I picked up a Mac Tools global OBDII Scanner and am in love with it. I can check, clear, look up, and troubleshoot codes. I can view live data. So far I have found out that my tach, speedometer and fuel gauges are off. I can see incoming air temps, ignition advance, amount of air the engine is pulling in, calculated load on the engine...I am in love. I hook it up and have it in the floor where I can glance at it

 

yeah .thats cool..!! I got a scanner from Snap-on a month or 2 ago ..I love it!!!
What did you pay for it ?!
mine was $650 on pro. mo.

 

I got mine at a good deal from the truck. Paid just over 300 for it.

Now I just need to get the ford factory software to control the ecm through my laptop :)

 

http://www.mactools.com/ProductDetai...ItemNum=ET9620

 

how about telling us why the O/D light flashes? nice pick up BTW

 

Dunno...I have a manual so I haven't experienced the light flashing. If you can get ahold of a manual, it may explain how to have the light flash out the code and you can figure out what it is trying to tell you is wrong with it.

 

the new cars dont flash the code!!
It usually means you have a problem with the tranny..

 

this is the one i got!!!!
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/pro_d...mp;dir=catalog

 

Nice!

Here's mine: http://www.scantool.net/products/elmscan_pwm.htm Cost is ~$100. Less if you come up w/ your own enclosure. Software is available for free from the 'net.. Notice mine is scan only. It DOES NOT SET any codes, although it can clear trouble codes.. I think! Has been a while since I've played w/ it.

 

cool!

 

Here's mine:

http://www.motorcraftservice.com/vdi...p;menuIndex=23

 

yeah right!

 

That is my personal scanner...I normally have 2 laptops hooked up to the trucks that I work on at work. One to monitor the engine and one to monitor the transmission if they are an autoshift or automatic.