DanL

Harbor Freight has their LAUNCH OBD-II code reader on sale for $39.99. According to the online manual, it can display up to four codes and will also reset the ECU. I have no idea if it's any good nor if it works as advertised, but for that price it may be worth a try.

[maxi-overdose]

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probably this one does not give you the error message but just the code. you will have to refer to FSM to get the description.

I would spend a little bit more on the one to the lap-top PC. It has a lot more feature and it is able to obtain some real-time reading of your sensors.

DanL

Yup, just the code. But the "manual" that comes with it does have the descriptions as do numerous sites on the web. I have the Harrison OBDScan tool BTW and love it. Just figured some people who don't care about all the bells and whistles and want to save $100 might be interested.

Wisky97SE

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Good find, I might just buy this with all the CEL codes my car throws at me.

DAVE Sz

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5th gen guys can use this but who would buy it for a 4th gen?

Chinkzilla

I can't figure out if this is freeware http://www.obd-2.com/index.html

and if it is all I need is a laptop and RS-232 cable?

DAVE Sz

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Looks free to me.

DanL

$122 ain't free. The software may be free to download, but
without corresponding scanning hardware, the J1962 connector
to connect to your OBD-II port on the car, etc. it's worthless.

swapmeetlouie

couldnt you get the hardware somewhere else?

phenryiv1

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Not to sound ignorant, but why can't 4th gen guys use it?

DanL

Sorry, but it doesn't work that way. The software is written to work with a specific hardware design. For example, I can't download and use this software with my Harrison OBDScan hardware.

DanL

It should work fine with 4th Gen models, including those made in '95 since I believe they conform to the OBD-II standard. But he probably means you can simply use the diagnostic mode on the ECU to pull info -- no real need to use a scan tool at all (other than it's a little more convenient).

Rowan

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I'm not sure but I though 95's were obd1

BlueC

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99s have a sh!tty diagnostic screw.... I already broke mine.... This would be useful to us.

DanL

I'm pretty sure Nissan started using OBD-II in 1995, one year before the Federal mandate, but I could be wrong (it's happened before )

lophix

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1992, i believe. the VEs...well at least mine (94), is an O/2.

MrGone

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My 92/93 maximas are/were not OBD-II compliant. Thats ok though, Mine never tells me anything (yes, my CEL light works, it just never goes off )

MaxPerformanceSE

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My 1991 Stanza has OBD-II. This is a not a typo. Maybe it was a guinea pig.

Anyways I bought the scanner from Harbor Freight. It is something extra to put in the glove box. lol

MIXXMAX

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That's true...my '95 Max was OBD II and I bought it in 1994 and was also built in '94.

Rowan

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cool
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