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87 is an OBD I And from my understanding, when I was actually wrenching on vehicles for a living, the 97 could be either OBD I or II, I have seen both, even in the HD trucks, we had some real confusion going on back in those days and I had to update my ASE certification because of it.
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87 is an OBD I And from my understanding, when I was actually wrenching on vehicles for a living, the 97 could be either OBD I or II, I have seen both, even in the HD trucks, we had some real confusion going on back in those days and I had to update my ASE certification because of it.
Did you purchase the extension cable as well? Is the manual overall a good purchase?
I should have a code reader in my tools collection.
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My truck is an OBDI, when I bought it a few months ago the shop that did the emissions was also saying it should be OBDII but it isn't. Maybe because it was built in Canada? Either way it's OBD I so any suggestions?
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Equus (Innova) 3145 is the favored by most in this forum: INNOVA 3145 Ford Digital Code Reader : Amazon.com : Automotive
I ordered the: Code Reader, Extension Cable and the Haynes Decoder Manual.
The total came to $70.44 which is reasonable as the Code Reader is a must for any tool collection.
Thanks for the information!
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You paid way to much, shouldn't have been more than about 30 bucks for the reader and it includes its booklet, "used" about 20 bucks. Even if didn't get the book with it codes are available online and for free.
Extension cable.......eh.....unless included for free? just can't see the need for one, even then doubt I'd bother using it.
Extension cable.......eh.....unless included for free? just can't see the need for one, even then doubt I'd bother using it.
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You paid way to much, shouldn't have been more than about 30 bucks for the reader and it includes its booklet, "used" about 20 bucks. Even if didn't get the book with it codes are available online and for free.
Extension cable.......eh.....unless included for free? just can't see the need for one, even then doubt I'd bother using it.
Extension cable.......eh.....unless included for free? just can't see the need for one, even then doubt I'd bother using it.
Mine came with the cable (got it back in 1998), the only reason I use it is because I'm too damn lazy to stand up long enough to read the codes!!
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You paid way to much, shouldn't have been more than about 30 bucks for the reader and it includes its booklet, "used" about 20 bucks. Even if didn't get the book with it codes are available online and for free.
Extension cable.......eh.....unless included for free? just can't see the need for one, even then doubt I'd bother using it.
Extension cable.......eh.....unless included for free? just can't see the need for one, even then doubt I'd bother using it.
The manual works for me better than without.
Boon