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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 03:20 PM
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SCT xcal as a code reader?

How good is the sct at reading codes?
Does it read all the codes or just the common stuff?
Will it identify a bad injector, or egr?
I have a bucking problem and need the codes read.
I was planning a tuner soon. If the SCT will pull codes
I'd rather use that $100 - $200 towards the tuner than give it to a dealer.
Suggestions?
 
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 10:03 PM
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I've been thinking of doing the exact same thing, so I'm hoping that somebody with some good info will chime in.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 07:41 AM
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Everyboby has a SCT, and nobody can tell me what it can do?
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 08:22 AM
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It's OK as a code reader, but I still use my old Predator instead. I've actually never done any diagnostics with the SCT itself as we use a laptop on my truck. I'm sure Matt will be along to answer this question later.
 
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