Re: OBD II code readers

From: andy levy (andy-dml@levyclan.us)
Date: Sat Aug 12 2006 - 09:19:43 EDT


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On 8/4/2006 15:52, Jason Bleazard wrote:
> Anyone ever used any of the various cheap code readers? Are they even worth
> the plastic they're made out of? There are a bunch of them on eBay for around
> $40 if you want to see what I'm looking at (go to eBay and search for "OBD II
> reader"). I'm sure they're silly little toys compared to the high-end
> scanners, but all I want is something to replace the ignition key trick to
> retrieve codes. That doesn't seem to work any more on the 2001 :-(.

Jason, I just saw this week in PC World a device called the CarMD.
http://www.carmd.com/ $90, plugs into the OBD-II port, and you can also
hook it up to a laptop.

Not sure how useful it'd be for you, nor whether it's available yet.

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