Hey everybody, I've got a 95 cav with the 2.3L. Wondering what everybody is using to read there CEL codes. Just post what you guys got and let me know what you think of your scanners. Thanks.
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What do want the scanner to do? Do you want it to just tell you what the codes are so you can look them up online or in a manual or something? Or do you want it to tell you the code number, a description, and further? Or do you want to access All CEL codes, ABS codes and manufacturer codes?
Diesell wrote:Hey everybody, I've got a 95 cav with the 2.3L. Wondering what everybody is using to read there CEL codes. Just post what you guys got and let me know what you think of your scanners. Thanks.
if it's a 95 you need to determine if it's an OBD 1 or 2 car. if it's a 1, you don't need a scanner.
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i have 95 cav too, its the OBD 1.5 so the OBD2 will read most the CEL codes i believe
I'm looking at buying something that I can see the codes and possibly the voltages of the sensors, o2(open or closed), throttle pos., etc... I don't need to see square wave, or frequency signals or nothing like that. Its just that in the past I've always had issues with scanners not being able to give me codes, communicate or anything for that fact. I always had to bring the car to the dealer and they have no problem of coarse. This is why I was asking everybody what there using specifically for the 95 2.3L cavs.
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Diesell wrote:I'm looking at buying something that I can see the codes and possibly the voltages of the sensors, o2(open or closed), throttle pos., etc... I don't need to see square wave, or frequency signals or nothing like that. Its just that in the past I've always had issues with scanners not being able to give me codes, communicate or anything for that fact. I always had to bring the car to the dealer and they have no problem of coarse. This is why I was asking everybody what there using specifically for the 95 2.3L cavs.
then it sounds like you have the obd1 computer with the obd 2 hookup. from what i understand, you'll ned something like the modis or tech 2 for that.
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^^ I Looked up those scanners online and basically I've got to spend $1000 - 3000 for a scanner..used. There has to be people here that are using a much cheaper scanner than those.
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Have you tried going to advance or somethign and seeing if their scanner will hook up to your plug and read the codes? If it does, I'd sugest getting one of those. If it won't read them, then what rich said is basically your only option. It would be good to know if you have an OBDII diagnostic port under your dash, on the driver's side or not. This will basically decide what scanner you get.
Although, Advance and other places sell OBDI scanners and OBDII scanners. Most OBDII scanners come with adapters for OBDI.
I am currently using a Snap-On MT2500 scanner. Witht he proper cards, you can access anything with a computer. The scanner used will run you anywhere, like you said, between $1K and $3K. The cards however are pricey too. The cards I use are 2002 and earlier OBD2 GM cards. This being said, I can look at any GM vehicle PCM, the codes and live streaming data, and some BCM functions, from 1996 to 2002, and even newer using the generic OBD2 feature. Good investment if you use it a lot to help friends, or neighbors, and to make a few extra bucks on the side. For your personal use, I wuoldn't recommend spending the money because I personally see getting your money's worth out of it. I use to work in Chevy garages and did a lot of side work that ultimately paid for my scanner. My advice would be to consider the cost versus the benefits and return possibilities of actually having it before you buy it.
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