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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 10:17 AM
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I'd like to buy a very inexpensive new GM OBD II scan tool, just for reading codes and capable of deleting "SES" lights for my cars and trucks. What is the most reasonably-priced, fairly reliable unit that I can add to my toolbox, and can it be picked up at a local parts store? Thanks. WJ
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 10:26 AM
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We have EFILive units for $249. That is about the best deal out. You get an awsome tool for 1000s less than a tech2.
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I'd like to buy a very inexpensive new GM OBD II scan tool, just for reading codes and capable of deleting "SES" lights for my cars and trucks. What is the most reasonably-priced, fairly reliable unit that I can add to my toolbox, and can it be picked up at a local parts store? Thanks. WJ
If you are looking for something cheap just for reading codes and deleting them I found this on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OBD-2...spagenameZWDVW
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We have EFILive units for $249. That is about the best deal out. You get an awsome tool for 1000s less than a tech2.
Best money for the product.
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Originally Posted by SPL
If you are looking for something cheap just for reading codes and deleting them I found this on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OBD-2...spagenameZWDVW
That is cheap- fairly reliable unit is another question????

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Thanks. I'm really just looking for a hand-held piece that will read and delete codes, particularly on my GM work vans. I leave my performance tuning to a sponsor....just was wondering what was a popular inexpensive unit that people use w/o getting too exotic.... WJ
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just deleting and reading codes dont always make your job easy. It is important to make sure anything you buy had enhanced GM perameters and the ability to display data besides just codes. It will help you alot more than just having a generic perameter scan too.
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Originally Posted by wait4me
just deleting and reading codes dont always make your job easy. It is important to make sure anything you buy had enhanced GM perameters and the ability to display data besides just codes. It will help you alot more than just having a generic perameter scan too.
What are the enhanced gm parameters that you don't get with some of the generic scanners?
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knock retard, eq ratio, commanded af ratio, bidirectional controls, stuff like that...literally hundreds of important parameters.

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Any idea where to get a list of all the PIDs?
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For Efilive you can download the software and look for your self i believe. www.efilive.com Go to the download tab. Then download the software and then click on the scan tool. Then click the PID tab. It will give you the list. It is in the hundreds.
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I have a LS1M. http://www.ls1m.com/ It is all on a pda. It can read and clear codes. It also displays a lot of data and can log. I like it most because it is so small.
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I have a LS1M. http://www.ls1m.com/ It is all on a pda. It can read and clear codes. It also displays a lot of data and can log. I like it most because it is so small.
I was just about to post this myself. Very handle little scanner, i used it for years on my GTP and use it now for my LS1.
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