Hi all, I just bought used off of My Snap-On dealer a Microscan scan tool the price was right at 79.00 I tried it out to make sure it worked on my 99 Dakota and it found my bad o2 sensor with out problems. well today i got to test it out on a 08 Impala with an evap leak and the scanner displays no communication with vehicle. I hooked our OTC Genesis up to it and it worked no problem. I also tried the microtech on an 07 model car and the same problem. i believe the device needs to be updated via the internet. however i do not have the serial to usb cable. i downloaded the shop stream connect software however with out a cable that is not going to do me much good. also is there a charge for these updates for the generic scantool? I already have 100 bux into it i like the fact that it is a snap on but not enough to pay for an update when i can goto Napa and buy a scantool for cheap. Like I said, we have a Genesis at the shop i just thought this would be a nice little investment for in my personal box for my own use. please advise.
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Help with an older model Snap-On Microscan OBD II scanner
- Thread starter toxiclows
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I don't know if updating it will do any good if it doesn't support CAN.
Those '07 and '08 vehicles use CAN for communications, which uses pins 6 and 14 on the DLC.
OBD2 uses pins 2, 7, 15 depending on which ISO protocol the vehicle uses.
Those '07 and '08 vehicles use CAN for communications, which uses pins 6 and 14 on the DLC.
OBD2 uses pins 2, 7, 15 depending on which ISO protocol the vehicle uses.
it is the red model with the scroll wheel on the right side
the part number is eesc3071
i was able to use it on an 02 f150 today to fix a misfire. I am told that it can not do CAN. I presume that this is a newer protocol that the scanner can not do. I have been digging on the net but can not find much support for this older model I think it is from 2002 but I am not sure. I dont want to out any more money into it seeing as how cheap these have got just to get a new one. I do not have the data cable to hook it to a pc But am sure I could get one if I could get a software download.
thanks in advance. Chris
the part number is eesc3071
i was able to use it on an 02 f150 today to fix a misfire. I am told that it can not do CAN. I presume that this is a newer protocol that the scanner can not do. I have been digging on the net but can not find much support for this older model I think it is from 2002 but I am not sure. I dont want to out any more money into it seeing as how cheap these have got just to get a new one. I do not have the data cable to hook it to a pc But am sure I could get one if I could get a software download.
thanks in advance. Chris