I was looking on a website at a scanner and was wonering if this is one that u guys use and is it a good one. It's the GM OBD-I EZ-Link Scanner.

Heres the link http://www.ontool.com/store/product/1233-5041

If anyone has any other suggestions on scan tools please let me know. I don't really know much about them.

 

for that much get a cheap laptop and Craig Moate's software. Build a 2 transistor cable and you are there. Add a prom burner and Tunercat or Winbin and custom burn your own chips. Check out the Prom board for more info and links. cheers, Bob

 

ok first off i have no idea what a 2 transistor cable is. And cheap laptop. Never seen a cheap one. All the stuff u have listed is going to be alot more than what that scanner costs.

 

You can buy a cable, just go to craig's website. they cost about 100 bucks. Get a laptop...for about 2bills, your set! the cm software is much more extensive that the typical scan tools.

 

You can get a cheap laptop off of ebay or the local used computer store. All you need is a 486, should be less than $100. If you don't want to build the cable, you can buy one for about $50. And, of course, the software is free. You don't need the rest of the stuff until you are ready to start burning your own chips.

 

e-mail me about the cable/laptop i have a few around the house

 

Here is a link to Craig's website.
craig's website
http://ice.prohosting.com/moates/gmecm/index.html

 

cool man. THanks for the info guys. I expected an answer like uh wrong thread newbie.

 

ok i went to the website. What exactly do i need to get. I really hate to ask these questions guys. But i'm kinda new to this.

 

Lucky I didnt get to you first!



Nothing wrong with asking intelligent questions.

I personally, Don't know half of what I need to know about Craig Moates software and the cable you need, Im gonna start having to asking questions within the next few months )

 

These guys have it right. The auto x-ray is a decent little tool to get a look at what is happening in the ECM. But it is nowhere near as powerful and useful as a laptop running scanning software.
As these guys already suggested, your best bet is to buy a cheap laptop off ebay or from a local computer show or something. It is basically impossible to buy a laptop that is too old to run scanning software at this point. Stuff that archaic is being collected as antiques at this point Seriously, even a 486 laptop w/ a few megs of RAM is overkill for these purposes.
I have yet to try to the moates free software myself, but assuming project 'get my old dinosaur laptop running' is successful that will change in a couple weeks. Lots of people swear by it though, and i think you can get the source code if you're into that thing so you can modify it to suit your needs.

 

ScreaminDeamin85Z i emailed u about the laptop. Let me know what u have. I really want the equipment. Not really sure how to use it yet but i can figure it out. And what software do i need to get. Theres a few different ones on there. I might not be able to get it from u right now but i will after i get my tickets payed for.