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Need a code reader

Tiny
J PITCOCK
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  • 1998 MERCEDES BENZ C230
  • 2.3L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 150,000 MILES
Which code reader will work
Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 AT 1:33 AM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
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Welcome to 2CarPros. In theory any OBD II scan tool can pull codes. However what codes do you want to be able to read? This I ask because Mercedes has a lot of manufacturer specific codes and multiple systems that can store codes. Most of them require more than a basic code reader to work with. What is the price range you are looking at? That can give me an idea of what you can get.
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Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 AT 2:21 AM
Tiny
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A code reader like an Actron pocket code reader can usually only read trouble codes from the PCM while a expensive scan tool can read codes from all of the computer modules not just the PCM.
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Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 AT 3:13 AM

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