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07:03.521: Start macro: Engine data: DATA
07:03.520: Synchronising ALDL communications...
07:03.520: Waiting for heartbeat: $08,$55,$A3
07:03.520: Waiting for Aldl bus silence of at least 50ms...
07:03.573: Start reading frame
07:03.683: Com timeout: Expecting frame header byte
07:03.700: No heartbeat found - ALDL not synchronised yet
07:03.704: Synchronising ALDL communications...
07:03.704: Waiting for heartbeat: $08,$55,$A3
07:03.704: Waiting for Aldl bus silence of at least 50ms...
07:03.761: Start reading frame
07:03.870: Com timeout: Expecting frame header byte
07:03.887: No heartbeat found - ALDL not synchronised yet
07:03.892: Synchronising ALDL communications...
07:03.893: Waiting for heartbeat: $08,$55,$A3
07:03.893: Waiting for Aldl bus silence of at least 50ms...
07:03.948: Start reading frame
07:04.057: Com timeout: Expecting frame header byte
07:04.075: No heartbeat found - ALDL not synchronised yet
07:04.080: Stop macro: Engine data: DATA


can any one help out as to why i cant get it working .
any and all help would be great .

green as to this but mad keen on learning

Its not seeing any data from the car. Do you have a BCM? Its looking for the heart beat from it. I guess you do though, so check your cabeling, check your interface is working correctly (eg on another car if you can), check you have got the right com ports set up etc.