The guy at www.obd-2.com, Alex Peper, has a low cost one that should work
with your Saturn. There's also a project on Sourceforge.net for an open
source scanner, although it's still in it's infancy. There are plenty of
alternatives to $3K scanners these days.
--John
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org]On
Behalf Of Ethan Dicks
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 11:45
To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: I hate Radio Shack
--- Jim Arnott <jrasite_at_eoni.com> wrote:
> Since we're venturing waaaaay off topic here...
Indeed.
> The downside of this is that the owner no longer purchases and replaces
> a set of points and plugs but instead must either purchase a $3k scanner
> or take the vehicle to a technician to determine any malfunctions. The
> upside, discounting the increased reliability, is that an OBD II
> (On-board diagnostic Revision 2) equipped automobile will tell you or
> that technician precisely which $500+ component has failed. It will also
> warn of impending failures by reporting out of spec parameters.
I have a $70 PIC-based ODB-II scanner. Unfortunately, the free software
with it does not work with my 1998 Saturn. :-( If I want a scanner,
I may have to step up to the $350-$500 range.
-ethan
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Received on Thu Jun 13 2002 - 11:01:41 BST