ElmScan 5 is the perfect entry-level scan tool for the budget-minded do-it-yourself mechanic. ElmScan 5 compact lets you turn your computer into a sophisticated diagnostic system. The scan tool is a breeze to install and configure and provides a lot more information about your vehicle, than a handheld scan tool. It is fully OBD-II compliant
ElmScan 5 is the perfect entry-level scan tool for the budget-minded do-it-yourself mechanic. ElmScan 5 compact lets you turn your computer into a sophisticated diagnostic system. The scan tool is a breeze to install and configure and provides a lot more information about your vehicle, than a handheld scan tool. It is fully OBD-II compliant and works with any Windows PC with a USB port. ElmScan 5 includes all necessary hardware and software to diagnose your vehicle’s problem. The free exclusive, feature-packed OBD wiz diagnostics software included with the scan tool allows you to: turn off check engine light, and erase stored diagnostic information. Read and erase stored, pending, and permanent trouble codes (both generic and manufacturer-specific, over 7000 codes in database). Built-in online lookups for probable causes and possible solutions, access freeze frame information. Display, graph and log 90+ real-time parameters. Create custom digital dashboard. Measure and display fuel economy and much more. Recommended third party software: easy OBDII Pro Scan diagnostic software, Scan Master, Scan XL standard (including GM, Ford, and Mazda add-ons). Touch scan package contents: ElmScan 5 compact unit quick start guide installation CD (device drivers, user documentation, OBDwiz diagnostic software). This product comes with a 90 day money back guarantee, and 3 year “repair or replace” warranty.
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Good Value I work as a professional ASE certified mechanic and I bought this for home use on my new netbook that uses Windows 7 starter.installation was easy, but simply plugging the scanner into the laptop while connected to the internet got better results because windows automatically finds the best drivers.when you first try to connect i found it easiest to click auto-detect to make sure the pc can communicate to the scanner.. then click connect and it finds the correct protocol…
Ok CEL Tool This is an alright product:Pros:+Read & Reset Check Engine Light codes+Can read many OBD parameters (just not with the included program)Cons:-Slow. The refresh rate is at best 1-3 updates per second when reading OBD2 values. This is way to slow to be of much use.-Fuel mileage calculations with included software is woefully optimistic-Included software can only read a few parameters. There are some free software alternatives, but most of the…
Simple and easy to use OBD Scanner I needed a simple, inexpensive scan tool to check and reset error codes in my 2002 Pontiac Bonneville. I work in computers and have a laptop available so the ElmScan 5 USB scan tool looked like a nice package. The form factor was what I was looking for, it in included OBD software and the price was right. The unit arrived promptly, the software installed easily and linked to the scan tool without issue. The software was simple to learn and easy to use and proved to be totally adequate for my…