No need any battery or charger, OBD reader gets the power directly from your vehicle through the OBDII Data Link Connector.
✅【Multi-Functions】- Practical Multi-Functions OBD2 code reader features built-in OBD2 DTC lookup library, which help you to determine the cause of the engine light, read code, erase code, view freeze frame, I/M ready, vehicle information, data flow, real-time curve, get vehicle speed information, calculate load value, engine coolant temperature, get engine speed.Better than just a simple code reader, but when you start looking at the points you get, sometimes it doesn’t amount to very much. I don’t think any of these scanners are anything special, though, because they all just read a block of data points. I guess I"m keeping the Harbor Fake unit. I see them both on Amazon right now for $175-ish. Looked like a good deal, but I passed and they sold.
I want to say they had them marked down to around $110 or so (with free shipping). I noted on my phone models CP9680 and CP9690, but I see the outrageous pricing of $332 and $376 right now on their website. I almost purchased an Actron off their site. Fairly straight-forward and intuitive, but maybe it has some nuances about it.
I haven’t read the manual yet, but I’ve flipped through it. And No - I’m not sure I’m using it right. Doesn’t look as nice, but it’s more reliable long-term. Can just see that failing at some point, or just being unreliable, and irritating me. Yeah, I’ve got a smartphone (I-Phone 6), but I don’t want anything wireless. This HF unit already seems questionable to me (although it feels fairly rugged)… Initially, I was going to get a laptop program, but couldn’t decide on the ScanTool hardware because the only unit out there that could do everything I wanted (ScanTool’s MX tool) got dreadful reviews for repeatedly losing the connection.Īnybody have any opinions on this unit (or any other)? It won’t read my Equinox (not CAN-enabled). I had an ACTRON simple code reader (the “Black Brick”) I purchased in 2000, and it was rock solid … but it only read codes. So I don’t really know if I like this thing. But yesterday, it just decided to blow through the pressing of the key and start on its own! I thought it was because the CEL was ON (because it can be set up to trigger on a CEL), but I cleared the CEL, and it continued to do it! You can ask for a “Complete Data Set” with a “Manual Trigger”, and it waits for you to press to start collecting. The data list was the same (I didn’t see any new points in there)ģ.) On this last capture, it started acting differently, too. But then if I go back to the vehicle and attach it, I see the three distinct sets of data! Weird! Also - one time I ran the data capture on the Impala, and it suddenly popped up 59 points (for some reason). When I do the captures and then take the unit inside the house, it shows three captures, but when I look at the data, two of the captures are identical data sets.
For my 2011 Equinox it was many more (80+?). It can store three of them before you start to overwrite. It doesn’t seem to illuminate the screen the same way it does when it’s plugged into the OBD port on the vehicle (even with the new battery installed).Ģ.) I’ve done a few sets of data captures with it.
I’ve only thumbed through the manual, so maybe it’s me, but it seems to have some annoying “features”ġ.) Unplugged from the vehicle, the screen is barely readable. The reason I ask is I’m not sure if I like it or not. It was between this model and another similar one which did not support ABS (although I think it supported another PID that I ultimately felt wasn’t as important).Īnyway - does anyone else have this scanner? This year it was an OBD-II & CAN Scan Tool. Every New Year’s, Harbor Fake runs their 25% coupon and I usually buy something I need.