VAG-COM Question.

ax_foley · September 2nd, 2008, 08:13 AM

Dear all,

I have a VW Mk4 Golf PD TDI 2002 and want to use OBDII in Centrafuse. As I understand Centrafuse does not support vag-com (yet) so this is not possible.

However, I would really like to purchase the correct cable (USB) for use with Vag-Com software for my carpc in windows but i've no idea which cable to buy and where.

Any help would be appreciated sooo much.

P.S. Luvin' Centrafuse 2.0 by the way.... :-) Top job..

Jan · September 2nd, 2008, 10:56 AM

You purchase the cable from Vag Com directly....just the same as you would purchase the software from them.

You cannot use a normal OBD-II cable with the Vag software AFAIK.

osvikvi · September 2nd, 2008, 04:27 PM

I am using an elmscan 327 in my van and i can read some info.
speed- rpm- engine load- and some more. unfortunately i don't get fuel data or error codes (not that I want to get error codes

)

Jan · September 2nd, 2008, 05:24 PM

Yeah - a regular OBD-II scanner will still read basic OBD-II info....it works in my GTi as well.

You just won't be able to see anything advanced or run any diagnostics.

kinezo · October 21st, 2008, 10:59 AM

i got a golf mk5 gti, and im looking at doing this aswell. i was hoping to get fuel pressure as in FSI engins its 100bar and no gauge is taht high!!, i also want tog et manifold pressure and pretty much all other info in centrafuse OBD2 functions. will centrafuse eventually support VAG COM? as im tossing up to either get
ELMSCAN 3 blah whatever for GTI or vagcom.

hollow · January 5th, 2009, 11:26 AM

you can buy cheap generic cables off the bay that works with vagcom but only the earler release of it 3.2

it will let u use it for error scanning etc , but vagcom wont be fully functional because you have to purchase a serial key for vagcom , which you get if you by a genuine lead from them

singh763173 · May 27th, 2009, 06:08 PM

hi guys, wot cable do we need for centrafuse to pick up the info from the ecu? i purchased a obdii but it didnt ready anything.

thanks

Jan · May 27th, 2009, 07:20 PM

For what, a VW? You cannot get detailed information from a VW with a generic Vag cable.

You have to purchase the Vag-Com cable and software to get detailed information from a VW.

singh763173 · May 28th, 2009, 03:16 AM

sorry for not mentioning in my last post. Yes its a VW Golf MK4 1999 1.6SE

So does this mean that its not possible to get centrafuse talking to my ECU?

Many thanks

Folian · June 1st, 2009, 04:49 AM

You should be able to get some basic information, I have a -99 audi s3 wich is basically the same car, and I can get readouts from pretty much all the sensors that are displayed in centrafuse.
(even though it only worked for around 10-20 seconds before i lost connection) you should be able to get faultcodes for the engine aswell.

I had a obd2 interface wicih allowed me to change settings in the bios and if I changed the "Header value" i could get faultcodes for other cu's aswell, like abs, hvac and so on.

In short, your car supports obd2 commands, so yes with the right cable you can use centrafuse for readouts etc.

But for full redouts and programming of different functions in your car you need, a licensed Vag-com software and a interface with K/L KK/L -mode.