OBD Scanner Recomendation
I have 1999 SL with a manual transmission and have never used a OBD scanner. I'm, also, on a fixed income. Does anyone have a recommendation for a scanner?
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Amazon has a lot of options for cheap. The more expensive ones have more informative error messages, but you can search the codes on the internet, so that's minor.
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MOTOPOWER MP69033 Car OBD2 is what i use for my 1997 Saturn Sl1 it helped diagnose a failing O2 sensor. costs a whole $20 dollars and like you said just look up the codes or read the accompanying book.
Hope this helps! Edit: I forgot to mention I got this on amazon |
Thanks tweakweak - That was what I was looking for. Someone who actually used a specific reader on their SL and recommended it.
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You're very welcome! I hope it helps you figure out the trouble codes!
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Not sure that this site will help anyone with codes, but here's a link Engine Light Codes.
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Code readers do not display live data. You want that.
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The code reader i referenced does have live data.
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If it reads live data it's a scan tool. That one you show is properly called a scan tool. A scanner is always scanning which is bringing you new data as it scans, A code reader does NOT scan, It grabs the code data and displays it.
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Sorry, my terminology was off. It happens to be a scan tool. I bought it for the primary function of being a code reader. So my nickname for it is mortalpower because I always misread the motopower logo or i call it a code reader because I'm the only one on my property with one and this is the first time i've ever been corrected.
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