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Old May 7, 2009 | 06:22 AM
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My Dashhawk is a BEAUTIFUL OBD II device that does many cool things but it will not read codes on my 2007 S2000. It always says no codes were found. It will, however, clear the codes. My Scangauge reads the codes but will not clear them.

Does anyone know of an OBD II device that will both read and clear codes for the S2000? I would prefer a device that I can mount on my dash permanently but I am up for any specific model that would do both. My car is supercharged, I know I should probably post this elsewhere but I would think that the FI guys know the most about this topic.

Thanks in advance, ladies and gentlemen!
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Old May 7, 2009 | 06:38 AM
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I just use the one I picked up at autozone when i first went FI.
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Old May 7, 2009 | 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Enthralled,May 7 2009, 06:38 AM
I just use the one I picked up at autozone when i first went FI.
Any manufacturer and model number?
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Old May 7, 2009 | 06:44 AM
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don't remember, but shouldn't they all work if they are OBDII compatible.
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Old May 7, 2009 | 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Enthralled,May 7 2009, 06:44 AM
don't remember, but shouldn't they all work if they are OBDII compatible.
Yep, but they don't. The manufacturers of both devices (I talked to them) know there is a problem but do not know how to fix it.
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Old May 7, 2009 | 07:00 AM
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I'm working right now, i'll post the brand and model when i get home in about an hour.
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Old May 7, 2009 | 08:10 AM
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Desert,

for '06+ cars the device has to be CAN or some designation along those lines.

Billman had to reset a code I had and he explained to me why my OBDII reader did not work, but I forget exactly...

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Old May 7, 2009 | 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by R1_Pilot,May 7 2009, 08:10 AM
Desert,

for '06+ cars the device has to be CAN or some designation along those lines.

Billman had to reset a code I had and he explained to me why my OBDII reader did not work, but I forget exactly...

Joaquin
Hey I appreciate it. It helps to know that it is not just me!
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Old May 7, 2009 | 09:19 AM
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The DBW cars need a fast CAN (FCAN) enabled scanner. I hadn't tried my Scangauge II on a 06 and later car, but it works fine with earlier models.

Since you want a display OBDII gauge, I'd try MSD and Scangauge to see if they would be willing to look at your car and develop one that will work. Since you've got data stream on both of them, it's probably a software issue.
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Old May 7, 2009 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Slows2k,May 7 2009, 09:19 AM
The DBW cars need a fast CAN (FCAN) enabled scanner. I hadn't tried my Scangauge II on a 06 and later car, but it works fine with earlier models.

Since you want a display OBDII gauge, I'd try MSD and Scangauge to see if they would be willing to look at your car and develop one that will work. Since you've got data stream on both of them, it's probably a software issue.
Thanks Slows2k! I will make MSD aware of this. I like their device (Dashhawk) best anyway.
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