Saw these data logger chips at Sears - for $99 you get a chip that clips onto the OBD2 connector, records data for up to 75 hours- plus a PC software package for data analysis. My questions:
Any feedback woul be much appreciated.
I see no use for them unless you have a odd running problem and try to find it. And yes once you have all that data one then needs to figure out what it's telling you? I don't have one and don't have a need for one. Finding a problem is 99% knowledge & 1% luck.
They are generally used when trying to pin down an intermittent problem. If you need one you'll know.
||Saw these data logger chips at Sears - for $99 you get a chip that clips ||onto the OBD2 connector, records data for up to 75 hours- plus a PC software ||package for data analysis. ||My questions: ||1) is this worth the price? ||2) Once I have the data, how do I know what to do with it? ||3) Do I then need another $200 worth of shop manuals & tech data? ||4) Will my 2 later model cars ('98 acura Integra, '98 VW Cabrio) work with ||it? || ||Any feedback woul be much appreciated.
If it gives you OBD2 codes and turns of CEL lights, plus does data logging then that would be a good deal. Got a link to it?
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