[Shop-talk] OBD/can/whatever scan issue.

[Mark Miller]

> Next chapter on the OBD/CAN scan front:
>
> Thanks for the recommendations.  I ordered a Bluetooth interfaced 
> ELM327 from Sears, as their price with the dongle, Torque Pro 
> software, and free shipping was low and the delivery quick ($15 and 3 
> days).
>
> Only issue is the software appears to not be available in English.  
> More once I get a version I can use.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark Miller
>
> On 3/26/2014 9:21 PM, Mark Miller wrote:
>> SO the check engine light on my 2011 Fit came on today.  I plugged my 
>> scanner in to see what is up and. . . nothing.  Got a scan error 
>> message.  So I grabbed my old one (the one I couldn't find so bought 
>> the newer one) and it just cycled through its script (launch 1  2 3  
>> 4  5) and then it also came up with its error message.
>>
>> The last thing I read with the scanners was our 2000 Saab, and it was 
>> probably 5+ years ago.  Have the scanners changed? Do I need to get a 
>> newer version?  Or give up and take it to a shop (yeah, like people 
>> will recommend that if there are tools to be bought)?
>>
>> And if a new one is in order:   recommendations?  I like the look of 
>> the cheap ones that talk to a phone via Bluetooth. Thanks all!