ABS codes
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What vehicle?
Any particular vehicle or make you'll be working on?
Chrysler and GM
I believe Hyper Tough's dongle from Walmart has been the cheapest option all system code scanner for the last few years now. They used to be a clone of the Autel AP200(and still might be, but in a different package now. Walmart changed the appearance of it about 1-1.5 years ago to square shaped dongle that's black). The HT and AP200 will only give you full system scan capabilities on a single make of vehicle, so if you have multiple vehicles of different brands, you may want to factor that into your choice. The subscription price for another make used to be something like $20/yr to add another make. If you're keeping a car for a few years, it's probably just cheaper to buy another $49.99 tool instead of paying a subscription fee. Either that or consider spending a little more to get something that includes more makes/models.
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Not the cheapest, but I bought what I think is a fairly priced 2 way ABS scanner Foxwell NTS 630 plus for like $130 bucks. I hit a pothole in my truck and the ABS light lit up. Cleared it but it just came back - a couple codes for the ABS valves. I cycled them a few times with the scanner and the codes have not come back - its been 6 months. I am thinking that the ABS never gets used, so when it finally did they were a bit sticky. Reminds me, I should plug in and cycle all of them again as a PM?
I have an Innova scanner that will read ABS and SRS, works great for most vehicles. I've used it on GM and Ford OBD2 vehicles to diagnose codes and then clear them for both. I can't remember the exact model but I believe its a 51xx. I bought it used off Ebay for around $60, you can probably find one similar on there that will do what you need for around that price.
For the Chrysler vehicle have you tried the method where your turn the ignition key on an off 3 times and look for codes on the odometer?
Let us know how you get on with your scan tool
2006 Jeep that would sometimes activate ABS when coming to a stop (on dry pavement) and every once in awhile, ABS light would come on. Scan tool showed 2 codes for RR ABS sensor. All wiring/connections have been inspected, so ordered a new sensor from RA last night!
I bought an Ancel 610 that has two way communication . it works on the ABS very well and lets you cycle each valve and see the result. Got it on Amazon for little over $100.
Also you can run the Hydraulic pump to bleed the system.
