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Mar 5, 2008 | 05:24 PM

BamaDave

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Hand Held Code Reader Question

What is the best hand held code reader to get? Will it read pending codes? Also is there a programmer that might do these things, if so which is the best?

Mar 5, 2008 | 06:07 PM

99whiteford

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I have a hand help programmer I purchased from matco tools.(around 100 bucks) It reads codes as well as reads pending codes.It has been well worth the money for me.It has a matco name on it so i have no idea who actually makes it..

Mar 5, 2008 | 06:33 PM

tseekins

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Autozone sells a nice one as well. I was able to read the codes for my Taurus, replace the correct o2 sensors and reset the onboard computer. You can cross reference the codes with the a Haynes manual. I think about $125.00

Tim