OBD2 scanner

I haven't personally tried one, but Cen-tech is HF's house brand. Built to HF's exacting standards. (hint, hint)

Might be worth a try though, they do stand behind their products.

I've just had bad experiences in the past with HF electronics, power tools, anything I could not look at and come to a logical conclusion, "Is this any good"?
 
What do you need to do, read and clear codes or look at engine data in real-time?

If you just need to read and clear codes, you can do it for a lot less than $100.00.

If you need to look at live engine data and the $100.00 scanner will show all the detail you need, it's a BARGAIN.
 
If you have a smartphone you can install an app called Torque for $5 bucks. That and a spiffy $13 OBD2 to Bluetooth/WIFI adapter from amazon and you can both read codes and observe real time information. I have an android phone that uses the bluetooth adapter. If you have an Iphone you need a wifi adapter.

If you want more details, just ask.

John
 
I second the torque app and an inexpensive Bluetooth adaptor I picked up on eBay. Shows real time data for sensors. I have about $20.00 total invested and it's paid for itself 100s of times over.
 
Thanks John, but I just had another thought. My truck is an 2004 ford diesel. Will any of these scanners work on it? I want to buy the right scanner the first time. No sense buying two.
 
Hello dave8n in Pa,

Is this the model? This one works good, including live data and snap shot cababilities. Includes free updates and USB port for computet interface. Payed more then $100 for this one though,



GUIDO.
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For my personal use, a bluetooth adapter and a tablet works best. I haven't tried Torque because they want money for it, I use Piston which is free. If you are a business, auto shop or whatever, nothing this cheap is going to cut it, nor the $100 model, you're going to need expensive software that will look up model-specific codes and give diagnostic info. Maybe a grand or two.
 
Thank you sir, I just tried to look it up on HF web site and it's not there. That item # shows a battery. Not sure what to think.
 
On the smartphone app - a litttle story. Was in the next county over on the start of a trip. All of a sudden the truck starts running ratty and smoking and derates. I limp it a mile into town and shut it off. I call for a wrecker at the local ford dealer and they tow it there. Dealer says probably 3-4 days until they can get it in the shop. Not a good answer.

I pull out the smart phone and run the app to grab the codes. I jump on google and look up the codes on a few diesel sites. Consensus is that the FICM went bad. I tell the dealer to leave it and I will have it towed home.

At home I pull the FICM and send it out for repair. A week later, it is back and reinstalled - truck is running perfect.

Total cost for tows and repair - $500. Don't know what the dealer would have charged but bet it would have been more that double that.

It is just so darned handy to have this on the truck and be available to run anytime.

my 2 cents.
John
 

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