Autologic 1, our new Rover
diagnostic tool, promises relief for Sonoma County Rover owners

BEM has purchased Autologic 1, a British-made diagnostic tool for Land Rovers that will form the basis of a new service aimed at Sonoma County Rover owners.

Autologic I is an improved version of a tool introduced in 1999. It gives independent repairers an affordable, sophisticated means to efficiently and inexpensively diagnose late model Rovers that feature such systems as ABS, SRS, air suspension and remote security.

With it, repairers can read fault codes, test BECM and ECU inputs and outputs, and extinguish dash warning lamps. Until now, these capabilities have been limited almost exclusively to authorized Rover dealers.

“Typically, what will happen is that the battery of a Rover undergoing repair will lose its charge,” says Mark Singleton, BEM’s managing director. “This will cause electronic control units to lose their memory and go to default settings. When the battery is recharged, there’s no way to reset them.”

To do so, says Singleton, Sonoma County Rover owners have to drive or tow a car up to 40 miles to an authorized dealer to get this service done. “There’s no guarantee that the dealer may not take days to perform the diagnostic, and you will certainly be charged at the full retail rate for the service.”

In contrast, BEM plans to set up a same-day service at a professional courtesy rate. “We want auto body shops, and of course our own customers, to know there is a local, industry-friendly shop that will charge less and take less time,” he says.

“Local Rover owners and repairers now have affordable, convenient access to sophisticated diagnostic capabilities.”