Psa Fault Codes? Useful?

[Randombloke]

This might help you if you get a fault code given to you. Techs, do you rate this list as correct?

 

PSA fault codes from BBA-reman

 

There is some general ECU style discussion here:

 

BBA-reman forum

[kfk]

Nothing wrong with the list, but like everything it comes down to how the list is used.

 

Its suprising how many people want to go out and by the equipment of of Ebay and have a go at there own diagnosis. Problem is, all the equipment is going to do is provide one of these 'P codes', it doesnt give you a diagnosis, it provides a clue.

 

Without some form of mechanical knowledge of what there looking at and dare i say it 'some common sense', which seems severely lacking these days the fault codes are just as likely to encourage people to buy parts they dont need.

 

For instance P1201 - Injector circuit open/shorted, is there a fault within the injector, is there a short circuit in the wiring or is the wire broken, has the AA attended and unplugged things willy nilly and put a fault in the computer that is now a red herring.

 

During the course of my day i get people calling me up to discuss fault codes......mainly from other garages....and there supposed to know what there doing.

[iannez]

and thats if you hav'nt already wasted your money on a code reader thats not can bus compatible as not many are.