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What is a good all around scan tool? Would need to be able to be used on foreign & domestic cars, and have the ability to read & clear codes.
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What is a good all around scan tool? Would need to be able to be used on foreign & domestic cars, and have the ability to read & clear codes.
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I would get the one from harbor freight tools. It works extremely well with all types of vehicles. It’s like $140 there’s always a 20% coupon that you can use
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Wow $130 does it work on all vehicles OBD,2,3?
What about different diag ports?
It's specific to the OBD II and I'm unaware of any OBD III ports in any vehicle(and if read it correctly, OBD3 will be a wireless interface)
The Bluetooth version is $80 on Amazon, the WiFi is $130. Plus you can use the OBDLink MX with the AlfaOBD app.
 

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It's specific to the OBD II and I'm unaware of any OBD III ports in any vehicle(and if read it correctly, OBD3 will be a wireless interface)
The Bluetooth version is $80 on Amazon, the WiFi is $130. Plus you can use the OBDLink MX with the AlfaOBD app.

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Thanks for the replies. This gives me a few ideas to look at. And cheaper than what I was expecting.


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Im in for either the cheap $10 dongles that attach to your phone via bluetooth. Im an Iphone user, but have an old android in the truck for this purpose alone. You can get apps for free that will give you the freeze frame data, the code, and ability to clear it. From there the $15 handhelds do the job just fine.

you can spend much more, but the code will get you in the right direction.
 
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