scan tool?

cbjones26 · Post by **cbjones26** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:04 am

is this worth buying?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... &viewitem=

I want something that will be able to read domestic vehicles. and im guessing this is one the best ones under $100 im sick of ppl charging me $45 to hook a vehicle up to see what the cel is on or to clear the code!

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:46 am

can not recommend enough to go buy a scanguage II............... reads codes, clears codes, and u can monitor so much real time live its rediculous.... sits right on top of my sterring console.. rpm/mph/gph/coolant temp/Manifold pressure/horsepower/engine load/throttle position sensor/ miles to empty/ o2 sensors up and down steam/voltage/etc etc... much more.. plugs into ur obd port under drivers dash area and i have the cord comin up through behind the sterrin column..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ScanGuag ... 439ddd6684

Passt · Post by **Passt** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 12:05 pm

Looks good to me.

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 12:30 pm

id go with what cgneon has. it will work better than that one u posted a link to.

cbjones26 · Post by **cbjones26** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 12:37 pm

im looking for one not just to use on my neon, but my parents cars or anyone else's that has a code come up.

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:39 pm

the scanguage will work on any car with an odb2 port, so basically any car..... it takes 2min to take the cord out if i need to move it to another car.... all i did was plug the cord in, then put it through the bottom plastic of th drivers dash, you can see it witht he fuse panel cover off on the side, so its not a hardwired permanent install.. can move it whenever...

cbjones26 · Post by **cbjones26** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:48 pm

wanna sell yours? lol

OB · Post by OB » Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:25 pm

I'd recommend an OBDII interface ELM327 unit for your laptop if you have one. The possibilities are endless software-wise, and you can datalog too, which is cool. I got my interface and demo software for $30 on ebay. Now I just need some decent software since the demo ones only read codes and clear the CEL. Their logging capabilities are limited.

cbjones26 · Post by **cbjones26** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:30 pm

i dont have a laptop but the gf has a netbook, Toshiba something. what are the requirements for a laptop ? and where do i get software from?

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 6:29 pm

that sounds like so much more trouble than its worth.. depeding on how much tuning etc you plan on doing......... although runnin a laptop would be cool as hell, i <3 my scanguage....

cbjones26 · Post by **cbjones26** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 6:37 pm

cgneon wrote:that sounds like so much more trouble than its worth.. depeding on how much tuning etc you plan on doing......... although runnin a laptop would be cool as hell, i <3 my scanguage....

right now no tuning , im N/a and almost 100% stock other then cam and cai..

Pablodragon · Post by **Pablodragon** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 6:28 pm

is this a couple hundred dollars "better"?...or is it just the fancy-schmancy display?

http://drivinghard.com/

OB · Post by OB » Sun Mar 14, 2010 7:01 pm

cbjones26 wrote:i dont have a laptop but the gf has a netbook, Toshiba something. what are the requirements for a laptop ? and where do i get software from?

The software is available through lots of companies, probably 100's of versions are out there. To be honest I have yet to buy real software for it, so I don't know which one is best or have any experiences to share. The demo stuff came with the interface cable, and it works fine for the basics. You won't be doing any tuning with any of this stuff, it's just pure monitoring equipment. Just google ELM 327 OBDII interface, or something along those lines.

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 7:02 pm

Pablodragon wrote:is this a couple hundred dollars "better"?...or is it just the fancy-schmancy display?

http://drivinghard.com/

is what couple hundred $ better. the laptop option or the scanguage.. scanguage new was 160 for me... easily worth it.. laptop and software setup im sure will be some$$$

Pablodragon · Post by **Pablodragon** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:35 pm

no, the one in the link... couple on that page that are like 300 to 500 bucks. I noticed the earlier e-bay link and the other mentioned were all less than 100. Just wondering if the ones shown at drivinghard.com were worth that much more

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:24 pm

doh im retarded, missed the link, even in the quote:P the only diff i see from the economy monitor is that one is it gives u 0-60 1/4 1/8 60ft times, and torque, which is not gonna be accurate anyway since its just goin off a ummmmm what do u call it, gyroscope? i had a thing that did that, cant recall the name, was a fun little toy to play with but i didnt put too much stock in it.. and was a pita to use.,,,,,

the gas tuner looks interesting, but i wouldnt waste 400$ on it... says u can advance or retard timing, not sure what "transmission tuning" u will accomplish....

not to mention those displays look big as shit, u got to mount it to the winddhield like a gps? no thank you...

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:12 am

Why not just cycle the key three times from off to ACC? The odometer tells you the code after that sequence. Then print out an NGC code list (from these forums) and check it yourself. If you want to clear it, reset the battery or pull the ASD fuse.

Saves a shit ton of money

vielecustoms · Post by **vielecustoms** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:18 am

x2 on the scangauge. you can display way more than whats on the stock cluster, without adding extra gauges. and if you get a newer one with the x gauge you can add more gauges to it with a little programming. it reads codes, and you can set it up to show what kind of gas mileage your getting and when you can see what you are using you can use less (if thats your thing).

if your looking for just a code reader, walmart has a innova obd2 scanner that can be hooked to a pc to tell you whats wrong and how much the parts and all that fancy crap for $99

and if you go into any advance auto, auto zone, pep boys etc... usually they check codes for free. (cause they know that you'll need part$, lol)

cbjones26 · Post by **cbjones26** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:57 am

LilSparkPlug wrote:Why not just cycle the key three times from off to ACC? The odometer tells you the code after that sequence. Then print out an NGC code list (from these forums) and check it yourself. If you want to clear it, reset the battery or pull the ASD fuse.

Saves a shit ton of money

its mostly for use on other family members vehicles, i know how to pull the codes off the neon , but when i try it on like my dads nissan or his sonoma it doesnt display any codes. and i cant take his truck to autozone or any place else the truck wont start running.! lol

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:06 pm

vielecustoms wrote:x2 on the scangauge. you can display way more than whats on the stock cluster, without adding extra gauges. and if you get a newer one with the x gauge you can add more gauges to it with a little programming. it reads codes, and you can set it up to show what kind of gas mileage your getting and when you can see what you are using you can use less (if thats your thing).

if your looking for just a code reader, walmart has a innova obd2 scanner that can be hooked to a pc to tell you whats wrong and how much the parts and all that fancy crap for $99

and if you go into any advance auto, auto zone, pep boys etc... usually they check codes for free. (cause they know that you'll need part$, lol)

ya thats what i have.. i have horsepower and o2 sensors up and down programmed into it... fun stuff........ i think the guages i display the most are volt, coolant temp, throttle position sensor and Manifold pressure... but can change with just a button:P and can change the backlighting too red green purple blue yellow etc.. also has R-G-B control so u can make a custom shade u want..

that ebay link i posted ends in 1.5hrs, 76$ is a steal for that...

Memitim · Post by **Memitim** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:02 pm

cbjones26 wrote:is this worth buying?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... &viewitem=

I want something that will be able to read domestic vehicles. and im guessing this is one the best ones under $100 im sick of ppl charging me $45 to hook a vehicle up to see what the cel is on or to clear the code!

Whoa! $45 to check a code?

I just ask the dude down at Advance to check it when I get a CEL; doesn't cost a dime. Check it out.

I have a Bluetooth OBD dongle on order that I should be getting any day now so that I can check and clear codes on my Droid. Both OBDII Android apps that are out are promising real-time gauges "soon" but who knows when that'll actually be. Whichever is first gets the cash.

Well, assuming that they aren't crap.

gtxtreme19 · Post by **gtxtreme19** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:57 pm

Memitim wrote:Whoa! $45 to check a code? I just ask the dude down at Advance to check it when I get a CEL; doesn't cost a dime. Check it out.

I have a Bluetooth OBD dongle on order that I should be getting any day now so that I can check and clear codes on my Droid. Both OBDII Android apps that are out are promising real-time gauges "soon" but who knows when that'll actually be. Whichever is first gets the cash. Well, assuming that they aren't crap.

On my Droid!? Please get me some info as this sounds like the one app my Droid is missing!!

EDIT: nvm im a dumbass a quick market search told me all I needed

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:00 pm

Also, I've not gotten codes to read on either of the Neons I've driven. Ever since my SRT cluster went in, I've not been able to pull codes at all. Scangauge is on my list, for that reason, as well as all it's other goodies

cbjones26 · Post by **cbjones26** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:16 pm

Memitim wrote:
cbjones26 wrote:is this worth buying?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... &viewitem=

I want something that will be able to read domestic vehicles. and im guessing this is one the best ones under $100 im sick of ppl charging me $45 to hook a vehicle up to see what the cel is on or to clear the code!
Whoa! $45 to check a code? I just ask the dude down at Advance to check it when I get a CEL; doesn't cost a dime. Check it out.

I have a Bluetooth OBD dongle on order that I should be getting any day now so that I can check and clear codes on my Droid. Both OBDII Android apps that are out are promising real-time gauges "soon" but who knows when that'll actually be. Whichever is first gets the cash. Well, assuming that they aren't crap.

i know they dont charge, but when the vehicle doesnt run or will not run that long to get it there how am i suppose to have advance check it? the closest one to me is over 30 mins away! lol

Memitim · Post by **Memitim** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:27 am

LOL, fair enough. I guess I'm spoiled; I could spit on both Advance and AutoZone from my front door with a running start.

non-magnum · Post by **non-magnum** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:34 am

Yeah they work pretty good i would say but neon already has the ecu that tells what's wrong with it. Usefull for other older cars, but then again can always go to a parts store they'll check it for free.

acr · Post by **acr** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:25 pm

I got a scangauge II and it works great, I like the real time readings and custom color panel.

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