Hi I decided to try out the cheap Thinkobd100 $35 scan tool that Scotty recommend for people that want to work on their own cars, and man does that scanner work! I used it on my moms 2004 Honda Pilot and it read a code for Evac leak. It confirmed my guess I had a few months ago when it has a check engine light but It was only because I lost the gas cap for the car. I asked a mechanic if that could be the cause of the check engine light and he said no, I didn’t listen and lightwent away when i put a new cap! So this code confirmed my guess! I also erased the code and checked if the car was in good condition. Scotty is right! buy this if you want to learn how to use a scan tool. I might carry this around while I’m shopping around for a used car!
Awesome! Scotty definitely knows his stuff.
It does offer great value for money. For most people it does more than is needed.
Thanks for the review
By any chance, do you know if it reads odometer readings?
I haven’t messed with it enough to know if it does, but I’ll follow up on you on that!
Thank you!
See PID A6 in the table here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OBD-II_PIDs#Service_01
"odometer" is a standard Mode 01 parameter, which means that even the most basic $2 OBD tool should be able to read it, especially if it has a custom query function. (provided that the vehicle manufacturer supports the PID)
Fascinating. Thank you.