[V8] ODB2/Not V8 related
ville.hiivola at suomi24.fi
ville.hiivola at suomi24.fi
Wed Aug 4 01:46:12 PDT 2010
I find the live data feature useful especially for O2 testing, it is
easy to see on the graph if the sensor is going old or sluggish. On
ABS
side you can see if a wheel sensor is going out monitoring separate
sensors.. and so on..
Ville
>>----Alkuperäinen viesti----
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>>Lähettäjä: kamerer at gmail.com
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>>Päivämäärä: 04.08.2010 7:15
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>>Vastaanottaja: "Dave Saad"<dsaad at icehouse.net>
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>>Kopio: "v8audi Fans"<v8 at audifans.com>
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>>Aihe: Re: [V8] ODB2/Not V8 related
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>>Tom and I were having a "back channel" conversation about those
other
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>>features, too.
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>>I view the OBDI/ABS info as more important than the live data, but
>that's my
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>>use and not everyone elses. I did manage to find a cheap Hong Kong
>maker of
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>>adapters on Ebay and you could get the OBDI adapter for Audi's for
>like $8.
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>>
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>>Also, if you go to the Innova site, you will find a detailed chart
>which
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>>shows you quickly which will give you the features you need. I
have
>used an
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>>"el cheapo" one in the past once and the Innova products a couple
of
>times.
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>>The Innova was so much more satisfying to use and durable feeling
it
>was
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>>worth a premium. And it's not NEARLY as expensive as some
industrial
>units.
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>>
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>>I'm glad this coming up, too. Because I'm in the early stage of
>ID'ing a
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>>new vehicle for a special purpose, and I've narrowed it down to
1994
>to 1997
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>>Toyota Land Cruisers. It reminds me only the latter two of those
four
>years
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>>is OBDII, and that's worth a small premium.
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>>Bryan
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>>On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Dave Saad <dsaad at icehouse.net>
wrote:
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>>> This list is funny - I spent all yesterday researching scanners.
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>>> I am also looking at buying an Innova (made by Equus) scanner,
but
>it
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>>> is just too easy to go to O'Reilly's/Schucks and read it out for
>free.
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>>> It looks to me like there are two models to choose from - one that
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>>> only reads codes (about $100) and one that can also read "live
>data"
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>>> which would be way more useful but costs closer to $200. Equus
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>>> actually has more like ten models to choose from that add features
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>>> like ODB1 capability and ABS brake diagnostics. Both would be
nice,
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>>> but the price starts to go up fast.
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>>> Just for fun, I also popped into a pawn shop on the way home and
>sure
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>>> enough they had the Innova $100 scanner for $50. I almost got it
>but
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>>> really want the live data capability.
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>>> Any input on scanner brands/models/features would be appreciated
by
>me
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>>> as well.
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>>>
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>>> Dave
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>>> On Aug 3, 2010, at 8:20 PM, Bryan Kamerer wrote:
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>>>
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>>> > As a simple test, take it to an O'Reilly's (or similar) auto
>parts
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>>> > store.
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>>> > They will loan you a nice Innova scanner to use on-premise; they
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>>> > just ask
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>>> > for your DL as a deposit.
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>>> >
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>>> > Read the codes (write them down), and reset them. Then drive
>home
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>>> > or around
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>>> > and see if the codes come back. You may need to go back to the
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>>> > store again
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>>> > to re-read the codes to see which ones re-occurred. Some may
be
>old
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>>> > ones
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>>> > that have been corrected but never cleared. Or maybe no codes
>will be
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>>> > thrown if they were all old codes.
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>>> >
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>>> > I keep meaning to buy a used Innova scanner off ebay, but
>honestly
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>>> > I need
>
>>> > one so infrequently I just go down the road to O'Reilly's (nee
>
>>> > Schuck's).
>
>>> >
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>>> > Bryan
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>>> >
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>>> >
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>>> >
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>>> > On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 7:05 PM, toml99 at todomundo.com
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>>> > <toml99 at todomundo.com>wrote:
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>>> >
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>>> >> Hey, well my brother in law has a 96 Acura TL32, and his
mechanic
>is
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>>> >> an idiot/scammer etc. I was looking to get him a ODB2
scanner,
>and
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>>> >> was wondering if anyone's got any input on this. His check
>engine
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>>> >> light has been on for years, and the mechanic says...."it's
>normal
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>>> >> with these cars", and he's spent many hrs to try and make it
go
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>>> >> out. He's never replaced the OX sensor since he's owned it
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>>> >> (120K).... I see many readers on Ebay/auto store's, but
>wondering if
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>>> >> anyone's had any experience with the stuff that's out there,
and
>a
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>>> >> recommendation on which to buy. I'm going to replace his ox
>sensors
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>>> >> regardless(light might just go out "magically")....but, still
>want
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>>> >> him to have the ability to see what's going on.....Car ran
smooth
>and
>
>>> >> nice, but might run like a banshee with that light going
>
>>> >> out?....Anyway, just wanted to see if anyone has an
>
>>> >> opinion....Sincerely Tom
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