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I've decided to buy a code reader for my sprinter, so i can recieve and clear my own codes. does anybody know what model i need. i have found an OBD11 not sure if it will work though
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Do not waste your money on generic readers with extremely limited application on Sprinters. A ScanGaugeII is useful as a auxiliary gauge but fails miserably as a comprehensive Sprinter scan tool.I've decided to buy a code reader for my sprinter, so i can recieve and clear my own codes. does anybody know what model i need. i have found an OBD11 not sure if it will work though
Thanx
I'd think that the Doktor A scanner is worth waiting for unless you like to mess with gadgets like the Scangauge II then you also get a scan tool while you're waiting.I've decided to buy a code reader for my sprinter, so i can recieve and clear my own codes. does anybody know what model i need. i have found an OBD11 not sure if it will work though
Thanx
To say the Sprinter is "not totally OBDII compliant", is misleading. Please, understand that the OEM manufacturers spend a lot of time and money on software and are only required by the EPA to share a small percentage of emission related codes.I'd think that the Doktor A scanner is worth waiting for.
Many auto parts stores will read your codes for free. Just keep in mind that the Sprinter is not totally OBDII compliant. AP/vic
I don't want to press for details, but I would like to ask for a clarification.This project could bring VERY affordable DEALER GRADE diagnostics to EVERY SPRINTER GROUP MEMBER.
Please stay tuned- I hope to have an IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT, right after Christmas. Doktor A
Well, I meant to imply "every Sprinter group member" with a pre-'07 Sprinter. Doktor AI don't want to press for details, but I would like to ask for a clarification.
This thread exists in the T1N area.
When you say, "EVERY SPRINTER GROUP MEMBER" did you mean to include NCV3 owners, too?
-Jon
This is what Actron sent me....
Other scan tools (Actron, Equus) do not work with the Sprinter, and their Tech Support person verified this. ....
There are many faults which will not light the MIL (check engine light) but will still cause a limp home condition. Generic tools such as the ScanGaugeII will not recognize even the few EPA mandated codes unless the MIL is activated.For now, the only affordable ($160.) scan tool to use is the ScanGauge II.
Whether the ScanGauge can accurately diagnose problems remains to be seen .
WOW!!! There is a God. Put me on the waiting list.I don't want to announce more details until I have everything in place, but this is BIG. Doktor A
I fully agree...The ScanGaugeII is useful as a auxiliary gauge with several useful features
What is LOD?but at the moment it's LOD...
This project involves something MUCH more sophisticated than a mere code reader.I will certainly be buying one of Doktor A's code readers as soon as they are available
The '07-'10 V6 sprinters utilize a diagnostic protocol which is not compatible with the DRBIII or with the system I am exploring. Doktor ALooking forward to Dr A announcement, surprised it won't cover 08+ , they have a whole new set of codes or obd4?