Earlier this year I picked up this OBDII code scanner. It's a nice thing to have. It allows you to read all the stored codes, erase them, and turn off the CE light. If the light does not come back on for the same code, it was a false code and you took care of it yourself in 30 seconds.

A while back my CE came on for an O2 sensor. A couple days later the light was on for a different O2 sensor. It didn't come back on for either since, so I guess they were false codes. If you get a repeat code, leave the light on and see the dealer.

No one wants to have the CE come on during a long drive. It just glares at you the whole trip and you wonder why it's on. With this tool, you can pull over, write down the code, look up it's meaning, turn off the light, and continue with the light hopefully staying off.

Don't pay $200 for this from Actron or Pep Boys. I got mine at a local parts store for $160. Summit Racing has them for $140.



Mark Griffin