New scan tool
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Racer
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From: Crawfordsville Indiana
New scan tool
I bought a AutoXray AX6000 for $295 to do scans on my 1995 with OBDI with the 16 pin DTC. I've read the different info about grounding pin 12 to pin 4 and the Datamaster/laptop route. All this is good stuff. I haven't used this tool yet but I hope that I'll be satisfied with my choice. I know that there is limitations compared with other scan tools. At this time my car has no code issues and is running great. I bought the Factory Service Manuals, so hopefully I'm somewhat prepared to do the diagnosis. Any feedback would be appreciated.
Racer
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Go ahead and start using your scanner now, get to know it some. Look at the data on your sensors and record as much as you can while the car is running good with no problems now. This way you will have a good base of info to compare with later.
Joel
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Racer
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From: Crawfordsville Indiana
Good tip
Establish a baseline and compare with factory specs. It was delivered today and I will do a scan tom
arrow. Also came with the software and usb cable to transfer data to pc or laptop.
arrow. Also came with the software and usb cable to transfer data to pc or laptop.
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Just picked up an auto x-ray code reader a couple weeks ago. I have tested it on a couple OBD-1 cars and it worked great, even helped a buddy figure out a problem he was having and didn't even know about because his check engine light bulb was burned out 
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Racer
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Yes indeed
I used the blue 16 pin connector that came with this scanner and pliged it into the DTC, turned the key to ON,hit scan and it did a successful scan. Then I went to the factory service manual to compare data. It also gave me a code #44 (lean OX2 ). What this tool will not do is clear codes. You have to disconnect the negative battery cable. I now need to do that and then do another scan to make sure it cleared. I also need to get it up to operating temp and do a scan. This is so much fun!! But this scanner reads OBDI with out any problems. It also came with EZ-PC500 software so that I can upload the info from the scanner to my computer.
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Not to mention disconnecting and reconnecting the negative battery cable. How about a guick disconnect, toggle switch, or something??
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Racer
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Clear codes
Yes, it does give me that option, but when I hit enter to do that function, it was unable to do it. Do I need to try this with the car running? I need to do the "Capture Data" process also and up load the info to my laptop to look at info graficaly. The weather here in Indiana has been to cool to mess with it. The code was in "History" not a "Current" code. Could that be the reason?
Last edited by wheelhorse; Feb 12, 2008 at 09:32 PM.
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I can't recall if I could clear codes with my AX-6000 either. It might not have worked. But it's a nice scanner, works on every car I've tried it on so far. It just isn't great for datalogging. But for real-time it's great, and it's smaller and easier than a laptop. So for things like monitoring temps, IAC counts, or other status stuff, it's pretty useful. Datalogging things like knock and such, not quite so much.
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the 6000 will data log. I log and download it to my pc.
it will record intervals in 1 sec or 2 secs, or whatever you set it at.
I think it will record 14 intervals, at any interval you like. I find 1 second the most useful.
it will record intervals in 1 sec or 2 secs, or whatever you set it at.
I think it will record 14 intervals, at any interval you like. I find 1 second the most useful.
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I used the blue 16 pin connector that came with this scanner and pliged it into the DTC, turned the key to ON,hit scan and it did a successful scan. Then I went to the factory service manual to compare data. It also gave me a code #44 (lean OX2 ). What this tool will not do is clear codes. You have to disconnect the negative battery cable. I now need to do that and then do another scan to make sure it cleared. I also need to get it up to operating temp and do a scan. This is so much fun!! But this scanner reads OBDI with out any problems. It also came with EZ-PC500 software so that I can upload the info from the scanner to my computer.
I can do this faster than disconnecting the battery and stay cleaner.
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Actron CP9190
I bought a Actron 9190. It too is "supposed" to read OBD 1 & 2 codes but I've yet been unable to get it to successfully read OBD 1 anything. I hope you have better luck than I have. It does read OBD 2 nicely and helped me fix my 1999 NISSAN Maxima. It had a bad ignition coil and the scan tool took me to the exact part. It was greatly satisfying to fix that car so quickly and now the wife thinks I'm a master mechanic. Little does she know that I'm a complete idiot that simply plugged something to the car and followed it's directions.....
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