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Posted By: MAZDASPEED Tool of the week - 08/30/06 10:55 PM
Well, I splurged a bit this month and picked up a new tool of the week:

http://www.actron.com/product_detail.php?pid=16150

The wife has been throwing check engine lights here and there with her Jeep and I have had two in the MSM so I decided to bite the bullet and pick up a scan tool.

Ever car should come with one of these things as part of a service package.
Posted By: BrApple_dup1 Re: Tool of the week - 08/30/06 11:09 PM
its a great tool to have if you do your own work, can you review data real time with it?
Posted By: MAZDASPEED Re: Tool of the week - 08/31/06 12:15 AM
Yeah, some of it. IAT is one of the readings I'm interested in.
Posted By: Ex-Mean'Tour Re: Tool of the week - 08/31/06 01:18 AM
Originally posted by MAZDASPEED:

http://www.actron.com/product_detail.php?pid=16150

Every car should come with one of these things as part of a service package.



Why bother with an external scan tool and a CE light? Just have the car tell you what the problem is. It's nearly 2007 people.
Posted By: MAZDASPEED Re: Tool of the week - 09/01/06 02:51 PM
Well, after a day or so with this thing, I wonder if I could do better. I'm happy with the information this one provides but I might return this and get a PC based program like Autotap. The sales pitch for the Actron system was that you could update it online. Apparently you can update the codes on your PC and cross referance it with the codes that are found in the scanner (if there is no description in the scanner).
Posted By: BrApple_dup1 Re: Tool of the week - 09/01/06 04:01 PM
well the pc or pda based software will allow you to get to more info I would believe
Posted By: rouar Re: Tool of the week - 09/01/06 04:43 PM
I thought you bought a Thinkpad last year? Use a cable with that.... that's what I plan in the future.
Posted By: MAZDASPEED Re: Tool of the week - 09/01/06 05:44 PM
Yeah, thats what I will be using if I get the PC based software package.
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