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Year: 1990XJ/1989MJ
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I like his tigger tablecloth. And is that what it is an OBD scanner? I wasn't too sure as that is not a tool I need for my Jeep.
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Ok, well the picture is of the snap on solus scanner, you purchase it as a complete diag system, it has complete info on every US domestic car from 1976 to 2006 (im updating to 2007 this week) Asian and I just added european(900 bucks)
You can pull up the scope screens and watch what all the sensors are doing , it gives you the minvalues the maxvalues and shows you where your sensors are in relation to that, i just found my o2 sensor is max'd out at 4.98 volts, not vary'ing at all, and is only running open loop. anything over 4 volts form the o2 sensor on a renix system is going make a severe lean condition, thus why my jeep runs like crap!.
it monitors MAF, TPS, CPS, etc etc all on screen at one time, so you can watch .
i can even bleed the brakes on new GM"S with this sucker!
And the tigger stuff is what i am covering my seats in my jeep with, lol just kidding, i took the picture in my sons room, it has good light!
You can pull up the scope screens and watch what all the sensors are doing , it gives you the minvalues the maxvalues and shows you where your sensors are in relation to that, i just found my o2 sensor is max'd out at 4.98 volts, not vary'ing at all, and is only running open loop. anything over 4 volts form the o2 sensor on a renix system is going make a severe lean condition, thus why my jeep runs like crap!.
it monitors MAF, TPS, CPS, etc etc all on screen at one time, so you can watch .
i can even bleed the brakes on new GM"S with this sucker!
And the tigger stuff is what i am covering my seats in my jeep with, lol just kidding, i took the picture in my sons room, it has good light!
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Year: 1990XJ/1989MJ
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Ok I'll bite where did you get it and how much? Where does it plug in on a Renix (two yellow ports) and does it come with adapters and modules for different years and models or are they all programed in to the unit?
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It comes with every adaptor and info on every car produced between 76-07, so on my 89 renix system jeep i just hook it up under the hood to the two ports with the yellow boots. you dont need any modules to plug in, its all stored within the unit , it has One CF card for extra storage.
I just bought this used from Snap On, it was $2600 with european software.
if you buy it new with standard domestic software they are about $5800.
I just bought this used from Snap On, it was $2600 with european software.
if you buy it new with standard domestic software they are about $5800.
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This is the one I have heard about for years and thought it was a myth. Great tool if it works as well as the tales about it. Snap-on only made a short run of them and discontinued them with the advent of OBD or so the tales go.
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I think that was the model before this, it had a similar look but it has scroll buttons instead of push buttons, It wouldnt do ODB-2 tho, so its pretty useless now, they stopped making my model just over a year ago, now they have the solus pro which is the same but has a rechargable battery and a slightly larger screen ( for us old farts with bad eyes).
Yeah its a lot of money to spend but im a mechanic, thats my job, i use it every day, it is not something i would spend if it was just a hobby, hell no! it should pay for itself within 2 years with all the extra diag work i can do.
It is an amazing piece of equipment, i can even watch all of my transmission components working and shifting whilst i drive.
Yeah its a lot of money to spend but im a mechanic, thats my job, i use it every day, it is not something i would spend if it was just a hobby, hell no! it should pay for itself within 2 years with all the extra diag work i can do.
It is an amazing piece of equipment, i can even watch all of my transmission components working and shifting whilst i drive.
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It comes with every adaptor and info on every car produced between 76-07, so on my 89 renix system jeep i just hook it up under the hood to the two ports with the yellow boots. you dont need any modules to plug in, its all stored within the unit , it has One CF card for extra storage.
I just bought this used from Snap On, it was $2600 with european software.
if you buy it new with standard domestic software they are about $5800.
I just bought this used from Snap On, it was $2600 with european software.
if you buy it new with standard domestic software they are about $5800.
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Lets get this straight, autozone do not diagnose vehicles, they plug in a code reader and tell you the code, that is not diagnosing a problem, if you have a lean o2 code they will sell you and o2 sensor when the chance is there are another ten things that could be causing the code, you can spend a lot of money guessing and replacing parts, you are better off taking your car to a shop and paying an hours diagnostic fee and replacing the corrrect part first time around.
I get asked all the time at work, can you clear my check engine light? i tell them sure we can do that, its an hours labour to hook up the scan tool and diagnose it, then they say, oh i just want it cleared, "jiffy lube do it for free", people do not understand, the CEL is on for a reason, to alert you of a problem, I do not clear lights unless the problem has been fixed, jiffy lube, autozone and napa cannot diagnose CEL, they just tell you the codes,
I get asked all the time at work, can you clear my check engine light? i tell them sure we can do that, its an hours labour to hook up the scan tool and diagnose it, then they say, oh i just want it cleared, "jiffy lube do it for free", people do not understand, the CEL is on for a reason, to alert you of a problem, I do not clear lights unless the problem has been fixed, jiffy lube, autozone and napa cannot diagnose CEL, they just tell you the codes,