OBD II Questions

[A Johnson]

It looks like I can get a good deal on an OBD II with cartridge and leads for the American big 3 vehicles.

Questions: Does it monitor the transmission?

Does it give OEM codes or do you have to convert a FMI/ PID code to a Ford/Chrysler/Chevy?

I am familiar with Insight will it be easy to adapt to this?

Does it read the sensors in real time or is there a 2-3 second delay like Insight?

Is $1200 dollars too much to pay for a used one in good shape (Snap-On)?

Most important,will it read the 03 Dodge even if the cartridge is a couple years old?( Insight won't read the 03 Dodge)



A Johnson

 

[kboettcher]

What are you calling a good deal? You can get the software for free and just buy the interface cables for all 3 protocols, with new code updates about every 3 months from the guy who originally wrote the Windows based OBD2 software for $182. Check it out at this OBD-2 site. Only thing is you need a laptop for this, but a used one is pretty cheap nowadays.