Scan tool
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Scan tool I'm tired of trying to guess what is going on in my transmission. I need a good scan tool that can give me info on my 4L60E. I also need to rebuild a transmission for a 97 Mazda 626 (I think that's a Ford CD4E), and am having engine issues with a 95 maxima, so a scanner that can do all three of these vehicles would be nice.
I'm leaning toward a used MT-2500. Any opinions or suggestions?
I'm leaning toward a used MT-2500. Any opinions or suggestions?
Those old "brick" scanners as we called em are pain in the *** to use. Yea the price is nice but they aren't supported anymore by snap on as far as I know. They are slow, clunky, and only show 4 or 5 lines of data at a time. We have a few of the new snap on's at my work and they are the ****, but then again they are big money and not really for a DIY'er. We also have an OTC reader that I believe will read ECM, ABS, TCM, and Air bag data on most newer vehicles and can be updated, think it was about 300 bucks.
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Thanks biketopia,
The newer scanners do look very nice. Data logging on a lot of them, graphs, switching PIDs around so you can see the ones you care about in one place. I'm tempted to shell out a ton of money for one.
I have a 91 and a 92. OBD-I capability would be nice. I know the new snap On(Solus?) scanners can do OBD-I, but like you said, big money. Is the OTC able to do OBD-I?
Maybe I could grab a brick for my older cars and find something that only does OBD-II?
I came across some PC software called "AutoEnginuity" Does anyone have an opinion on it?
The newer scanners do look very nice. Data logging on a lot of them, graphs, switching PIDs around so you can see the ones you care about in one place. I'm tempted to shell out a ton of money for one.
I have a 91 and a 92. OBD-I capability would be nice. I know the new snap On(Solus?) scanners can do OBD-I, but like you said, big money. Is the OTC able to do OBD-I?
Maybe I could grab a brick for my older cars and find something that only does OBD-II?
I came across some PC software called "AutoEnginuity" Does anyone have an opinion on it?
Auto enginuity is really nice for a laptop based scanner. I have a smaller hand held that does both obd1 and II. Can't remember if it shows live data like the OTC we have or not. I haven't used it in a while, it sits at the house if I have to fix something on the run vs having it brought to my shop.
