Suitable OBD2 Scanner - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Steve Tinker · 10-12-2009, 02:15 PM

I just received my Durametric scanner last week - shipped from the US to Australia in less than a week.
Works really well & service was excellent from Durametric when inquiring about their product.

vath2001 · 10-12-2009, 02:38 PM

The best OBD2 scanner I used so far was one I borrowed from a co-worker. Saved myself $80. I think I bought him a beer.

Ask around before spending the money.

sd_boxster · 10-12-2009, 02:45 PM

While I agree with Vath that free is a great price, having one of your own in the garage can be priceless when the light pops on at 11:30PM... especially if you have insomnia like mine that's just itching for any reason to keep you awake.

Banana S · 10-12-2009, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by sd_boxster

While I agree with Vath that free is a great price, having one of your own in the garage can be priceless when the light pops on at 11:30PM... especially if you have insomnia like mine that's just itching for any reason to keep you awake.

Agreed. I use AutoTap, which has data logging capability in addition to OBDII code scanning and DTC-clearing features. Unfortunately, there are quite a few valuable parameters that AutoTap won't record on my Boxster in data-logging mode, but it's better than nothing, and it works fine for reading and clearing codes. Just used it last night, in fact.

Lil bastard · 10-12-2009, 07:48 PM

The durametric and others mentioned are fine scanners, but will put you back a few £££.

If you just want a simple scanner to retrieve codes and reset most (but not all), then I suggest the Actron 9125. Here is the euro version of it - Code Scanner It's cheap and compact - small enough to keep in the car w/o being a nuisance.

Topless · 10-12-2009, 07:57 PM

+1 on the Actron 9125. It won't tie your shoes in the morning but it is a good bang for the buck/pound/sterling/euro.