that's my plan...I am getting a Palm IIIxe sent to me next month and the software....funny how sometime breaks when the solution is close by.
I called a bunch of shops and they all talk of 'it's not just reading the code...but doing a complete printout' One guy said, I can wait and I would see it would take about an hour to do all the tests and get the printouts. Thanks Chris --- ... Christopher Feeny web: http://30moons.com job: Web Developer (asp, php, html, database backend, graphics) hob: online since 1983, 96 Saturn SC2, PC building, web research ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Justin Hughes wrote: > > The dealerships in the area want $65 to hook my car up and read all the > > sensors (none of them do just a code reading). They said it will take > > about an hour from start to finish. > > They're full of $%|^. Start the car, plug in the diagnostic computer, and > it retrieves codes instantly. But since with OBD-II there's no way to get > the codes yourself, you kind of HAVE to take it to the dealer, and they get > to make easy money off you. > > Or do they? > > Not with me. :) http://www.ghg.net/dharrison/ - I got OBDScan for my Palm, > and can read codes from any OBD-II car anytime I want. Not the cheapest > solution at $176 (Windows version is slightly less), but if you take your > car to the dealer to get scanned three times, that's $195. I figured if I > bought it and used it three times, I'd still save money. And I have. And > Satan... I mean, Saturn doesn't get it. >:) > > - Justin > > > The service engine soon light came on after I filled up this morning. The > > gas cap is on tight, so I am thinking it's a bogus code...but I wanted to > > get a reading soon anyway (I was hoping after my throttle body was on, > > since that's my last bolt on). > > > > Chris > > > > --- > > ... Christopher Feeny > > web: http://30moons.com > > job: Web Developer (asp, php, html, database backend, graphics) > > hob: online since 1983, 96 Saturn SC2, PC building, web research > > ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Visit SPOC National at http://www.spocnational.org > > > > Don't forget to update your Profile in the Owners Database. > > > > To unsubscribe from the list at any time, send an e-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any subject, and in the message text, > "Unsubscribe spoc". > > > > > > Visit SPOC National at http://www.spocnational.org > > Don't forget to update your Profile in the Owners Database. > > To unsubscribe from the list at any time, send an e-mail to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] with any subject, and in the message text, "Unsubscribe >spoc". > Visit SPOC National at http://www.spocnational.org Don't forget to update your Profile in the Owners Database. To unsubscribe from the list at any time, send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any subject, and in the message text, "Unsubscribe spoc".
