What OBD II Scanner to use? '05 Ranger Edge, 2WD Stick Shift

[RangerVet]

There are so many for sale out there it is mind boggling. What does the Forum recommend. For occasional use only.

 

[97ranger xlt]

i got one off e-bay for very few $$. it was mailed from hong kong. works fine for reading
just the basic generic codes and clearing that pesky CEL. check e-bay.

 

[Dirtman]

Depends what you wanna spend. The best "cheap" scanner I've found is the Ancel AD310. It's about 30 bucks and has all the basic functions. Reads basic codes (wont do ABS, SRS etc), has freeze frame, some live data, and I/M readiness for making sure you will pass state emissions testing.

If you want more features prices steadily keep going up to about 5-6 grand...

 

[telsar]

Forscan works really well and the forum for it has recommendations for the dongle to buy.

https://forscan.org/download.html
https://www.forscan.org/forum/index.php?

 

[sgtsandman]

If you are looking for a decent basic scanner, I use Scan Gauge II and an Actron 800 series scanner. If you want to be able to scan ABS codes and more you’ll need something better.

 

[G8orFord]

Forscan and an OBDLink MX. That will read (and write) just about anything you need. Check/clear codes, diagnostics and monitoring. There's a Forscan version for Windows, iOS and Android.
https://forscan.org/
https://www.scantool.net/obdlink-mxp/

 

[RangerVet]

Thank you! I will check them out.