MID-WEEK REVIEW: TopDon TopScan
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- Опубліковано 27 лис 2023
- A powerful little scan tool that is not just codes and data - it can scan all your vehicle sub-system modules, provide bidirectional control, provide technical service bulletins, reset your maintenance items. Optional you can communicate with program remotes and keys and work with the IMMO system as well as tire pressure reset and a whole lot more. Note: You'll need a 64-bit OS.
Interested?
www.topdon.com/products/topscan
How it unbricked my wife's Infiniti:
• I Changed the Battery ...
Just got the Topscan, definitely the most capable Bluetooth dongle I've used to date. Thumbs up because I got a laugh out of PTSD Cruiser. 😂
Just got one of these - one of the best Bluetooth dongles available -💯👍
Does it do epb service for rear brake s
I have a good one. 1998 Montero hybrid obd2, supposedly supported through Evo scan. But it has been a bane.
what tab do u use?
Great video, how have you got the app showing like that on the tablet, I have installed on a tablet and it only displays the screen size as a mobile phone. Thanks
I only installed it and it showed up that way. I don't have any magic here.
This looks better then the BlueDriver scanner
So this one or the previous scan tool you suggested?
Only you can make that call. All of the scan tools I have reviewed have their strengths. I try to test the product to show you what it can do, to help you make an informed decision. I would certainly recommend finding other reviews (not just mine) to help guide you.
Does the Topscan revert to OBD2 only, once the subscription ends, or is it fully usable, just without updates?
It reverts, confirmed in the Q&A section of Amazon and by emailing the company to ask that exact question.
Supposedly it will retain the bidirectional features, but no more updates as per some Amazon customers.
I just got it today, my 06 scion tc has a rough idle and I was hoping to see which cylinders are misfiring. I would really like to see live misfire data but Im having a tough time figuring it out, when I click on misfire data its there but the button wont do anything, Im wondering if my phone doesnt have enough system memory.
I thought about returning it but for 60 bucks im going to hang on to it, im sure it will come in handy in the future.
Scan tools will only show you what the car will show the scan tool. Some with show misfire, some will not. I showed multiple vehicles to show they are all kinda different in what they show - I was nto very clear in pointing that out in the video. I have a different scan tool I'm using on my '61 Chevy that shows missfire detail, and I KNOW it's been misfiring, but nothing shows up on the (different) scan tool. It's not always the tools fault, but more the limitations from the manufacturer.
Dose Monitor fuel trim
Looks like a very capable device. Was this review on the Pro version?
I believe it was initially the Lite version, but I had them activate the IMMO for me, which is part of the Pro version. I wasn't able to program the TPS, which is also part of the Pro version.
Thanks, good to know you can upgrade from lite to pro!@@GregWellwood
Hi guys do you use the same app on a tablet?
I believe it is the same app regardless. I used a new tablet because my own phone is too old and I didn't want to upgrade the phone just yet..
I have an Android 11 phone and could not load the App, making the thing useless. Can't get a response from Topdon in a week so far. Trying to get a refund.
Unfortunately the link provided, says the item is no longer available 😢
When I got this scan tool months ago, I believe it was "pre-release." It's possible it still has not been officially released yet.
Thanks Greg, I keep checking, it looks like it has a lot more features than my old Maxi Diag and easy to work thru, using the tablet, instead of a smart phone. Read that easier for the old guy to see. Very nice!
Amazon has it
I hope it performs better than the ArtiLink600
Will this top scan continue to work after the subscription has expired?
done some research turns out you after pay again. The tools will continue to function without a subscription; however, the tools will not be available for updates and the tool will no longer be covered by the warranty, and programming functions may be inaccessible.
Sounds like it turns into a basic scanner at that point. I'm on the hunt for a full-fledged "pro" level scan tool that does everything, but needs no subscription. I suspect that sort of thing is on the way out - everything, it seems, needs a subscription nowadays.
@@GregWellwoodThe closest I've found with free lifetime updates is the Xtool A30M for $170 that I recently got but haven't had a chance to play around with much yet. I sent a message to Topdon about the Topscan and they said if the software is not renewed after the expiration date only the OBD function can be used.
All I got was someone tapping an ipad. What was it you were trying to see what we can do?
The scan tool only talks to your phone. My phone is too old, so I used a new tablet, which has a screen big enough for you to see what the scanner does. Were you watching this on a phone with a wee tiny screen?
the pro one is $100 and 1 free year and dose alot more. $100 a year after that so you may as well through in garbage after the first year as the tech keeps getting better
Would be nice if you would explain what you are clicking on and checking. We cannot read your screen.
I'm playing with it, I'm showing you how I work my way through an app, I'm showing you how to learn. Any app should be relatively easy to figure out just by playing with it; if it isn't, I'm not interested in it. If you want a specific step-by-step process, this isn't the video for you. I teach my students to "get in there and figure it out" when it comes to apps and scan tools. The scanner cannot wreck anything, and every car will show different things - as I show you in these four vehicles; I'm playing with it to see what each car will give me. Even if I show you exactly what I do - your car will be different than the four different cars I show here. As for not being able to read the screen - are you watching this on a phone? Have a great day!
@@GregWellwood Interesting. I agree with the OP - too much of not much going on for most of the vid. Consider just leaving out everything that is not providing information of value. 😊😊
@@jonathanm9436 What would you prefer to see, in looking through an app and the options it provides? Scan Tools themselves are actually kind of boring.
@@GregWellwood Maybe a high level statement/diagram of the key features and their uses. Most people would be watching you to learn something new. I watched you having narrowed down this product, and wanted to learn what real value it would be to me as an inquisitive performance car owner and maintainer, but not a hardcore car nut. It will be obvious to you now what should be chopped. Ask yourself, what can I teach here? 😉
@@jonathanm9436 Beautiful. You have been wonderfully helpful. Thank you.
That Shop Teacher much be teaching himself, not his viewers.
Do you have to pay every year in order for this OBD reader to work ? If you dont pay does that still work ? Do you need to have internet to used it ? If you don't updates does that still work without updates ? Out from the box can you used it without wifi or internet ? Can this scan for Fuel Pressure ? And can this scan for compression test ? Is this a Complete diagnostic Scan tools ?does it Scan from 1996 cars going up ? How about Toyota Camry 2001 2.2 Liter 4 Cyl or Buick Park Ave 2003 3.8 Liter does it Scan these cars ? Does this scan for battery ignition parameters ? Does it Scan for a bad head gaskets ? Is this the 2024 version TopDon MK808 ?
yes-yes-no-no-yes-no-yes-no-yes-yes-no. lmao jk
@@enlightenCA The First answer is NO Fourth answer is YES per TopDon Support
11:00 We have detected that you have disabled all emissions controls, so we will now brick your vehicle...😉😁
Different vehicle :) 1961 - the environment hadn't been invented yet. Or seat belts.
@@GregWellwood 😊
Ha!
You would not brick the wife’s car if you applied power to the OBD port when changing the battery..
I didn't do that in the past, and it didn't brick when I diconnected the battery. Might have saved this time it if I had. Might not have. I will certainly be doing that from now on though...