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Old August 24th 06, 10:59 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
L.W.(Bill) Hughes III[_1_]
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Default CAN protocol?

Thanks, I assumed CAN meant Canadian.
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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.

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