[hammergjh]

Does anyone own one of these? Can anyone provide any recommendations?

I threw a code the other night and I'm waiting for the dealer to get back to me to tell me what the problem the DTC indicates. The car was driving fine when the Check Engine light lite up. 6600 trouble free miles until this point.

 

[ssimaniac]

Probably a bad O2 sensor.

 

[Strange Mud]

I went out and bought a rather cheap one when my wifes subaru threw out a code, it's not very user friendly but any of them will tell you the code just ask your parts guy for his reccomendation, I'd look to see what mine is but its several years old and anything electronic is outdated after three months. I am glad I have one although I've only used it for myself the one time but lots of people owe me favors for using it. I wouldn't get the top of the line one but I'm cheap

 

[hammergjh]

Code thrown is as follows:

P0456 Generic Evaporative Emission System Leak Detected (very small leak)​

​

I guess it usually is the result of a lose capless gas cap. The dealer performed a "smoke test" and found no issues. So that's a bit of a relief. Car is good to go, no issues. :bigthumbsup

 

[Sky Hye]

u can get one for $20 at amazon or pay $60 at autozone...

 

[Marcus Ryan]

You can get an obdII - bluetooth adapter for an iphone or android phone from a company called kiwi for about $100.

I've got that and an application called Torque that I use on my Android.

 

[AMDanBailer]

You can always go to NAPA/Advanced or a similar national parts store and they can read the code for free!

If you plan on tuning the car, pick up an SCT/SF3 with free custom tunes and you can read/clear DTCs yourself!:bigthumbsup

You can check them out here:
SCT SF3/X3 Power Flash Tuner w/ 3 Free Custom Tunes (11-12 V6) - SCT 3015||38018

 

[cmaher55]

Got this one from Amazon a year or two ago..... Priceless....! I have diagnosed several cars and fixed them. My friends know I have it and borrow it all the time.... Scantron is pretty good, they have the next level up now that does more stuff, about $69 bucks I think. Don't go too cheap, get a decent one. Regards

The one I have....
Amazon.com: Actron CP9410 PocketScan Plus Diagnostic Code Reader for OBDII Vehicles: Automotive

The next version....What I would buy if I was looking for one.
Amazon.com: Actron CP9550 Pocket Scan Plus OBD II and CAN Code Reader: Automotive

 

[cmaher55]

Found one at a pretty good price for you......These are usually around $90 on ebay and on other sites.... Regards

Buy Actron OBD2 PocketScan Plus CP9410 at Advance Auto Parts___

 

[leeherman]

I own this one but it's a lot more than just a reader, and it's not too cheap. I think I paid around $400 for mine a few years ago.

My scanner has more than paid for itself as it's enabled me to quickly find problems based on the code.

In one case, my Solara threw a "random misfire code", and reading the runtime data showed me the car was running lean, and that the front O2 sensor was not behaving normally. As there was no O2 sensor code thrown, the answer wasn't obvious, but I replaced the O2 sensor after seeing the runtime data and the problem was solved.

You should give serious consideration to a more capable OBDII device if you intend to do any of your own repairs, otherwise a simple reader and a lookup of the code online will suffice.

 

[SilvaDragon]

Has anyone tried the Sync-provided Vehicle Health function?
Does it post DTCs on owner.ford.com as it implies that it will?

 

[leeherman]

Has anyone tried the Sync-provided Vehicle Health function?
Does it post DTCs on owner.ford.com as it implies that it will?

I tested the Vehicle Health Report the day after I got the car.

Thankfully the car didn't have any codes, so I can't answer whether the DTC shows, but it did tell me I needed brake repairs.

It turns out the emergency brake being on trips up the test.

:banghead:

 

[Magnamover]

You can get an obdII - bluetooth adapter for an iphone or android phone from a company called kiwi for about $100.

I've got that and an application called Torque that I use on my Android.

Thanks, just ordered. Torque app looks great. Ebay bluetooth adapters seem to be inexpensive.

 

[Don's Stang]

I got this one
99 bucks is a pretty good deal for it

Buy Actron AutoScanner OBD II Code Reader CP9575 at Advance Auto Parts_____