Code Reader/ Scanners

Hi all,
I have a 1996 Volvo 850 Turbo Wagon , and am looking at buying a Scanner /Reader .
Anyone have any thoughts about which one to buy , naturally I am looking at the most "Bang for my Buck" that I can get .
There appears to be a whole bunch available and I must confess I know almost nothing about them.

Thank you,
Dave

ivid1940 said:

Hi all,
I have a 1996 Volvo 850 Turbo Wagon , and am looking at buying a Scanner /Reader .
Anyone have any thoughts about which one to buy , naturally I am looking at the most "Bang for my Buck" that I can get .
There appears to be a whole bunch available and I must confess I know almost nothing about them.

Thank you,
Dave

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check into the ones that use YOUR LAPTOP and a "dongle" (adaptor
cable that mates the OBD II port on the car to your computer)....there are
several on the market ...choose one that does what you NEED it to do
(if yer gonna need to flush codes and dial in parameters there ARE some
that do that...)

FWIW....the "OTC / Genisys EVO" is being supplanted by the new "TOUCH"
version of that scanner....you can get a BRAND NEW full factory warranty PLUS
the very latest software (when it is released next year FOR FREE) for a grand...

http://www.tooltopia.com/otc-tools-3875.aspx

the new "generic code readers / scanners" are also $300 USFRN and *DOWN*...

I use a $15 bluetooth OBDII adapter from newegg, and an android phone. it will work with a laptop just as well.

Thread bump. First of all hi everybody and this is my first post. I am the proud new owner of a 97 960 wagon and it?s as near a barn find without actually being found in a barn. What?s the groups experience currently with diagnostic tools? Im going to need to grab all the codes the ECUs got stored and learning what they mean. I bought the car sight unseen from photos and won?t start the adventure until it?s my garage in a few weeks.

I have this one, not for the Volvo but my Honda Odyssey. Does what I need and more.
https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai...j62cO4npPxAhVXTDABHb-zAe0Q9aACegQIARBD&adurl=

I use the OBDII dongle from Amazon, and Torque Pro app for Android phones, it's less than $30. It only does engine codes. If you want all codes from the rest of the car, you need something more expensive.