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Message: [QUOTE="clifford_cooley, post: 83986, member: 5"] For several years the only Diagnostic Tool I had was Innova Scantool. The Innova Scantool allowed for both OBDI and OBDII scanning. It served its purpose and for the most part I was happy with it. Innova 1203 [IMG]http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/d/l300/pict/122345735611_1.jpg[/IMG] The Innova Scantool went out leaving me without for a few months. I had no idea what options were available to me. I did a few searches and came across a Scantool you can connect to a PC. Not knowing anything about the device, I wasn't sure if I wanted to risk purchasing. Luckily the price was not bad at all. For less than $40 dollars I didn't see much harm in trying. OBDLink® SX USB - [URL]http://www.obdlink.com/sxusb/[/URL] [IMG]http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/5noAAOSwA4dWKkWi/s-l300.jpg[/IMG] I can honestly say I love this device. It does quite a bit more than a handheld scanner. The device comes with a free license to software called OBDwiz [[URL]https://www.scantool.net/obdwiz/[/URL]]. Anyone with a Ford (like myself) can take advantage of free software designed specifically for Fords called FORScan [[URL]http://forscan.org/[/URL]]. FORScan gives access that OBDwiz requires an additional paid license to perform. For those that don't want to be tethered to a USB cable, there are WiFi and Bluetooth options available. OBD Interfaces that OBDwiz software is packaged with for free. [LIST] [*][URL='https://www.scantool.net/obdlink-mxbt/']OBDLink MX Bluetooth[/URL] [*][URL='https://www.scantool.net/obdlink-lxbt/']OBDLink LX Bluetooth[/URL] [*][URL='https://www.scantool.net/obdlink-mxwf/']OBDLink MX Wi-Fi[/URL] [*][URL='https://www.scantool.net/obdlink-sx/']OBDLink SX[/URL] [/LIST] I do have one Ford that is not OBDII and for OBDI the OBDLink SX does not work. For Fords that are not OBDII there are few options. Unless you spend a couple hundred dollars on a scanner that scans both OBDI and OBDII. I finally decided to purchase a Ford OBDI code reader. It is nothing fancy but it does its job fantastically (with the included half inch thick book - lol). INNOVA 3145 - [URL]https://www.innova.com/en-US/Product/Detail/3145[/URL] [IMG]https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.U_BpzSOtBWGVN6GMyNoi-AAAAA&pid=Api[/IMG] Just the other day I decided to purchase a tablet just for reading trouble codes with OBDLink SX. This is still work in progress. Just received the tablet and have been updating Windows 10 Home to a new build that has of yet not been publicly released. I am happy to announce I have build 1803 (soon to be publicly released) installed and running perfect. Now I just need to get used to operating the tablet by touch. I think I will be best served by getting a touch pen for user interface by touch. Insignia Flex 8.9" Tablet 32GB Black - [URL]https://www.insigniaproducts.com/pdp/NS-P89W6100/4574814[/URL] [IMG]https://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/ProductImageCompressAll1280/A10V_1_201707121959244473.jpg[/IMG] Refurbished from newegg for $70. But hey if it works, why not? - [URL]https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA10V5X33999[/URL] Now I just have to figure out which adapter I want to use, for convert from Micro USB to USB (which includes charging at the same time). I'm thinking this adapter might be what I'm looking for, but I haven't made up my mind on it yet. ELEGIANT 4 in 1 Micro USB HUB Adapter with Power - [URL]https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIADF461R4841[/URL] [IMG]http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mS9ObfW3jqWMkjfmszDSHPg.jpg[/IMG] . [/QUOTE]

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