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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 12:56 PM
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so my neighbors 05 f150 cant be read by my scanner. just says error. tried it on my excursion reads it just fine. its an ob2 scanner, what could it be?
 
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 04:06 PM
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If its one of those Actrons or similar breed. There was a note in the instructions to turn the key in the OFF position for 10-20 sec(?). Then retry.

The Actron cp9135 is really stubborn about reading mine, but it will after cycling the key for a few times. Maybe yours is similar.

My snap-on and National Instruments DAQ/Active data logger don't have issues reading any codes or other vehicle telemetry.

I think its just qwerk inherit with the "consumer-friendly" code readers...
 
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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what year is your Excursion?

and does your code reader support OBD-II Can Bus?


There are 5 different protocols that the OBD-II systems uses. 2 Japanese, 1 European and 2 American. Ford has used the Can Bus since 2004 in the trucks, and 2005 in the cars.


So if your reader doesn't support Can Bus...it just won't work.
 
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