Hi all,
I'm looking at purchasing a scanner for my 94 Buick Century Special (4-cyl 2.2L) and was wondering if anybody had any recommendations or if anyone has used the following:
Actron ScanTool CP9110
It says it covers GM thru my year but I'm uncertain of how well it works. Buying online doesn't exactly give me a chance to try it out and there is nothing that would work for my car at the local part stores.
Basically I've been fighting with my car for a year now. I won't post all those details now but basically it sputters severely and dies eventually while driving heavy stop-and-go or sitting in traffic such as rush hour. It was manageable at first but now it's getting worse. When it dies, I may have to wait up to 10min before getting it to start again. Several trips to the shop and the mechanics still don't know...and it won't do it for them (they probably just don't spend enough time in it / test driving. The usual response "change the plugs and wires and air filter" doesn't fix it, so I've decided to invest in a scan tool to help me determine exactly what the computer is thinking when it happens.
I'd love to get a Tech-2 scanner but if I had $3000 lying around I'd just buy a better used car instead!
Any advice is welcome! Thanks,
Joe
I'm looking at purchasing a scanner for my 94 Buick Century Special (4-cyl 2.2L) and was wondering if anybody had any recommendations or if anyone has used the following:
Actron ScanTool CP9110
It says it covers GM thru my year but I'm uncertain of how well it works. Buying online doesn't exactly give me a chance to try it out and there is nothing that would work for my car at the local part stores.
Basically I've been fighting with my car for a year now. I won't post all those details now but basically it sputters severely and dies eventually while driving heavy stop-and-go or sitting in traffic such as rush hour. It was manageable at first but now it's getting worse. When it dies, I may have to wait up to 10min before getting it to start again. Several trips to the shop and the mechanics still don't know...and it won't do it for them (they probably just don't spend enough time in it / test driving. The usual response "change the plugs and wires and air filter" doesn't fix it, so I've decided to invest in a scan tool to help me determine exactly what the computer is thinking when it happens.
I'd love to get a Tech-2 scanner but if I had $3000 lying around I'd just buy a better used car instead!
Any advice is welcome! Thanks,
Joe