On board Diagnostics Scanners
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On board Diagnostics Scanners
What do you guys know about On board Diagnostics Scanners, I haven’t seen much talk about these on this site. How are they different from what my dealership shop uses? I’m thinking about getting one once my warranty expires. Just wondering how legite these things are. I here a lot of people talk about how hard it is to work on their own cars nowadays because everything is all computers but if these things do what they say they can it seems to me like it would be much easier to work on your own car.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
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From: Fuquay Varina,NC
For what the professional scanners cost, and what you would need it for, your best bet it just to get a performance tuner. Most of the ones on the market now have build in diagnostic code reading ability, and youll get the benefit of a performance tune as well.
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yea what Bob said. Get yourself the Edge tuner and you can read and erase the codes. Afterall, it does plug into your OBD II port and has the functionality of a tuner, scanner, performance tester, gauges, etc. My buddy picked up a OBD II scanner for about $140 at AutoZone vs. Edge from our vendor around $330
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From: Fuquay Varina,NC
Im not sure about the EDGE, but i like to use SCT Xcalibrator 2's, like our BamaChips custom tuners. They just plug in under the dash and will display an OBD error code. You can look up the codes on www.obdii.com
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The scanners you guys are talking about for $100-$200 are mere toys compared to what a pro would have. If you are going to trouble shoot you are going to need much more than codes. I don't know the exact cost of a dedicated FoMoCo scan tool but $2000 would be in the ball park. Annual upgrades are extra. With that you can actually manipulate the various systems rather than simply read and delete codes. It is also one of the reasons you pay the big buck at the dealer or a well equipped independent.
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From: Fuquay Varina,NC
Right, but reading his first post, it doesnt look like hes in the market for a $2000 scanner to have because his warranty is up, just in case he needs it.
The tuners we are talking about will read and delete check engine light codes, which is about all a home mechanic would need. A $2000 device for home use would be ridiculous.
The tuners we are talking about will read and delete check engine light codes, which is about all a home mechanic would need. A $2000 device for home use would be ridiculous.
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