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Car Forum / Saab Cars / September 2005Scan Tools
Has anyone had any experience with this scan tool. Is it woth the effort?? http://www.scantool.net/products/elmscan_iso.htm What year Saab are you working with? I've had some problems with a '97 900. It is not *entirely* OBDII compliant. I finally got it working with the hardware you listed below, but the scantool.net software frankly sucks. I'm using www.palmerperformance.com software. Much more comprehensive and includes data logging. The ELM interface is slooooooooow, so don't expect much real-time monitoring - max is about 4Hz. With this combination I can monitor all supported sensors, read codes and reset the MIL. It's no where near as comprehensive as Saab's Tech II, but it does work well as a diagnostic aid. > Has anyone had any experience with this scan tool. Is it woth the effort?? > http://www.scantool.net/products/elmscan_iso.htm > What year Saab are you working with? I've had some problems with a '97 900. > It is not *entirely* OBDII compliant. I finally got it working with the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Has anyone had any experience with this scan tool. Is it woth the effort?? > > http://www.scantool.net/products/elmscan_iso.htm It would be great to have software identical to the TECH-II available on a laptop with the necessary connector. -R > > What year Saab are you working with? I've had some problems with a '97 900. > > It is not *entirely* OBDII compliant. I finally got it working with the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > -R Yes, it would. However, you would still need a hardware device between the laptop and the car's computer, as the signals to and from the ECU use different voltages than the serial ports on a laptop. (If you can even find a laptop with serial ports any more). USB is a whole new can of worms. |
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