AutoXray EZ-Scan 6000 Awesome tool for a great price.
I read through some of the reviews on this product and one in particular mentioned you could get the same information for six bucks.
That's true, for 6 dollars you can jumper two connections on an ODB I car (95 or older). The early ODB system could tell you what code was being thrown but very little else. Can you jumper two connections and get the same information with an ODB II car? No. You cannot do meter sweeps on a ODB II car, to read the trouble code, you need a scan tool.
This tool can read trouble codes and do a lot more. I purchased this tool because I've been having on and off misfire problems on a 1997 Camaro. I didn't know which cylinder was misfiring and honestly, if the check engine light wasn't on, I wouldn't have even noticed a problem. I hooked the scan tool up to the car, and the trouble code was P0300 - Random misfire.
To the average person, a random misfire means just that, every cylinder is intermittently misfiring. Yes, if this were an ODB I car, a jumper would have told me that much information. Smart troubleshooting would have you test the ignition coils or the fuel system. If the misfire is not contained on a specific cylinder, then it may indicate a system wide issue.
This is where the scan tool paid for itself. Instead of throwing parts at the car I was able to look at the vehicle data, I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of data I had access to. I could see the misfire counts for each cylinder. Every cylinder had less than 10, except cylinder 5 which had over 5000 misfires. I traced the problem back to a bad spark pug wire on #5 that had be rubbing against the headers I had just installed.
The trouble code was misleading, and instead of spending my time under and over the car looking at the fuel system and ignition system, I spent 5 minutes diagnosing the problem.
I have a background in automotive diagnosis and have a degree in Automotive Service Technology. The scan tools we used in school cost over $1000 and were manufacturer specific. This tool doesn't give you as much information as those did, but for the average DIY mechanic, this tool is perfect. If you're looking for a tool to just scan a code, and nothing else... buy something cheaper.
If you're looking for a scan tool that can assist you in diagnosing and fixing emission related problems, this is the scan tool for you. You may not use it every day of your life, but when you do need it, it will get the job done.
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AutoXray EZ-Scan 6000 REVIEWS
AutoXray EZ-Scan 6000 Excellent!!
Excellent scanner with an affordadle price with this tool a diagnostics manual and an ohm/volt/dwell meter you can fix almost anything computer wise on your vehicle. It has obd1, obd2 and CAN scanning capability right out of the box with an enhanced Chrysler cable as the only other upgrade it is well worth the money.
AutoXray EZ-Scan 6000 Incredible Tool.
I'm just a shade tree mechanic, but this tool is really handy when working on newer cars. I found it straight-forward and user-friendly. You can really save yourself a lot of money by diagnosing your own car with this scanner.
I know other companies sell scanners, many of them are thousands of dollars,(I think Snap-On sells one that is over $6,000!) but this scanner performs about 95% of the tasks the high-end ones do, at a much cheaper price. It has all the necessary adapters to work on any car with an on-board computer, and it gives you all the diagnostic info in real time.
Mechanics and dealers have to hate these things because of all the money it saves consumers in repairs.
AutoXray EZ-Scan 6000 Easy Analysis.
I did quite a bit of research before purchasing this product. The product was shipped immediately. I really appreciate the case it comes with. I have used the product on two vehicles. However, I own 5 different vehicles and it will test all five! It has provided accurate analysis for each situation. The best part, its web-upgradeable so that I'll never have to purchase another analyser. I got such a deal, it came with the EZ-Charge 200, now I can also easily find problems with a charging system. Fantastic product!
AutoXray 6000 Code Reader.
AUTOXRAY IS MY # 1 BRAND WHEN IT COMES TO A OBD CODE READER, I OWNED A AUTOXRAY EASY READER2000 FOR MY OLDER VEHICLES WHICH ARE OBD I AND NOW I BOUGHT A NEWER ONE FOR MY 2006
CHEVY TRUCK! NO OFFENSE ON THE OTHER GUYS, BUT THIS IS IT? MY NAME BRAND! THANK YOU
AutoXray 6000 Best Ever.
i took my car to a garage for a tuneup they wanted $500.00 plus parts & labor the $500.00 was for them to hook up a scanner to the diagnostic plug. i paid $285 for my autoxray 6000 and found out i needed a radiator cap got one at wal-mart $18.99.checked a friends car had a bad tranny sensor,can't charge a friend.
Excellent scanner with an affordadle price with this tool a diagnostics manual and an ohm/volt/dwell meter you can fix almost anything computer wise on your vehicle. It has obd1, obd2 and CAN scanning capability right out of the box with an enhanced Chrysler cable as the only other upgrade it is well worth the money.
AutoXray EZ-Scan 6000 Incredible Tool.
I'm just a shade tree mechanic, but this tool is really handy when working on newer cars. I found it straight-forward and user-friendly. You can really save yourself a lot of money by diagnosing your own car with this scanner.
I know other companies sell scanners, many of them are thousands of dollars,(I think Snap-On sells one that is over $6,000!) but this scanner performs about 95% of the tasks the high-end ones do, at a much cheaper price. It has all the necessary adapters to work on any car with an on-board computer, and it gives you all the diagnostic info in real time.
Mechanics and dealers have to hate these things because of all the money it saves consumers in repairs.
AutoXray EZ-Scan 6000 Easy Analysis.
I did quite a bit of research before purchasing this product. The product was shipped immediately. I really appreciate the case it comes with. I have used the product on two vehicles. However, I own 5 different vehicles and it will test all five! It has provided accurate analysis for each situation. The best part, its web-upgradeable so that I'll never have to purchase another analyser. I got such a deal, it came with the EZ-Charge 200, now I can also easily find problems with a charging system. Fantastic product!
AutoXray 6000 Code Reader.
AUTOXRAY IS MY # 1 BRAND WHEN IT COMES TO A OBD CODE READER, I OWNED A AUTOXRAY EASY READER2000 FOR MY OLDER VEHICLES WHICH ARE OBD I AND NOW I BOUGHT A NEWER ONE FOR MY 2006
CHEVY TRUCK! NO OFFENSE ON THE OTHER GUYS, BUT THIS IS IT? MY NAME BRAND! THANK YOU
AutoXray 6000 Best Ever.
i took my car to a garage for a tuneup they wanted $500.00 plus parts & labor the $500.00 was for them to hook up a scanner to the diagnostic plug. i paid $285 for my autoxray 6000 and found out i needed a radiator cap got one at wal-mart $18.99.checked a friends car had a bad tranny sensor,can't charge a friend.
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