Seems like a pretty cool idea. I've exchanged emails with the inventor, and he's pretty sure it'll work on any LR post 1996.

I wonder if it could be "jailbroken" (to steal a term from the apple folks) to do more of what the more expensive IDS and rovetron scanners do.

What say you?

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Dont these already exist? Mike

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There are a number of similar devices on the market, yes. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

and andriod/sh ephone apps too  Mike

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Right, but can they be expanded to do more? '12 RRS SC
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'11 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite (sigh...)
Gone, but not forgotten
'02 RR
'05 LR3 SE7 (Best off-road rig I've ever had) let her go @ 100K miles

Like what?

They do alot now Mike

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I use the 12 quid elm327 adaptor from ebay, 12 quid and the torque app on my phone to do realtime sensor checks and find and reset OBD error codes. Has paid for itself in beer token many time over with my neighbours and friends...

It isnt CANbus compatible and wont work all the RRS ecu's but I have the IIDtool to do that

The torque app works with the phones GPS and can record tracktimes and overlay realtime GPS info on a trackrecording app so I can record a trackday event too  Why?.. Because i can....
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Smart car 0.7 61 hp Carbon offset
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That's precisely what I'm looking for...the price of the ~$70 adaptor, with the functionality of the IDSTool. I'm wondering if anyone been brave enough to adapt their current set up to allow such a thing or if its even possible.

I'm sure it's not, but there seems to be so much more flexibility available with these cheaper tools that no one explored yet.

I don't have the know-how to try... '12 RRS SC
'07 RRS SC
'11 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite (sigh...)
Gone, but not forgotten
'02 RR
'05 LR3 SE7 (Best off-road rig I've ever had) let her go @ 100K miles