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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 07:58 PM
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code reader?

I own a 99 F-250 SD with about 140K miles. I hope to purchase a code reader soon, so I can be sure of problems. Any recomendations, type and brand would be helpful. Thanks
 
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 08:01 PM
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I picked up a cheap Chinese model from Harbor Freight called a Cread@r. Under $50, displays and resets the code just fine.

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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 08:23 PM
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Is it just a plain OBD II or does it have to have something special for FORD. i thought I saw one on the net that did not do FORD. Thanks,
 
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 09:32 PM
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If you are planning to do any power upgrades, you may want to consider a programmer that has a built-in code reader. You can check out some that are advertised on this site.
 
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The Cread@r (plain OBDII) works fine on my 4.6L gas. I thought all vehicles had to be OBDII compliant. You turbo diesel guys may have more options - seems like there are a raft of mods available for the Power Strokers.
 
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