best diagnostic tool on a budget?

Storms

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mazda 5 1.8 TS2 2009
Hi,

Just wondering what diagnostic tool you guys use and what you'd recommend.

Also, am i right in saying that any obd2 compliant device should work??
 
If you have something similar to Harbor Freight in the UK - they have inexpensive obd2 readers & sales and coupons.
 
I have the Ultraguage in my 2012 Mazda5 Sport. I also have a $50 Harbor Freight/ Centech code reader (not a scanner) that is invaluable for reading codes.

JMJ
 
Personally, I use a Scangauge. Gets the job done, and works really well for monitoring things on the fly.
 
I tried Torque Lite before TouchScan and was frustrated with the dashboard. TouchScan has a better GUI IMO, but I wasn't going to buy Torque after testing the free version so I don't know how it compares.

TouchScan doesn't support custom/extended PID's as far as I can tell, so I may end up switching to Torque anyways...I really want to read ATF temps.
 
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I don't have ATF, so maybe TouchScan will be the way to go. Torque Lite stopped communicating with my OBD readers, so I just gave up.
 

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