Non-bronco tech: Anyone ues a laptop based OBDII scanners

[tortuga]

Need to check codes on my daughter's 2001 Cherokee. I guess the days of rental/loaner scanners are over at Autozone and Kragen.

I have seen some USB style gizmos that can be used with a laptop; anyone have experience with those, or know of a unit that isn't big bucks but works?

Something like this:


http://www.amazon.com/ElmScan-Compac...owViewpoints=1

[CityHick]

Re: Non-bronco tech: Anyone ues a laptop based OBDII scanners

I bought one for my dad for Christmas a couple of years ago. The USB interface is pretty generic - basically adapts the OBDII port to USB and from there its the software that matters. The adapters all conform to basically the same standard and the one I bought came with trial versions of several OBDII programs. I don't think he ever bought a license for any of them but the trial software at least displays the code and lets you reset codes. The full versions have a little more functionality but for the basics, the trial versions work well.

[Fordfreak]

Re: Non-bronco tech: Anyone ues a laptop based OBDII scanners

mac and snap-on have mini scanners that will read codes,clear them and even read data now for under a hundred bucks. check them out. fast and cheap.

[Daddy4zack]

Re: Non-bronco tech: Anyone ues a laptop based OBDII scanners

I use a blue tooth obdII scanner and downloaded an app called "Torque"
http://torque-bhp.com/

Works great!! I do have a hand held OBDII scanner I dont use any more..

[tortuga]

Re: Non-bronco tech: Anyone ues a laptop based OBDII scanners

I ordered the one shown at the Amazon link; we shall see. Anybody wants to try it when I'm done, let me know.

[GREMLIN]

Re: Non-bronco tech: Anyone ues a laptop based OBDII scanners

ive got one you can use.

[tortuga]

Re: Non-bronco tech: Anyone ues a laptop based OBDII scanners

ive got one you can use.

Well, I probably couldn't sieze it like I did the reamer. Still shooting on wednesday? I'll be coming home past your place.

[GREMLIN]

Re: Non-bronco tech: Anyone ues a laptop based OBDII scanners

ya going hunting. then trap shooting. let me know if you need the code reader.

[tortuga]

Re: Non-bronco tech: Anyone ues a laptop based OBDII scanners

So the $30 USB dingus worked out OK, got it from Amazon in a couple of days. Found a misfire code, cleared that and no more codes.

Not sure how to interpret some of the other info, though. Anyone know where to find info on the TID numbers?