Hey Scotti
What do you think about Foxwell Scan Tools. The name reminds to much of the Grabwell washing machine Mr Haynee sold the Ziffles. They claim it's universal but you have pay separately for software to work on specific car brands. The one I am looking at runs about about 150 bucks.
Just don't tell my wife. {black}:smile:
It's not bad for home DIY work.
Pay separately for software??
They give you one free software to cover a desired brand with the unit. In my case it would be Hyundai/Kia. If lets say I then buy a honda or toyota I would have to pay a fee to get the additional software to cover the new brands. I believe updates for your original brand are free for life.
Thanks for the info Scotti. I was mistaken. The model I am buying is $99. The version with Mercedes/BMW software cost $150. I own a modest Kia and a Hyundai and they use the same scanner software. I guess when you say BMW your expected to be able to pay more. I owned a BMW for one week when I was 17. My neighbors were having marital problems so the wife offered me their 3 year old BMW for 200 bucks. I jumped on it. By the end of the day I had it registered and insured in my name. My dad made me give it back. He was afraid of being entangled in an acrimonious divorce but for a couple of days I had the coolest car in town. It was back to mom's 64 Plymouth wagon which I drove for 10 more years. For those who don't understand the GrabWell reference here is a link. http://www.maggiore.net/greenacres/ga58.asp
My order for a Foxwell is in. I will let you know how it turns out. Just don't tell my wife {black}:smile:
Got the unit and fixed a problem right away. Had an ABS light on the dash. The scanner said LF wheel speed sensor NG. Took the car out and found while all the others were reading a number relatively in sync the LF sensor read zero. Found the cable near the sensor cut. Spliced with heatshrink and as Jackie Gleason would to say "Away We Go".