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Title: Pro-Link scanner for cheap
Post by: Iceni John on March 03, 2018, 11:34:57 AM

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NAPA-Pro-Link-9000-With-GM-Manuals-Adapters/362245392289?_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D50073%26meid%3D93a8c252c2424086a907469a7fe4f51d%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D173182853151%26itm%3D362245392289&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/NAPA-Pro-Link-9000-With-GM-Manuals-Adapters/362245392289?_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D50073%26meid%3D93a8c252c2424086a907469a7fe4f51d%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D173182853151%26itm%3D362245392289&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982)
For less than $100 you get the scanner itself, the cables including the 12-pin adapter, and the case.   Then you just buy the DDEC cartridge of whatever flavor your engine needs, and for a few hundred bucks you have the ability to read your engine's parameters and clear any codes.   When you buy a Pro-Link for GM cars it comes with the correct adapter for the diagnostic port, and because nobody these days wants a scanner for old GM cars they are always very cheap.   This is how I bought my scanner  -  I paid $225 for the whole shebang, including a brand-new DDEC II/III cartridge and manual and a printer.   Yeah!

John

Title: Re: Pro-Link scanner for cheap
Post by: Geoff on March 03, 2018, 11:45:10 AM

OBD1   ??? 

Title: Re: Pro-Link scanner for cheap
Post by: Iceni John on March 03, 2018, 12:16:05 PM

Quote from: Geoff on March 03, 2018, 11:45:10 AM

OBD1   ??? 

That's the 12-pin plug's configuration for the under-dash connector.   It's not the operating system for the scanner itself!   My similar scanner that originally had GM cartridges works perfectly with a DDEC cartridge, and by buying a GM scanner set you avoid also needing a $50 12-pin adapter.

John