Veepeak OBD2 Scanner OBDCheck VP30 Automotive OBD II Diagnostic Code Reader, Read Engine Trouble Codes and Reset Check Engine Light

Easy directions, works well. Just follow the directions to the letter and you should have no problems. Instantly coded a canister purge valve on my 96 olds mobile cutlass supreme (3.1L engine). I had no idea where it was located, but found the location in a service manual. Sure enough, between the engine and the firewall I found it, and walah! There was a rubber tube missing from the valve. Bought a new valve on-line, reset the error code, and everything is running great. Saved me the usual $75 diagnosis fee from the mechanic, and both the scanner and part combined cost me less and saved me time than taking it to the mechanic. I may have lucked out, but my experience was great with it. Hopefully I don't need to use it a lot in the future! From what I hear about the electronics of current vehicles, diagnosis of problems is probably out of the casual mechanic's league, but if you have a late 90's, early 2000's vehicle, I would say this is well worth the investment if you're not afraid to get under the hood and look in a service manual every once in a while.

I was a little skeptical when i saw the OBD2 Scanner for the price it was being offered through review Review Kick. Being new to the site i was bummed when my promo code didn't work, but even the regular price was just too good to be true. So i did pay the full price for this scanner. Even though I'm not required to leave a review for this i was so impressed with it I have to tell everyone to buy this scanner. I put it to the test on my friend's girlfriend's car. We knew why the service engine light was on, the # 5 cylinder was fouled out. At first look I was puzzled by all the codes that are in the manual. Not to worry though because once you read the directions eveything falls into place; this is easy to use and works great! It immediately identified the plug on cylinder 5 was the problem. We had already determined that before I received the scanner.. so it was obvious to me right away that this scanner is the real deal. It can save a lot of time, money, and headaches by using this scanner at the beginning of the repair process.

I have never before used an OBD2 scanner, but had a good idea how it should work. I was looking how to install a battery, but in fact, it does not need a battery. I was surprised to see it work with the car ignition turned off.The single-line-at-a-time display for error codes is okay, but not intuitive. When I went to erase the error code, I got a message that the erase failed, when in fact it was successful.Overall, a great but. The mechanic had wanted $89 to diagnose the problem. Because the error code seemed unimportant, and because it just passed smog inspection last month, I chose to erase the error and see if it reoccurs before having the emission valve replaced.

My 2004 Impala had the engine light warning turn on, so I researched what I needed to do with it. I ordered this tool for its rock-bottom price and good reviews and gave it a try. It came with no manual and only minimal clam shell plastic packaging. It worked right out of the box on the first try by plugging it in with the engine off, and then doing a scan with the engine running. It caught the error code list of 2 errors, both the vapor fuel system. My fuel tank cap hadn't been screwed on tight once or twice and my car computer logged both it seems. I cleared the error out, the engine light warning went off, and I restarted the car and left it running for several minutes. No new errors logged.For a low cost I was able to troubleshoot something simple on my own and clear the engine light warning. If I get a new warning in the future, I'm all set to research what it is without visiting a shop. Easily the best buy I'll make this year.

Veepeak..A new user is confused immediately after plugging the unit in when it says, "OBDcheck - VP30" rather than the anticipated "C.A.N.OBD2". I spent several minutes trying to get this device to display what the manual said it would. I gave up and proceeded to read codes.Reading my codes was actually pretty easy and accurate. A week ago I was able to read my code from the car by bumping the ignition key to display the code P0441 which turned out related to my gas cap. Adjusting the cap cleared the code, but not the check engine light, and I did not want to disconnect my battery to do so. So I bought this Veepeak VP30 to clear the light.My code showed as both an active and pending in the VP30 even thought the car had cleared the code from the dashboard after the gas cap adjustment.I tried and tried and tried to erase the codes using the VP30 and got only "ERASE Fail" messages every time. I even tried holding down the Scroll key as instructed, in several menu spots since there was no mention of where to load the menu, again to no avail nor even indication of the process being activated. My check engine light was still on. I gave up and went inside to read the reviews. Some said it declared an ERASE fail like I was getting but had actually worked. Sure enough when I started my car my check engine light was out. Another test with the VP30 found no error codes.So, this device works well enough but the company is very lax in conveying corrections and post ERASE fail procedures which leaves us with a sour taste that is totally avoidable.