Hello everyone I am looking for some type of diagnostic or scan tool that can be used to diagnose just about all vehicles...I want something kinda like a dealership would have somethign that tells me what the problem is or help me with steps to diagnose a problem and giving me possible solutions to try to correct it.


now, I am wondering if this could be done with a laptop or if it is cheaper/easier to purchase some type of diagnostic tool that can do this.

All this is for my brother who will be graduating from nashvilles auto-diesel college in a couple of months..he wants something that will help him troubleshoot all vehicles.. thanks for any help or direction in advance

I have an actron cp9110 for sale it is a code reader and a full scan tool 60 bux plus shipping and its urs its for all domestic cars from 84 to 95 and i think some later ones 2 depending on what make and model. U will need to buy cartridges for it however, there is a cartridge for each make, gm ford and dodge/chrystler

Check Techinfo for the scantool owner registry

That'll give you an idea of who'* running what. I believe there are a couple laptops in that list.