A little help please
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A little help please
Well i got a check engine light today and went to the tire shop were one of my friends works. He got 3 codes off of his matco diag tool. First code was number 5 cylinder combustion. Second was number 6 cylinder combustion. And last was exhaust back pressure. I figured the last code was because someone stole my cat and put in a pipe there. But i dont know what to make of the other two. He didnt give me any numbers to go with the codes . Thanks
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Please show me this "6.0 special reader"
There are MANY scanners on the market that do enhanced/manufacturer dtc's and datastream etc.
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Matco does have a couple that will read beyond the basics, it just depends on which one his friend has.
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AutoEnginuity® - OBD2 Scan Tool - Professional PC and PDA Diagnostics
This with the Ford 6.0 diesel enhancement.....
Note: I do not own this.. many do... I am using a $50 reader that does the minimum job.
This with the Ford 6.0 diesel enhancement.....
Note: I do not own this.. many do... I am using a $50 reader that does the minimum job.
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The scanner he had he just bought. It was a matco that cost him about 8000 dollars. I know when he hooked it up he had to enter the year model plus the tenth letter of the vin. It was really fancy for someone like me who is not very computer smart. Well after i left i reset the computer and hooked it up to my gooseneck and took it for a real hard run. The idiot light never came back on but one thing i did notice was when i put it in park and rev the throttle all the way up it starts blowing blue white smoke. I know my old 97 model did this when the fuel pump was going out. So i guess tomorrow i will try to check the fuel pressure. Maybe all i need is a fuel pump
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Hey,
Do yourself a favor.. buy a $50 code reader that lets you do 2 things:
A) read rudimentary OBDII codes (not the diesel specific ones)
B) let you erase the codes
I got one that does that for $50... coincidentally, resetting means it goes out of limp mode if it is in it
What I am doing is logging all the codes as it comes up.. code, conditions, etc. and then have a log of symptoms... to do diagnosis.. so eliminate a spurious code.
Do yourself a favor.. buy a $50 code reader that lets you do 2 things:
A) read rudimentary OBDII codes (not the diesel specific ones)
B) let you erase the codes
I got one that does that for $50... coincidentally, resetting means it goes out of limp mode if it is in it
What I am doing is logging all the codes as it comes up.. code, conditions, etc. and then have a log of symptoms... to do diagnosis.. so eliminate a spurious code.
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I have a reader but it is not CAN readable. It will just read my gas engine vehicles. I bought it a year ago from autozone and everytime i hook it up it just shows error.
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AutoEnginuity® - OBD2 Scan Tool - Professional PC and PDA Diagnostics
This with the Ford 6.0 diesel enhancement.....
Note: I do not own this.. many do... I am using a $50 reader that does the minimum job.
This with the Ford 6.0 diesel enhancement.....
Note: I do not own this.. many do... I am using a $50 reader that does the minimum job.
That's the one that I use.
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