Recommended OBDII code reader?

[CraigMBA]

As a diag tech get your self a decent scanner that will read out proper info. You can usually pick up an older Snap On "Red Brick" on /ebay and then with proper software actually see that the car is working and understands it.
Those code readers usually just make it hard for techs like me to get the customer past the"Well XXXXXXXXX store told me it was this because I have such and such code" then I have to tell them that a code may only get me close to problem and not tell me wht to fix.
Codes just get you to somewhere close to the problems and they sure as heck wont fix problems.
Lee Abel

I'm a Snap On dealer and I'd agree with this 100%. There is a huge difference between a code puller and something that will display the data stream your ECM is making decisions with. The customers I have who use the generic OBD-II code readers are the same ones who the parts stores have a big star next to because they can't diagnose anything but they sure can change every part in the car out till they figure it out - maybe.

The PN for those looking for Ebay finds is MT2500 or MTG2500 on the scanner body.