OTC Tools 3208 OBD II & ABS Scan Tool with Enhanced Engine and Transmission Codes, Blue

It worked great

Better than expected!! Works on our 2010 Silverado, 2008 Impala, and even on a 1995 Blazer. On the two newer vehicles it shows a TON of live engine data and was able to pull and erase the ABS codes. The Blazer also showed live data, just not as much, and it could not read the ABS. For ABS it has you select the vehicle and it only listed Ford for 1995 Trucks. My understanding is 95-96 is when GM switched to OBD2 so we got lucky on the engine codes, just not ABS. The manual lists 5 pages of live data it can display depending on the vehicle. This includes voltages at certain sensors, engine load and RPM, fuel trims, temperatures of fluids and intake air. Great data for troubleshooting engine problems that might not trip a trouble code. Not sure why but both Autozone and Tires Plus were unable to pull codes on the Blazer. This reader immediately found an O2 sensor code and through the live engine data we were able to diagnose the engine problems. My only complaint is that the text on screen is small and there is no backlighting so it can be difficult to read. But in decent lighting it's not a problem.

Excellent value for the price. The screen is small and ridiculously basic, but again for the price it's absolutely fine. I got everything what I wanted to know about the ABS issue in my Chevy Blazer and fixed it right away. This scanner saved me a lot of money and time.

The scanner worked exactly as expected. Will you get as much with this scanner vs one that costs $200? No, but that's not exactly a surprise. I was able to read the check engine codes for our 2002 F-150, 2000 Toyota Sienna, and 2003 Impala. It gave a good description of what was wrong with the codes, and I was easily able to clear them when I resolved the problems. The best feature about this scanner is its ability to read ABS codes though, and that is the main reason I bought it. I was not able to find a cheaper alternative that could read ABS codes. It was able to tell me why my light was on in my F-150 and Impala. This is a valuable tool for any DIY mechanic hoping to save a few bucks, and when you couple it with a bluetooth scanner that you can connect to your android phone you will have everything you need to diagnose most problems. Also, we bought ours through Amazon which was eligible for prime shipping and had absolutely no problems with it doing what I described above.

I want to make a point of clarification for the people that wrote that it doesn't work to check ABS on their vehicle. I bought this a year ago and was pissed when I thought it couldn't either only to realize I wasn't setting it up correctly. It is a little confusing. When asking about ABS codes it gives the options of OBD2/EOBD, US, EUROPE, and ASIA. I initially chose OBD2/EOBD and I also was greeted with the ABS not detected. I then went in and chose US and it asked for year, make, and model in which my case was a 2001 Buick LeSabre and then it worked fine. I'm guessing that was also the case with the other negative users. I've used it on many others since and checked it both ways and it always worked going through the US path. I have not checked on an Asian or European vehicle yet, so don't know for that. Not even what the OBD2/EOBD pick is for as it has never linked on any I have tried. Otherwise works great.