"Why is the odometer 10 digits?"My ol' Chrysler will flash whatever codes it has stored for you in the mileage readout in the speedo.
My most favorite is: 'You....Are....Screwed!'
"That's the number for roadside assistance."
OBD 2 Scan tool ?
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"That's the number for roadside assistance."
Infantry Man
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I like the BlueDriver ....best price I can find in $CDN is 120 . I have some audio gear for sale , I'll wait until one of those moves on .
Thanks for the input from everyone .
Thanks for the input from everyone .
I use a bluetooth dongle paired with my phone, using the Torque app I can read / clear all codes, datalog, view parameters in real time, etc. Total cost is like ... $20? $30?
I grabbed mine from Amazon--I can't remember if it was a sale price or if I paid the $99.
beat_truck
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My Grand Caravan will do the key dance and show the codes thing, too.My ol' Chrysler will flash whatever codes it has stored for you in the mileage readout in the speedo.
My most favorite is: 'You....Are....Screwed!'
dosmalo
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Yes! 'Key dance' is the term I couldn't think of.
Quite a few years ago I bought a used FSM for my car and there's a very big chapter with nothing but codes and their definitions. I think there's some (maybe many?) codes that need to be pulled with a Chrysler 'DRB' tool. Not something every garage, shady tree tech or especially me has.
I know my mechanic looks at the ground and shakes his head when he sees me and that car pull into his drive.
BMWCCA
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I have many BMWs built over a span of over half-a-century. The oldest with connectivity to a scan tool is 1985 and it takes a round adapter used pre-OBD. I even have a couple where some functions are read through OBD and others through the big round connector under the hood. So, I purchased a "Schwaben" Foxwell scanner with specific BMW/MINI software and an adapter for the "PacMan" round plug. It automatically recognizes the model of car and reads out codes in plain English. It is capable of doing BMW battery registration, and most of what the large machines at the dealership can do. I think it cost me $225 several years ago. It can read any car, but translates the codes on BMW and MINI automatically. I think it was a good buy considering its capabilities for my applications.
The diesel in my Conti has one of those round BMW diag connectors, but its a bit useless. No computer, so it can't give codes. The only thing it actually gets used for is to set injection pump timing and idle speed if you have the special adapters and diesel timing tach thing. I do not, so I use a dial indicator screwed into the pump head to set the timing and a cheap IR tach for idle speed.
I think it's Autel who offers a diagnostic device for older cars that don't have computers. It's a modern replacement for all the gadgets and meters used back in the 60s and 70s, to help with troubleshooting. For backyard mechanics like us it is probably of limited benefit, but for a shop trying to move cars in and out efficiently, it is invaluable.
sounds like something that might have worked on my 90 J2 with the 1.8L 'digifant' which was about as moronic ECU as you could get. I think my washing machine is more aware. but it ran and you can change rods and mains while it is on just a couple floor jacks....
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