My 2010 SV6 SIDI has been throwing up codes lately and I'm after a reasonably priced scantool or interface so I can look up the codes and clear them. Most places want to charge around 80 bucks to hook up a scantool and clear fault codes...but I need the check engine light gone so I can diagnose exactly what the fault is if it comes back on. The car's running fine and there's no immediate risk of mech failure atm. I'm thinking an ELM327 would do the trick...but doesn't the SIDI use a differnt protocol...or something? I'm more than a little confused and a tad clueless about ECU's/BCM's/OBDII's/CAN bus' ect, as you can probably tell.
Anyway, I was hoping someone could verify what type of scantool/diagnostic interface I need to pick up from ebay that'll pull up and clear codes for a SIDI...and yes I read (or tried to) the 'sniffing' thread and to be honest, I couldn't really understand what the hell anyone was talking about!
I don't need anything particularly topshelf...just something that will pull up the fault codes and clear them.
Cheers
EDIT: Ooh-er...I just lost lost my first-post-car-modder virginity