Thanks....


RoyJ wrote:
> Ah.....no. OBD II was on all 1996 and newer vehicles (some had it in
> '94 and '95) CAN protocol started showing up in 2003, must be phased
> in by 2008. Here's a list:
> http://www.auterraweb.com/aboutcan.html
> Only Jeep on the list so far is 2005 and up GC.
>
> Older readers (and many cheap readers) do NOT handle the CAN protocol.
> The really cheap ones like this are OBD II ONLY
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=46030
>
> If you want to work on your current equipment, get a plain OBD II
> scanner. If you want to invest for the future, get one that is both
> OBD II and CAN compatable.
>
> I have (ok, I borrow it from a buddy)a laptop PC based scan tool that
> is really nice, you can have several moving graphs at the same time,
> sit in down in the driver's seat and drive around.
>
>
> Coasty wrote:
>> A scanner is a scanner is a scanner
>> Coasty
>>
>> "L.W.(Bill) Hughes III" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> I can't believe the Environmental Protection Agency that requires
>>> On-Board Diagnostics II being anything other than an a Bleeding
>>> heart liberal wacko greenie limp's screw up: therefore there would
>>> only be an American standard.
>>> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>>> http://www.billhughes.com/
>>>
>>> Abby Normal wrote:
>>>
>>>> My '97 ZJ (grand cherokee) has a stamp in the engine bay that
>>>> reads "Made in
>>>> Cananda". Does this mean that it has a CAN protocol regarding a
>>>> OBDII scanner? I'm looking to purchase a scanner, and don't want
>>>> to buy the wrong
>>>> one.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks