Any opinions: Is there a way to skip buying a hand-held diagnostics reader and hook up a laptop direct to the car's OBDII port (say, with special software)? Thank you.
2006-11-13 05:22:37 · 2 answers · asked by Hunter 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Auto Tap soft wear and cable will set you back $300 dollars and your lap top. Pirate soft wear and home made obd2 cable about $85 dollars and your laptop. Northern tool code reader Harbor freight code reader both clears codes too and reads freeze frame data. $35.00 Oh by the way you can hardly read the screen in the sun older lap tops.
2006-11-13 05:29:14 · answer #1 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with what John Paul is saying to a point. Anything newer than about 2004 though you are kind of screwed depending upon maker as most went to a CAN network and most scanners won't communicate anymore to the newer cars.
2006-11-13 16:00:23 · answer #2 · answered by gearbox 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋