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I am looking to purchase an OBDII scanner. I need a hand held version as I do not have a laptop or phone that I could hook it up to. I recently got a CenTech one but that didn't read the code. It only canceled the MIL, so I returned it.

Has anyone in this group had any luck with a particular model of OBDII scanners?

Thanks for the input!

Just get a used Android phone, or a cheap Android tablet at WalMart, and run Torque. Combined with a $15 Bluetooth adapter, you'll do more than a cheap scanner.

jayoldschool wrote:Just get a used Android phone, or a cheap Android tablet at WalMart, and run Torque. Combined with a $15 Bluetooth adapter, you'll do more than a cheap scanner.

I paired my $5 ebay scanner with a $10 Bestbuy locked Android phone. This solution works great.

Check out a ScanGuage. I have one that is now in the third car since I bought it. Works great and gives 4 readouts at a time as well scans for problems. No phone needed.

Check out SlickDeals or KinjaDeals was able to find some very inexpensive OBD2 scanner there. Peronally since I use iPhone I've gone with WiFi scanner and OBDcardoctor app. The Scanner ran me $8 and the app is free you should be able to view live data and Error codes.

I have this one, except in Canada they are sold under the Autel brand.

https://www.harborfreight.com/automotiv ... 62142.html

Thanks to everyone for all the great suggestions. There are some good choices here that I will check out.

Thanks again for everyone's help!

I have been meaning to look into getting an OBDII scanner for a while now, so this post was just the boost I needed! I just bought the Cen-Tech one that MacGyver mentioned, for $22.99 shipped from eBay.

MacGyver wrote:I have this one, except in Canada they are sold under the Autel brand.

https://www.harborfreight.com/automotiv ... 62142.html

I ended up getting the Autel version of this from Amazon. It is a pretty basic reader and it actually gives me code info. It does not do the ABS reading but that's OK for now.

Thanks again for everyone's suggestions!

Ultra cheap code reader that works fine.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/254320957576?ul_noapp=true