return policy that he will accept. but I'd love to buy another one.

Vihsnu I guess is the only ones that have em.

Who wants to sell me thier Working CREADER??? Anyone?

Agent-Smith Jul 26, 2006 07:54 PM

Just send that one back and get a working one from vishnu for $50


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