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Any way to get codes from the car without a scanner?

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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 03:21 PM
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Question Any way to get codes from the car without a scanner?
If I can, what do I need to do?
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 04:02 PM
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94 and up will require either a code reader or a scan tool.
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 04:19 PM
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Which scanners do you guys recommend? I'm looking for something inexpensive.
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 04:21 PM
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What kind of car do you have? Year, model, etc?
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 04:27 PM
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95 LT1 OBD1 car, but has the OBD2 connector
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 04:31 PM
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You're screwed. GM made it very difficult by going with the OBDII connector on an OBDI car. AutoXray has a scan tool that will work with it. Go to their site and read about it. Others may have more suggestions.
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 05:45 PM
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how bout the AutoTap? i've seen lots of vendors selling this. anybody got opinions on this one?
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 05:48 PM
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Take your pick.

http://members.aol.com/FWForsythePE/HowTo/Scanner.htm
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