You can use Tech2Win on a laptop with a J2534 pass thru device... But for everyday use an aftermarket scanner is much more user friendly 🙂

What did you go with?

My maxicom battery is always dead and the annual updates are $199

Otofix d1 lite is quite same but less than 300$. After 2 years works free for life or 100$ a year if you need new cars..

@@educationaltvshows9950 Yep. Things do change in a year 🙂

Me too

Doesn't the update add tpms?

Xtool a30d is less than 99$ but do 99% diag like big boys. Bidirectional and lifetime free updates! Next step is 250-350$ range 7" tablets: launch 919 and otofix d1 lite. No point really going over that. Better get these cheaper 2-3 different names than one big expensive scanner.

How did you do that?

I like the actual pressure readouts from TPMS, but I understand not wanting to reprogram with a seasonal wheel change...

@@carbie5614 In Fords there's a setting called deflation detection. I think it's in the BCM. You access it using Forscan. I forget the wording of the setting to look for but basically you change it from using the sensors to using the deflation detection method. There are threads in the Forscan forums that talk about it. Since you can't see the tire pressures on the dashboard anyway on Fords I didn't lose any functionality. There are some other things you can tweak as well.

how much

You can add a micro SD card to the x431 to remedy the storage issue

Quite limited. Not suit for much repairs. Does not scan all modules! - Does only 4 systems. And only 5 reset. Limited cars etc.. I'd say just an overpriced wired obd2 scanner. Id go for launch 919 for 200-300$. Or tight budget even 99$ Xtool A30D is more capable than 129

I don't bother with TPMS bs because 90% of the time the work gets declined anyway. Nobody gives a rats ass about that yellow light.

@@YuckFou0x0FFFF I think a lot of that is because many cars don't tell you actual tire pressures through the gauge cluster. All 5 vehicles I've owned with TPMS (04-08 vehicles) show me individual tire pressure, which I find very useful.

The cheapest option with TPMS is to keep the OEM sensors and just install new batteries. I know with my wife’s 2016 Impala you have to reprogram the sensors after the batteries die, but that’s no big deal with a cheap $10 ebay tool.

Both of these are AutoAuth compatible. I will try on the next new Chrysler I see!

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics that’s good news, I’m sure there where a lot of people like me that didn’t appreciate having to buy a different tool just to have Autoauth compatibility.

OMG. This bit of information just got me excited. Problem is, you need a PC to do the updates and not directly through the tool. Sounds promising anyway because the NT 530 upgraded version seems to do a lot of cars including US autos. I’m seriously thinking of getting this tool. A bidirectional tool for less then $200 is a no brainer. Thank you for sharing this information. Just looked up reviews. All hope is lost.

@@robertweir9034 lol you get what you pay for... Unless it's SnapOn, then you pay 10x for less features 😅

You can use with Mercedes - Star on Passthru. Very cheap factory diagnose.

Which raises the question what's more important- name recognition with the most comprehensive hardware and UI but pretty much ghost you after they have your money, or a little clunky UI on average hardware, but there by your side in a moments notice when you need help beyond your skill set or the units capabilities? Bucket list is to have an ultra one of these day, but went with option 2 with an xtool, and have many functions autel is charging 3 or 4 times the price to have access to.. autel is definitely a class above but my xtool is faking it till it makes it, really really well lol

Otofix d1 lite. Same as mk808 but i got one for 250$ shipped! From china. I also have xtool A30M for 125$. Lot of bidirectionality for cheap! And free for life use.

I bought that same tool for 385 from JB tools.

what are you paying for updates?

I think only 500 units sold in the states?

I had been thinking about getting the mx808 for some time but I too wanted bidirectional control. Upon seeing this video, I learned that it had gotten BDC with a recent update. I now have one on the way and it should be here in a couple days. The mx808 doesn't do TPMS but I have the ts508 for that.

@@NotFastEddie I have the TS508 as well.

I’m thinking about buying the same model as yours do u recommend?

@@user-dj1cd7ho9i It's been very useful to me even though the slowness is frustrating at times. It's an older model now but if you can get a good deal on it then I'd say yes.

I thought the D8 was really good why would you wanna trade? Just curious

@@dieseldawg7132 It's very good.. It just doesn't "graph" the data very well, like the others do. If you've watched this channel a lot, you've probably seen where his ThinkTool scanner can have a full screen of like 8 different mini graphs all at once.. The D8 cannot do that at all. It can only graph one thing at a time... OR You can pick up to 5 separate things to graph, and it can only COMBINE them all together on ONE graph--- so all your squiggled lines of data end up over lapping each other and you're trying to look at several things at once----- rather than having several mini graphs that are easy to read.... This is really the only downside I've seen with the D8. But it was only $700, and that ThinkTool Ivan uses is like $1300.. SO it's almost double the price....... IDK, the D8 is still very good, and you usually only need that extra detailed graphed data when you are comparing to a pico scope signal, ect.. Othwise you don't really need it I guess.... But the point is, the ThinkTool is better and the Topdon Phoenix is better (for $900) ... and if I could go back, I'd probably just get one of those instead. This D8 has already paid for itself though, very quickly. I made several copies of IMMO Keys and key fobs in 4 different cars right away. And the Dealers were trying to charge me $500 per key, which is just insane. So again, getting a scan tool was the only way to go. I'm not paying some corrupt dealer $500 for a dang key to be made.

@@calholli yessssss I completely agree it’s a beast but those flaws to me are a little bit to much, but for a budget scan tool yes I give it that it’s really good

D8 wired i saw 400$ sale. Cheapest Topology tool today! Look Launch 919 bt also graphs like thinktool (same company), cost only 300-400$.

@@educationaltvshows9950 It's definitely worth 400. I bought it for 700 and it didn't even have topology at the time. They have also updated graphs; it can graph 6 pids at a time now at least. It makes keys really well

There are plenty of other videos out there showing the bi-directional stuff... That's kind of a given for a lot of these good ones like the xtool D8, topdon Phoenix, thinktool, autel..ect. ect.... He was just showing how well this thing does TPMS, which sets it apart from most of the others... But now that it ALSO has bi-directional contorls-- it stands out quite a bit... The good thing about the xtool D8, is that it basically has a full locksmiths key making tool built into it. So it does very well at making IMMO keys and can even pull codes on the cars that need it, like a Nissan or Acura for example... I personally don't care about TPMS and will never repair them anyway, so that's just something that's not really going to sway my buying decision. But that maxi-com is hard to beat now.... because before, it didn't have the bi-directional stuff at all

Both scanners have identical diagnostic software with bidirectional capabilities... Why show both doing the same thing? 👍😅

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics but it looked like it failed when you attempted to check for the trouble codes.

@@robertweir9034 that was on the TPMS side, which the MP doesn't have... Minor inconvenience imo

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics You the best Ivan but, I really was hoping to see the second scanner do the same as the first for diagnosing codes. When you hit DTC it looked like it failed which lead me to think it could not do the same as the first one.