If you were buying a code reader tool for more than a Prius

Ghostrider · 04-07-2007, 09:16 PM

what would you look for. I am considering getting one for a Prius and other vehicles. A few searches on this forum and Google didn;t help a lot. Especially on Google there didn;t seem to be any site that tested and reported various guages. Anyone care to toss a few models into the mix?

hobbit · 04-07-2007, 09:51 PM

Is laptop-based okay? The next release of autoenginuity is supposed
to come out in about a week, which will hopefully fix a bunch of the
stuff I've found missing in 4.4, but aside from that it's reasonably
good at pulling out the manufacturer-specific stuff and costs about
an order of magnitude less than most of the high-end professional
tools. Mind you, I haven't tried any of the really nitty-gritty
specific functions like brake bleeding, and it doesn't have much in
the way of immobilizer support [but then again, who does except the
official OE?], but I've been a lot happier with this than I was with
the first scantool I bought [and you can search the archives for
which one that was..]
.
_H*

DelerPrius · 04-07-2007, 09:51 PM

I just got an Autoxray AX2500-main reason was that it has capability to scan pre-96 cars (OBD-I) as well as OBDII. If you're lucky you can score a new one on ebay for under $100 like I did.

This article is not that great but does discuss the features of some of the models available:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguide...3733704-1272015

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04-07-2007, 09:16 PM	#1
Ghostrider Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 121 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	what would you look for. I am considering getting one for a Prius and other vehicles. A few searches on this forum and Google didn;t help a lot. Especially on Google there didn;t seem to be any site that tested and reported various guages. Anyone care to toss a few models into the mix?

04-07-2007, 09:51 PM	#2
hobbit Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bahstahn Posts: 3,837 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: N/A Package: Base Thanks: 0 Thanked 335 Times in 165 Posts Friends: 0	Is laptop-based okay? The next release of autoenginuity is supposed to come out in about a week, which will hopefully fix a bunch of the stuff I've found missing in 4.4, but aside from that it's reasonably good at pulling out the manufacturer-specific stuff and costs about an order of magnitude less than most of the high-end professional tools. Mind you, I haven't tried any of the really nitty-gritty specific functions like brake bleeding, and it doesn't have much in the way of immobilizer support [but then again, who does except the official OE?], but I've been a lot happier with this than I was with the first scantool I bought [and you can search the archives for which one that was..] . _H*

04-07-2007, 09:51 PM	#3
DelerPrius Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 60 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	I just got an Autoxray AX2500-main reason was that it has capability to scan pre-96 cars (OBD-I) as well as OBDII. If you're lucky you can score a new one on ebay for under $100 like I did. This article is not that great but does discuss the features of some of the models available: http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguide...3733704-1272015