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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 03:51 PM
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I am looking to buy a scan tool and would like to get the most for my money.
I have looked on ebay, there are a lot on there. Can anyone recommend a source or even one on ebay that will work on my 2005 Ford truck and my other vehicles.
Someone told me a while back that they bought an OBDII/with can for around $50 or $60. Harbor frieght has one but I don't know if it is reliable or not.

Help me out here guys.

Thanks and have a Blessed day,
Wade
 
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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 04:41 PM
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I got mine off eBay for $50 shipped. link below is the seller. it's a no-name scanner, but it works

eBay Motors: Professional SUPER CAN OBD2 OBD II Code Scanner /Reader (item 310091158867 end time Oct-21-08 17:00:00 PDT)



make sure whatever you buy is CAN compliant. the 04+ Ford (all of them) are on the CAN system of OBD-II.

the unit I bought is:
compliant with all 5 protocols.
reads codes
take a "Live" snapshot of the engine operating parameters
 
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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 04:54 PM
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We bought one of these for the shop last year.
Amazon.com: Equus 3110 Innova Diagnostic Code Scanner with Freeze Frame Data for OBDII (Post-1996) Vehicles: Automotive

It does what it needs to do and I have never had a problem with it.
 
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