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Originally Posted by Hawkeye's-911T
Is this: Thinkobd 100 OBD2 Scanner worth the money or a waste?
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JB
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For $33 it's pretty much in line with a basic scan tool. It really depends what you want to do. If it's just "check engine light" codes (engine related), then you just need something to give you the code, and clear it if you don't want to wait for it to turn off on it's own after fixing. If you want a "fancier" one, this should do the trick. As mentioned, some cars are finicky and might not work with even simple readers very well.
If it's to actually read the whole vehicle's various modules, then you'll need something more expensive. I recently bought an Autel mk808. So far...pleased. My father in law purchased a later model Mercedes a few years ago, and this thing is a mess. He had no idea about salvage title cars, and thought he was getting a deal. He can't drive anymore, but wants to keep the car for some reason. So it sits in the driveway. I was able to get about 18 fault codes and should give me a decent idea how to diagnose the A/C not working (4 codes, one indicates pressure sensor, and another an outside temp sensor issue), passenger airbag light (3 codes, one points to connection issue), and adaptive suspension issue (3 codes, one points to a level sensor problem...probably where the car was damaged). Then, about 8 other stored codes likely related to a previous dead battery.
Being able to fix these things should pay for itself when he finally wants it sold.