An OBDII scantool...
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RE: An OBDII scantool...
Is this enough interest to do a group purchase of the AutoTap product?
Per this link:
http://www.ptcruiserclub.org/forum/PT_Cruiser_Discussion_C3/Trading_Post_F20/AutoTap_GP_P141954/
It appears the price could be drive down a good bit.
Is this enough interest to do a group purchase of the AutoTap product?
Per this link:
http://www.ptcruiserclub.org/forum/PT_Cruiser_Discussion_C3/Trading_Post_F20/AutoTap_GP_P141954/
It appears the price could be drive down a good bit.
DOHC MARK VIII
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RE: An OBDII scantool...
It would be nice but I believe it for 96 and newer vehicles
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** Bill **
1995 LSC-R'ed w/Recaro's and Cobra R's
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It would be nice but I believe it for 96 and newer vehicles
.** Bill **
1995 LSC-R'ed w/Recaro's and Cobra R's
Veteran of Carlisle 2000/01/02/03
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RE: An OBDII scantool...
Scott Miller, (avu3), has the system from www.obd-2.com , and has pulled codes for me twice with it. Like Autotap, it runs on a PC/laptop, but at $122 with cable, it's likely not as comprehensive as Autotap. Regardless, I ordered one myself - 'should be here Tuesday.
Besides all the generic OBD-II codes, it pulls Ford specific ones. It also gives a plain English readout of what the codes mean as it pulls them. It also does a complete running test of some ~ 50 other parameters, (pass/fail, including actual measurements vs.limits), but I haven't gotten into deciphering those yet. You can save a complete log of everything recorded, and it also has a "dashboard" screen for certain readouts, which can even be used while driving. And I just inherited a nice LITTLE 266mhz Toshiba Portege 3010CT laptop - perfect for this!
Another code reader itself to check is the Equus 3100, usually available for under $150. It's at www.iequus.com but the site appears down this evening - it was up yesterday. It also has extensive Ford special code capabilities.
And remember - Mark VIIIs didn't get OBD-II until '96.
John
http://mark8.org/users/johnaec/Mark_VIII_s.jpg
'97 Mark VIII LSC
'96 T-Bird 4.6L
Scott Miller, (avu3), has the system from www.obd-2.com , and has pulled codes for me twice with it. Like Autotap, it runs on a PC/laptop, but at $122 with cable, it's likely not as comprehensive as Autotap. Regardless, I ordered one myself - 'should be here Tuesday.
Besides all the generic OBD-II codes, it pulls Ford specific ones. It also gives a plain English readout of what the codes mean as it pulls them. It also does a complete running test of some ~ 50 other parameters, (pass/fail, including actual measurements vs.limits), but I haven't gotten into deciphering those yet. You can save a complete log of everything recorded, and it also has a "dashboard" screen for certain readouts, which can even be used while driving. And I just inherited a nice LITTLE 266mhz Toshiba Portege 3010CT laptop - perfect for this!
Another code reader itself to check is the Equus 3100, usually available for under $150. It's at www.iequus.com but the site appears down this evening - it was up yesterday. It also has extensive Ford special code capabilities.
And remember - Mark VIIIs didn't get OBD-II until '96.
John
http://mark8.org/users/johnaec/Mark_VIII_s.jpg
'97 Mark VIII LSC
'96 T-Bird 4.6L
RE: An OBDII scantool...
Jason - these programs won't tune a car - they're just for scanning codes and doing diagnostics. There IS a system called the Tweecer( www.tweecer.com ), that DOES allow you to tune the car, but I don't know if it also does diagnostics. There are also other similar products out there, both for EEC-IV, ('93-'95), and EEC-V, ('96-'98). These are usually quite a bit more expensive than plain diagnostics scanners, since they include programming hardware.
John
http://mark8.org/users/johnaec/Mark_VIII_s.jpg
'97 Mark VIII LSC
'96 T-Bird 4.6L
Jason - these programs won't tune a car - they're just for scanning codes and doing diagnostics. There IS a system called the Tweecer( www.tweecer.com ), that DOES allow you to tune the car, but I don't know if it also does diagnostics. There are also other similar products out there, both for EEC-IV, ('93-'95), and EEC-V, ('96-'98). These are usually quite a bit more expensive than plain diagnostics scanners, since they include programming hardware.
John
http://mark8.org/users/johnaec/Mark_VIII_s.jpg
'97 Mark VIII LSC
'96 T-Bird 4.6L
RE: An OBDII scantool...
...bought EQU 3100 OBD-II for $119 + $3.95 SH = $123.94
http://franklinautoparts.safeshopper.com/17/cat17.htm?55
Gene
98 lsc
...bought EQU 3100 OBD-II for $119 + $3.95 SH = $123.94
http://franklinautoparts.safeshopper.com/17/cat17.htm?55
Gene
98 lsc