This is a PDF manual for the INNOVA 3100 OBD-II code reader. I amthinking of buying one and was doing some research. The manual is on-line as is a pretty good primer on OBD-II...

http://www.iequus.com/assets/manuals/3100E.pdf

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that is a good primer for obdII work. what kind of price range is this puppy?

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I did not get a chance to go through the manual yet. I am curious to know if it will read propriatary codes such as P1xxx
P0xxx (0) is generic code as part of the OBD-II protocol. But each manufacturer also includes (1) P1xxx (P is for powertrain) codes that mean an event specific to that manufaturer.

Yup, it read prop codes, and it's $179USD or $249CDN.

Reading of OBDII codes is no different for P1xxx than P0xxx. The difference is that there is no generic definition. A reader that reads one will read the other. If the reader gives definition to the code it probably won't for P1xxx or the newer P2xxx codes.

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Check ebay for these, it looks like you can easily get them for close to $100-110.