OBDII scanners?

hewhoisnotintheknow

Anyone got one

Ive had the light come on twice now on my car, once when it found itself in the newbury floods and i took a gamble (which paid off) and rescued it

the other time is when i ran out of fuel !

Are they worth the investment as garages seem to charge the earth, ive seen them for around 25 or are they a waste of money at that cost

bungle4x4

cheap ones are ok, the chinese copies work fine for the occasional user. Just make sure it supports the protocol that your car uses.

if you know a little bit about cars then its worth paying about 35 quid to get one that supports live data. this helps to diagnose problems.

bungle4x4

if you get one, the codes are reported as DTC's and the flashing light it called the MIL light.

thescouselander

yes, I think one of these is a good investment. Just beware that the fault code won't always tell you the exact nature of the fault, you will still need some diagnostic skills.