What decent computer scanner to buy?

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 S*it; 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.