I found a workaround for the Actron CP9150 / CP9145 - Third Generation F-Body Message Boards

IROCmenace · 09-27-2009, 02:26 AM

I have an 88 5.7 IROC.

I received my scanner today. I didn't think to research here if it would work or not. So when I got it I was pretty ticked off that it would not read my car. It would set it in field service mode but no live data and no code reading. I did alot of searching and found a thread where someone else with an 88 tried using the 2.8 and 5.0 TBI settings on their scanner and it worked. I did this as well. It wouldn't give me the codes I knew I had stored though.
After several attempts I tried it as a 1986 5.0 TPI (PFI on the scanner) and I rec'd live data and the correct trouble codes. PHEW! I had already emailed tech service at Actron. I will wait for their reply anyway because I (we) shouldn't have to find a workaround. Maybe there is an update or something but if not and someone else buys this do what I did and it should work. I got mine for $200 and don't want to pay twice as much for something else. I do not have nor can I really use a laptop so this was the best choice.

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