What are you using for scanning?
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What are you using for scanning?
What are you using for scanning? What is the best bang for your buck? I have Auto Enginuiry and thought it was pretty good until I've been seeing others post with their PID'S.
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Cross-Country
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From: on the river
hahaha I would say you have all the bases covered!
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I mainly use Torque Pro on my Droid phone with a cheap eBay bluetooth adapter - I data log with it when I'm looking to analyze something specific, otherwise the gauges I have on my realtime screens are the ones that capture min and max values. I also have Forscan on my Win7 laptop and use a hardwire adapter for it -- but haven't used it much to be honest...
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Kid uses Edge Insight..........I hate it, It takes FOREVA to load when you start it and glitches sometimes when you switch between screens.
Pretty disappointing for the money it costs.
I have Torque Pro with the ELM 327 wireless, and Forscan as well for digging deeper.
Pretty disappointing for the money it costs.
I have Torque Pro with the ELM 327 wireless, and Forscan as well for digging deeper.
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From: Rockport, TX
Started out with Scangauge II. It's quick and easy for daily monitoring of the basics. Recently started using ELM adapter with Forscan on my iPhone. Forscan does much more and has a nice display but it does take more time to connect and it also drops connection every now and then.
SGII ~$140
Forscan/ELM adapter~$30 (but you need your own pc/tablet/phone).
SGII ~$140
Forscan/ELM adapter~$30 (but you need your own pc/tablet/phone).
Last edited by TxMav; Jun 1, 2018 at 07:56 AM. Reason: add pricing
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I use a bafx adapter, torque pro, and forscan. Torque pro drops connection constantly so I use forscan most often. Forscan also reads more things than TP.
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Here's what I have in my shops...............for Ford, strictly IDS..............threw the Auto Enginuity junk in the waste bin..............for quick stuff, I use the Innova 5160s that come with all the vehicle adapters........small "shout out" to AUTEL --- all the functionality of Snap-On at a fraction of the price..........I think cheapo versions of the 5160 can be had at Harbor Fake.............
I won't be replacing my Snap-ON scanners since they're largely over-priced, over-hyped..............
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Consult II
Tech II
Select Monitor III
Consult III+
Multi-Tester Pro
MDI
VIDA
DRB III
SDT
GDS
Wi-Tech
Master Tech
HDS
IDS
Techstream
MUT III
Aftermarket Scan Tools
AutoLogic
SNAP-ON MODIS Ultra
Autel MaxSys Mini
SNAP-ON VERUS
Ross-Tech Vag-Com
Other Equipment
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CODA Fuel System Analyzer
Smoke Wizard
Snap-On Micro Vat
Snap-On Vantage
ESCAN Generic Scan Tool
EScope 8-Trace Scope
I won't be replacing my Snap-ON scanners since they're largely over-priced, over-hyped..............
Factory Scan Tools
Consult II
Tech II
Select Monitor III
Consult III+
Multi-Tester Pro
MDI
VIDA
DRB III
SDT
GDS
Wi-Tech
Master Tech
HDS
IDS
Techstream
MUT III
Aftermarket Scan Tools
AutoLogic
SNAP-ON MODIS Ultra
Autel MaxSys Mini
SNAP-ON VERUS
Ross-Tech Vag-Com
Other Equipment
Bartec TPMS Tool
CODA Fuel System Analyzer
Smoke Wizard
Snap-On Micro Vat
Snap-On Vantage
ESCAN Generic Scan Tool
EScope 8-Trace Scope
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