Which Code Reader?
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Joined: Jan 2012
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From: Fernley, NV
Which Code Reader?
I am thinking of getting the Equus 3150 or 3160 but I am also looking for any other good models or a nod to one of these. I need a code reader that can do ABS as well and I happen to like these. Feel free to chime in with any other model though!
Monte Of The Month - February 2010
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
The ones you mentioned seem pretty decent and not a bad price, unless someone else has better advice, I'd get one of them. I have just an ODBII that I got for about a $100 without ABS, which I wish I would have known that I needed also at the time....
Monte Of The Month -- August 2014
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I haven't found a code reader with ABS that I actually like. Plus that code doesn't really pop up too often where I don't know which wheel is the problem.
I went with a ScanGauge 2 so that I can monitor what I want while driving as well as clear CELs as they pop up.
I went with a ScanGauge 2 so that I can monitor what I want while driving as well as clear CELs as they pop up.
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Monte Of The Month -- March 2013
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I found this on google/amazon but dont really know anything about it. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004OOJ9RI/...SIN=B004OOJ9RI
Can't spell PIMP without an MP
Monte Of The Month -- November 2010
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I use the ELM 327 scanner for my car. It doesn't support ABS, but it works for exactly what I need in a scanner, including live data streams. For less than $30 it can't be beaten.
Can't spell PIMP without an MP
Monte Of The Month -- November 2010
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I take the laptop with me and it streams data right to it. I can use it as extra gauges if I want to. Same thing with codes. I take the laptop, hook it up and clear them. Pretty easy. It comes with some software, but I didn't really like it. I acquired a different software that was compatible with the 327 online.
Monte Of The Month -- January 2013
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From: London, Ontario
Got an iPhone or something like that? I bought the Innovate Motorsports OT-2 hardware. Its a little pricer then just a scanner, but it has a lot of fun toys and live feeds. Everybody loves the dyno. I reviewed it here
Last edited by JuniorCar; Feb 5, 2012 at 02:07 PM.
