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Khal · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 12:45 pm Post subject: CIS tester...

Can anyone tell me the price of a CIS tester in their neck of the woods? I have checked the price here and the local parts supplier wants AU$1,100 (~US$850) for one. I happen to think this is ridiculous but maybe it's just what they cost. The supplier was Repco and I can't recall the brand name of the CIS tester but it was the only one they supplied.

If these units are substantially cheaper overseas and I could get one shipped in, I would be interested in doing so. Would anyone be able to give me a supplier to contact or would anyone be interested in doing the transaction privately?
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Smoothie · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 1:13 pm Post subject:

I gave a link to the cis tester that's available from JCWhitney here:
http://www.924board.org/viewtopic.php?t=6571
It's currently selling at $56 US$.
They say (and I quote), "We ship almost anywhere in the world!"
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Roger · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 1235 Location: Cordova, TN

Ditto on JC Whitney I bought mine there.
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Khal · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 1:47 pm Post subject:

OK, so Roger's got one... Here's the obvious question (aw, c'mon, you knew I'd ask...) Are they any good? I can't imagine why one unit would cost US$850 and another would cost US$56. I mean, unless Repco are just criminals (entirely possible

), I would assume that there is some HUGE difference in quality or that the more expensive version gives a more accurate diagnosis of the CIS. Can you confirm or refute this wild assumtion?

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Roger · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 1235 Location: Cordova, TN

Well the actual guage I have is very light weight and wouldn't take much abuse. The hose configuration is a little different also. I have only seen one other tester that my mechanic had. The valve slected either control pressure or system pressure. Mine simply closes the control pressure. I have seen pictures of the Bosch unit and on it the valve selects either pressure. The Bosch unit is the OEM part and you can buy them here for about $150 so I would say the $850 is a rip off.
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Smoothie · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 2:38 pm Post subject:

Yeah I doubt theirs is $800 worth more accurate. The $56 JCWhitney item I got is identical to the one from Performance <click> that sells for $147.

The gauge is marked 0-100 psi and 0-7 bar (kg/cm2) -

6 adapter fittings were included (3 are attached to the lines in the pic) -

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Khal · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 2:52 pm Post subject:

Cool. Cheers fellas!
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924 turbo · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 3:19 pm Post subject:

I have the JC Whitney version and think it's more than adequate.
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John Brown · Joined: 07 Nov 2002 Posts: 903 Location: Leesburg VA

These folks also have a $50 unit that is more than adequate for home use: http://www.bmpdesign.com/index.shtml

My son ordered a SnapOn for his work. They have a $250 a $500 and a $700 kit. Industrial quality and as they go up in price include every adapter know to mankind. Worth $700? Probably if you have a shop situation and are going to want to work on whatever comes in the door.

I very much like the kit I got from BMP.
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Alex Roy · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 5:28 am Post subject:

I just got an unused one on ebay for $48.

Looks like they have more for sale on their website:
http://corporate.auctionworks.com/store/itemDetail.asp?sid=200401271511100000000009855593&sfid=7365&id=51549590

John Brown · Joined: 07 Nov 2002 Posts: 903 Location: Leesburg VA

Alex, yours is identical to mine from BMP exept I did not get the case with it. So you got the better deal by a case and 10 bucks!
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