Topdon Topscan Testing And Review: The Best Automotive Scan Tool Under $100?? Let's Find Out!

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  • Опубліковано 5 вер 2024

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  • @fhq3
    @fhq3 22 дні тому +3

    You guys did a great honest review. Thanks to you i may pick one up. Appreciate the advice.

  • @johnmills972
    @johnmills972 6 днів тому +1

    Thank you for this review. I've been trying to figure out which one to buy. Topdon for sure. Thank you

  • @Notladjr59
    @Notladjr59 2 місяці тому +4

    Excellent review. I just purchased this yesterday from Amazon and was looking for videos about it's functionality. Yours is the best I have watched.

  • @unitoolzee
    @unitoolzee Місяць тому +3

    The best review of the topdon scanner tool that I could find. 👍

  • @ddrowdy2
    @ddrowdy2 Місяць тому +2

    If you have a Duramax, get one, you won't regret it. It runs both static and driving regen's plus it does DEF quality test and many others.

  • @marstedt
    @marstedt 2 місяці тому +4

    This looks much more useful than OBDlink MX+ and BlueDriver so far.

    • @CREESE99
      @CREESE99 Місяць тому

      Looking to replace my OBDlink MX+ with this actually. The bidirectional capabilities on it's own have me sold.

    • @marstedt
      @marstedt Місяць тому +1

      @@CREESE99 I was thinking the same until I found out it has a time limit / subscription. Would be helpful to know this up font.

  • @zentochi3
    @zentochi3 9 днів тому

    Thank you for such a great review! Do you know if this unit will show the last reset dates for all systems, and how to see that?

  • @ssclassof2000
    @ssclassof2000 Місяць тому +1

    Would love to see a comparison between this and the xtool anyscan A30m . The topscan is cheaper upfront, but the A30m is supposed to be the same with free lifetime updates.

    • @automotiveinsight
      @automotiveinsight  Місяць тому

      If they send us one, we’ll definitely make a video. As for now, we have like 10 scan tools between us and really can’t justify buying another one.

  • @todd9043
    @todd9043 2 місяці тому +2

    What happened to yall ase practice test videos? I loved those they helped me pass a few

    • @automotiveinsight
      @automotiveinsight  2 місяці тому +1

      Thank you and congratulations! They were all flagged for copyright infringement so we had to remove them. We do have a backup plan we are working on now.

  • @ralphgannarelli
    @ralphgannarelli 2 дні тому

    What exactly do I lose after 1 year? Is it just the ability to actuate certain items like fuel pump, lights, injectors, etc. or resets as well.

  • @80sCrazyCatDadNGunAddiction
    @80sCrazyCatDadNGunAddiction 2 дні тому

    So Topdon does do personalized ecu coding?

  • @miguelsalazar3239
    @miguelsalazar3239 Місяць тому

    Xtool a30m is a badass too.

  • @iamcarhacker
    @iamcarhacker 2 місяці тому +2

    Great Review!

  • @wallebo
    @wallebo Місяць тому +1

    Great video, guys! Any thoughts on the Topdon Topscan Pro?

    • @automotiveinsight
      @automotiveinsight  Місяць тому +1

      Haven’t had any personal experience with it, but I know it will do some keys and has a few different service functions such as tpms programming. I’d say it’s probably worth the $40 price difference.

    • @wallebo
      @wallebo Місяць тому

      @@automotiveinsight Yes, thanks again.

  • @CREESE99
    @CREESE99 Місяць тому +3

    Do you guys have any experience with the Pro version of this tool? Does the pro offer $40 more in value? Thank you!

    • @automotiveinsight
      @automotiveinsight  Місяць тому +1

      We haven’t had a chance to use one yet. Before i bought my lite, I remember thinking that it seemed like the main difference was immobilizer capabilities. What I would do is pull up their coverage charts in 2 separate windows and pick the same car, different tool, and compare them to each other to see if you think it’s worth it. That being said, I feel like if you program 1 key with it, that alone probably covers the additional $40.

  • @ralfkennel329
    @ralfkennel329 Місяць тому +1

    15 is power with key on, 30 battery power, 31 is ground

  • @preacheraduboahen8509
    @preacheraduboahen8509 17 днів тому

    You guys are superb I bought topdon machine at EBay last three days it’s very good machine.
    But I can’t find immobiliser but according to manual it has
    Please guys can you help either I’ll buy separate software???

    • @automotiveinsight
      @automotiveinsight  17 днів тому

      Thank you. Unfortunately there’s nothing we can do on our end, but they have excellent technical support. Have you reached out to them?

  • @philarends7555
    @philarends7555 Місяць тому

    Does the tablet allow more pids to be shown on display?

  • @deonwilliams3228
    @deonwilliams3228 Місяць тому +1

    I have a 2004-2008 ford f150 5.4L with a p1000 code will it fix it

    • @automotiveinsight
      @automotiveinsight  Місяць тому +1

      P1000 just means that the monitors haven’t run. You need to drive it until all the monitors have completed then the code will go away.

    • @deonwilliams3228
      @deonwilliams3228 Місяць тому

      I've been working on this car in my front yard and it hasn't moved every time I put it in drive , It's stop the engine 😮😮😮

    • @deonwilliams3228
      @deonwilliams3228 Місяць тому

      I have a video if u want to is They keep saying that I need to recalibrate the electric throttle body

  • @marstedt
    @marstedt 2 місяці тому +2

    Is the software useable after one year? Is it just one year of updates?

    • @automotiveinsight
      @automotiveinsight  2 місяці тому +2

      We talk about it in the faq section at 23:11. You basically have global obd2 functions only.

    • @marstedt
      @marstedt 2 місяці тому +2

      Yes I did get that info later in the video.
      It would be nice to have all the basic info up front so your audience has a good idea of what you are reviewing instead of after. Costs and limitations are very important to know about.

    • @automotiveinsight
      @automotiveinsight  2 місяці тому +3

      @@marstedtit’s labeled in chapters so you can skip to whatever you want to see.

    • @marstedt
      @marstedt Місяць тому +3

      @@automotiveinsight it would be helpful to know about these limitations / subscription up front.

    • @MoGumboFukUTubeForChngngMyName
      @MoGumboFukUTubeForChngngMyName Місяць тому

      @@marstedtwatch the friggin video marstedt… or there this no info system out there called GOOGLE! For Christs Sake!!!

  • @DeGier
    @DeGier Місяць тому +1

    Which is better Topscan or Thinkdiag?

    • @automotiveinsight
      @automotiveinsight  Місяць тому +1

      I don’t have any experience with Thinkdiag, but looking at it, it seems like the Topscan Pro. Topdon, Launch, and Thinkcar all share software so it’s probably the same.

    • @DeGier
      @DeGier Місяць тому

      @@automotiveinsight
      Okay thanks, I think the software 1 year from thinkdiag is really expensive, it costs 80 Euro, I think I'm going to buy Topscan

  • @michaelssong87
    @michaelssong87 Місяць тому

    I haven’t seen anyone try the key immobilizer feature. Does it work?

    • @automotiveinsight
      @automotiveinsight  Місяць тому

      The one we were testing was the lite and it doesn’t have immobilizer functions. My understanding is that the pro version does, but I haven’t been able to personally confirm it.

    • @michaelssong87
      @michaelssong87 Місяць тому

      @@automotiveinsight the lite does have the immobilizer feature I just don’t know if it works. I don’t have a vehicle I can test it on. I have a 2002 Chevy Silverado 1500. I do see the feature I just don’t know if it actually works

  • @francantanimor
    @francantanimor 2 місяці тому +1

    $60 ? Mine was $99 back in May.

    • @automotiveinsight
      @automotiveinsight  2 місяці тому

      The lite is $60. The pro is $100. The one we tested was the lite.

    • @francantanimor
      @francantanimor 2 місяці тому

      @@automotiveinsight My bad! Thank you for pointing that out.

    • @automotiveinsight
      @automotiveinsight  2 місяці тому

      @@francantanimorno problem.

  • @colinjohnson1104
    @colinjohnson1104 Місяць тому

    low volume can not hear what was said

  • @HeavensLUBE
    @HeavensLUBE 13 днів тому

    Genuinely pissed about the subscription … because over time you are gonna pay way more money in the long run like wtf do companies do dumb shit and take our money even tho we already paid for the product.

  • @jcritch42
    @jcritch42 2 місяці тому +10

    DO NOT RECOMMEND. Only one free year of app use. Then a yearly charge afterward, in order to use the device app! Device has no display or keyboard built-in for use without a subscription.

    • @MoGumboFukUTubeForChngngMyName
      @MoGumboFukUTubeForChngngMyName Місяць тому

      Are you serious, Dude?? It’s friggin’ fifty dollars. Did you complain after you bought you IPhone and find out it had an $1800/yr subscription? That Autel tool they have in this vid is $800/yr. Professional scanners can be over $1000 a month. This is a $50 scanner with a $50 annual subscription (=$4.10 month). Ten years ago you’d pay $20,000 for a scanner with this functionality.

    • @Mitaka1976
      @Mitaka1976 Місяць тому +3

      Yes sir, good things are not free

    • @shortsv8537
      @shortsv8537 Місяць тому +2

      That’s how it is this does a lot of things that a regular scanner wouldn’t

    • @D800Lover
      @D800Lover Місяць тому

      @@shortsv8537 Then I would like a comparison between Topdon Lite without license versus BlueDriver which requires no license, which would be better then?

    • @HeavensLUBE
      @HeavensLUBE 13 днів тому

      Bruh I never knew this and I’ve had it for a while and it’s never told me anything about a subscription wtf??