Getting Codes?

viperos

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hey, someone out there want to tell me the easy way to get codes for my 95 GT? someone told me at the track to just goto autozone... but the guy I talked to there didn't even know what a 5.0 was!

-basically, what do I need to buy, or who do I need to see to get this done?

 

BBrinks

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You can get the scanner really cheap at Autozone. It's pretty easy to check for codes, and the manual does a pretty good job of explaining it.

 

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oh, I see...

-what exactly is it called, or a part number would be really nice...

 

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Actron makes it. Here you go: http://www.actron.com/cgi-bin/web_store.cgi?page=cp9015.htm&cart_id=

 

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I think it's only like $30 at autozone, though.

 

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cool, thanks a lot... will some autozones just give me the codes w/ one of their demo models? some people say that's what they do intead of shelling out the $30

 

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get an auto x ray 35000 it reads obd1 and obd2, but the down side it costs between 350-400. It will pay for itself being that it can do imports domestic new and old.

 

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well, since every car my family owns is a pre-96 FORD except for my mom's Highlander... I don't think that getting the OBDII is such a big deal

-we really are a FORD family...

 

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They'll do free scanning, but I think only on ODB II cars.

 

mo_dingo

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BBrinks said:

They'll do free scanning, but I think only on ODB II cars.

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The scan tool that autozone has is the scantron. Isn't worth $30. You can pay a dollar for a piece of wire and it does the SAME THING. Here is a link.

http://www.allfordmustangs.com/Detailed/445.shtml

All you need is a jumper wire, and you watch the CEL light flash. # of flashes determines the code.
Scott