Code Scanner Problem: Harbor Freight 94169

GypsyCRD · **Posted:** Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:24 am

I tried the ORM on my 06 CRD tonight and the CEL came on instantly (expected) and we drove (offroad of course) and upon returning just for some practice I hooked up my new scanner per the instructions and it said "no codes". I knew better with the CEL on. Any body else had problems not reading codes with this scanner? Harbor freight Cen-Tech #94169.

I did notice a difference in the way it idled and ran. Maybe the EHM is next followed by a gutted cat.
Thanks.

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:36 am

GypsyCRD wrote:

I tried the ORM on my 06 CRD tonight and the CEL came on instantly (expected) and we drove (offroad of course) and upon returning just for some practice I hooked up my new scanner per the instructions and it said "no codes". I knew better with the CEL on. Any body else had problems not reading codes with this scanner? Harbor freight Cen-Tech #94169.

I did notice a difference in the way it idled and ran. Maybe the EHM is next followed by a gutted cat.
Thanks.

Several people have had problems with that code reader. I would suggest the one that I, and several others have:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... mber=46030

nescosmo · **Joined:** Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:17 pm **Posts:** 202

GypsyCRD wrote:

I tried the ORM on my 06 CRD tonight and the CEL came on instantly (expected) and we drove (offroad of course) and upon returning just for some practice I hooked up my new scanner per the instructions and it said "no codes". I knew better with the CEL on. Any body else had problems not reading codes with this scanner? Harbor freight Cen-Tech #94169.

I did notice a difference in the way it idled and ran. Maybe the EHM is next followed by a gutted cat.
Thanks.

there is an obt that has to be done at the dealer for the regular scanner to work with the CRD maybe yours do not have it. ask the dealer if you vehicle has it

RTStabler51 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:27 am

I got a CenTech from HF. Mine was around 100 bucks though and I haven't had any issues thus far.

Joe Romas · **Posted:** Sun Mar 08, 2009 8:26 am

nescosmo wrote:

[there is an obt that has to be done at the dealer for the regular scanner to work with the CRD maybe yours do not have it. ask the dealer if you vehicle has it

He can go to the jeep site, key in his vin and see if there is a outstanding RECALL. But I don't think this is his problem because the scanner found a computer. If he needed F31 recall it would not have communicated with it at all. The problem was caused by a pre f37 flash to protect our fragile torque converters that was available only for a short time in June of 06 :wink:

I had a two button HF scanner, not the suspect one, and it works fine on CRD's. I can't give you the number because I gave it to my son :roll:

007husky · **Posted:** Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:16 pm

Sir Sam wrote:

GypsyCRD wrote:

I tried the ORM on my 06 CRD tonight and the CEL came on instantly (expected) and we drove (offroad of course) and upon returning just for some practice I hooked up my new scanner per the instructions and it said "no codes". I knew better with the CEL on. Any body else had problems not reading codes with this scanner? Harbor freight Cen-Tech #94169.

I did notice a difference in the way it idled and ran. Maybe the EHM is next followed by a gutted cat.
Thanks.

Several people have had problems with that code reader. I would suggest the one that I, and several others have:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... mber=46030

Sir Sam, That`s the one that reads and then deletes codes at each startup ?

UFO · **Posted:** Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:24 pm

GypsyCRD wrote:

I tried the ORM on my 06 CRD tonight and the CEL came on instantly (expected) and we drove (offroad of course) and upon returning just for some practice I hooked up my new scanner per the instructions and it said "no codes". I knew better with the CEL on. Any body else had problems not reading codes with this scanner? Harbor freight Cen-Tech #94169.

I did notice a difference in the way it idled and ran. Maybe the EHM is next followed by a gutted cat.
Thanks.

I have that same code reader. I was given good advice here on how to get it to work. You need to angle the connector to the right into the port just barely, until you get a display. Let it continue to scan in until it gets past the PWM stuff, then push the connector in all the way. Then it seems to work as normal, and I always got the right code for the "ORM" mod.

GypsyCRD · **Posted:** Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:29 pm

Thanks UFO I'll try that tomorrow.

GypsyCRD · **Posted:** Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:59 am

[I have that same code reader. I was given good advice here on how to get it to work. You need to angle the connector to the right into the port just barely, until you get a display. Let it continue to scan in until it gets past the PWM stuff, then push the connector in all the way. Then it seems to work as normal, and I always got the right code for the "ORM" mod.]

Yep that did it. I got P0102 which is correct. Thanks again for the help.[/quote]

UFO · **Posted:** Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:24 am

Kewl.

Wobbly · **Posted:** Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:12 pm

Sir Sam wrote:

GypsyCRD wrote:

I tried the ORM on my 06 CRD tonight and the CEL came on instantly (expected) and we drove (offroad of course) and upon returning just for some practice I hooked up my new scanner per the instructions and it said "no codes". I knew better with the CEL on. Any body else had problems not reading codes with this scanner? Harbor freight Cen-Tech #94169.

I did notice a difference in the way it idled and ran. Maybe the EHM is next followed by a gutted cat.
Thanks.

Several people have had problems with that code reader. I would suggest the one that I, and several others have:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... mber=46030

Might try EBAY:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LAUNCH-C ... enameZWDVW

$22 including shipping

rnabors · **Joined:** Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:40 pm **Posts:** 2

The HF 94169 is working fine for me!

Code Scanner Problem: Harbor Freight 94169

Who is online