With so many electrical components in today's vehicles, many shops are purchasing diagnostic equipment to help troubleshoot their trucks and trailers and avoid paying the fees that many dealerships charge in order to use their equipment. There are a variety of heavy duty scanners on the market including Noregon's JPRO Heavy Duty Software Fleets 11201-11206, Nexiq's Pro-Link IQ 188001 and OTC's Genisys with Heavy Duty Standard OTC3871HD. All three of these scanners offer users the ability to read and clear fault codes, set parameters, view running live and stored data, and troubleshoot their trucks.
It is easy to read trouble codes from a heavy duty vehicle with the help of any of the aforementioned diagnostic equipment. With so many different tools and brands being available, it is important to do your research and find the tool that best suits your needs. If you need the best diagnostic information out there, look to the factory OEM software suite. Caterpillar ACERT 880024 offers OEM diagnostics for all Caterpillar released between 2003 and 2009. The Caterpillar 889024, gives you coverage for 3116, 3126, 3176, 3406, C-9, C-10, C-12, C-15, C-16 and C-18 models. Software comes with a special key code to unlock the information on your Nexiq IQ scanner.
With the Nexiq Caterpillar Software Suite for Pro-Link iQ - CD/DVD Rom & Access Code, you will be able to diagnose your full line of Caterpillar engines. With the Caterpillar 880024 and 889024 Software Suites, you can view and clear fault codes, monitor your trip data and perform various diagnostic tests. Testing includes boost calibration, timing calibration, solenoid tests, and cylinder cutouts.
Owning a heavy duty scanner equipped with factory OEM software can save the average shop thousands of dollars every year and is well worth the initial purchase price of the unit. Most of the manufacturers offer one year warranties and have great technical support hotlines. We also offer Nexiq's Heavy Duty Fault Code Guide 906008 which helps give you definitions and probable causes for the codes that your diagnostic scanner is picking up.
