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Best diagnostic tool to buy?

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  • 30-08-2016 3:15pm
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    grep4
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    i have a 07 hilux 2.5 i was thinking of buying a diagnostic tool for it .but there is a lot of them on the market and was wondering does anyone know which is the best one to buy .
    need to be able to diagnose injector pressure..airbag etc
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    Special Circumstances
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    I have a chines clone of a DS150e.
    The software that is most commonly available for it seems very good for BMW, VW etc. But it's not a whole lot better than a bluetooth OBD dongle for 10 year old Japanese stuff. So I wouldn't recommend one of them for your use. (Well the fully legit version is probably better, but serious moola)


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    the bluetooth obd with the torque app is ok ,
    I dont think you can do airbags with any odb dongles


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    BrownFinger wrote: »
    the bluetooth obd with the torque app is ok ,
    I dont think you can do airbags with any odb dongles

    Or clear / relearn adaptions etc.
    Or activate brakes etc.

    A bluetooth elm27 dongle is obviously not what the op is looking for.


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    grep4
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    thanks guys for taking the time to post..not to sure where it gets me though..had not looked at dongles as i did not understand how they worked do they connect with computer and you download software onto computer that comes with it ?? had been looking more at launch creeder...icarsoft.. autoboss.. handheld plugins ..some are priced at 50..80 euro and up to 300 dont know what the difference between the cheaper and more expensive is ...ideally if i was going buy would like to cover engine gearbox and body but i dont want to end up with something that is very complex and expensive


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    alta stare
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    grep4 wrote: »
    i have a 07 hilux 2.5 i was thinking of buying a diagnostic tool for it .but there is a lot of them on the market and was wondering does anyone know which is the best one to buy .
    need to be able to diagnose injector pressure..airbag etc

    I recently got this http://www.scantool-direct.co.uk/autel-maxidiag-elite-md802-vehicle-diagnostic-tool.html

    Great tool. It has turned off airbag lights etc on 161 VW Transporter. Free updates for a year. There are two versions of it one is for 4 systems the one I got is for All systems. The latter being the better of the two as it scans every module in the vehicle.


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    Buffman
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    alta stare wrote: »
    I recently got this http://www.scantool-direct.co.uk/autel-maxidiag-elite-md802-vehicle-diagnostic-tool.html

    Great tool. It has turned off airbag lights etc on 161 VW Transporter. Free updates for a year. There are two versions of it one is for 4 systems the one I got is for All systems. The latter being the better of the two as it scans every module in the vehicle.

    I was just about to recommend the Autel aswell. It does everything and is simple to use, my one paid for itself pretty quickly in the end.

    Good value on Amazon at £143, or they're on Donedeal for €220 if you need one faster.

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    grep4
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    cheers thanks alta stare... will check it out


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    alta stare
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    grep4 wrote: »
    cheers thanks alta stare... will check it out

    No worries :) I find it a great tool an it pays for itself when buying cars as it can scan for any hidden codes etc it saved my sister from getting stung a while ago.

    I bought it from the company I linked as there are too many clones out there on eBay etc so it was worth paying the 315 in total.


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