OBDII Scanner from Autozone. Good value?

Autozone has 2 scanners, one for 60, the other for 90. Are they good units, or is there something else I should be getting?

Money is a huge factor; I don't want to waste what little I have on something crappy. Thanks in advance for your input!

 

Ultra-Gauge

 

I got a bluetooth OBD2 from Amazon. Free app on smartphone. Works great, I had a check engine light and I was able to clear it from my phone. Shows all temps, revs, plus any obd2 stuff.

for Android Phones ONLY - Wireless Bluetooth Diagnostic OBD2 Scanner Car Code Reader and Scan Tool for All 1996 & Newer Vehicles ELM327 Compatible OBDII

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NLQAHS/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

$24 and it has worked well. The only problem I have found is it doesn't work when pandora is on. Why? Who knows.

 

I bought a code reader from O'Reilly's. Works good for what I wanted to do. They provided a list of error codes and access to the company website for more error codes if needed.

Here is a link to what I bought.
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d...ap?ck=Search_N0664_-1_2871&pt=N0664&ppt=C0103

Here is a list of the error codes.
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/technical-chat/68667-obdii-error-codes.html

Good luck,

 

I'd go with scangauge or ultragauge... For the money u can do much more with the ultragauge than a simple code reader and its about 20 bucks more.

 

I'm going to give this a try. Thanks to everyone who posted, much obliged!

 

Just wanted to update all yall on what's happening with this. I got the scanner from Amazon in a couple of days, and it arrived in apparently perfect condition.

My smartphone was a gift from a good friend, and had no SD card. I had a gift card from Best Buy, so I used that up for an SD card, but the phone won't read it. In a few days, I'll have the 27.00 to upgrade my phone, and I'll be able to report on how it all works!

 

You can't install the app straight to the phone?

 

$10 Bluetooth obd adapter off ebay torque for android is free.

 

Sorry I wasn't clear, I meant about the SD card. Strange that you needed one.

 

Can't download pretty much anything to my phone w/o an SD card. I can't even take a picture, or receive any pictures, except for jpegs in the body of a message (text or email)

LG Phoenix.

 

If u install too large of a card some phones won't play nice with it...... What size card did u get?

 

I can't believe this didn't occur to me right away! D'oh!

So, I swapped in a 2G card, and that didn't work, either.

I went to my provider, and got an upgrade for 22 bucks. Got me a Samsung S3 Mini. Love it.

I downloaded the free version of Torque right away. It works as advertised, but I will definitely get the paid version when I can figure out how to work with Google Wallet.

Within seconds of pairing the scanner with my phone, I was able to clear the error code and kill the check engine light. Stupid easy. My EGR is acting up, which is GREAT news, as I feared the Cat was going bad, and really can't afford that repair between now and June. Whew!

Can't ignore the value factor, either. Between being eligible for an upgrade, having an old Best Buy gift card just lying around, and Mr. Optimist's recommendation...I ended up with a new smartphone (40G memory now), and a very useful scan tool, all for less money than I would have spent at Autozone on a dedicated unit. Win!

Thanks guys!

 

You guys got any recommendation for an iPhone compatible version.

 

I would recommend
looking at obd car doctor. You can only look at one system at a time but it is much smoother than. Torque.

 

I meant the OBD device. The one listed is for an Android.

Do they make one for iPhone users?

 

I bought this one and it works flawlessly

http://www.ebay.com/itm/D900-OBD2-C..._Automotive_Tools&hash=item2c787e3923&vxp=mtr

 

i would get an ultra-gauge if it was me... but to each their own.

 

I got this:



for $85 shipped off eBay.

Its an Actron 9575 that I bought to replace my ancient Actron that would no longer read newer OBDII systems. You cant go wrong with this at that price.