My Mazda dealer wants something like 4130 to just hook up the OBDEC scanner to see why my check engine light is on!!
I've decided I can BUY a scanner just as cheap
The thing is... what reasonable priced consumer level scanner to buy? What brand and model?
Have 2000 Mazda Protege ES
I can't answer your direct question but in case you are not aware... You can take your car by a lot of auto parts stores now and they will check the codes for you for free.
Steve B.
Four thousand dollars?
Yes, a good scan tool costs about $4000.00
Was the above a typo? $130 perhaps? You can't get anything but a tinker toy for $130...
AutoEnginuity has a pretty good enhanced Mazda scan tool program for a PC/laptop for $350.00
I have about twelve years of Mazda experience, and do not understand "4130". This cannot be dollars. Is it shillings, perhaps? In any case, a reasonable tester can be obtained from any tool vendor. The 2000 Protege was pre-CAN, and so a basic OBDII tester will work just fine.
I have a generic tester from OEM that cost $100. It works fine on PCM codes up to and including 2007. The technology is amazing. I am willing to bet that there are even cheaper testers out there.
If you are able to pull the code(s), I would be happy to share what the definition is. I might even know common fixes, depending on your personal mechanical abilities.
Matt
Yes it was typo
was supposed to be $130
I own and use a Velocity Micro ProMagix desktop computer, for some thingys WebTV can not do.
I prefer my WebTV service though. cuhulin
So?
Add equal parts Dip and Shit; mix until the answer becomes clear.
Toyota MDT in MO
If you're just looking to read and reset codes, there are a lot of options for code readers well under $100 that work just fine. Harbor Freight has several that are perfectly useable. If you want a true "scanner" that does more than read and reset codes then the cost is much higher of course.
the author didnt shift the '4' key (shifted 4 is $ sign), so the price is $130.00 USD :)
Regards, Calder.
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