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Vehicle Parameter Reading
Customers are pleased with the ANCEL DS200's ability to read vehicle parameters, providing valuable information for diagnosing issues and easing concerns during travel. The scanner delivers data in various formats, including graphs and plain language, making it accessible to both automotive enthusiasts and novices.
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Quality
Your car delivers all of its parameters to this port where a mechanic can plug in a device like this and read the state of near... Read More
Great handy tool and easy to use
Every car sold in the last 30 years or so has a port under the driver's side dash connected to the computer in the car.
Instead of getting a 'check engine' light, you would be able to know exactly what is going wrong and either fix it yourself or ... Read More
Price
There are very inexpensive models which use your cell phone and an app as the screen and simply have you plug a wireless sender... Read More
Scanner price is dictated by screen size and functions.
Competitiveness
It is not cheap but it is less expensive than a true professional model which may not offer much more than this does and requir... Read More
Overview
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- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 66.7% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 20 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 25 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Every car sold in the last 30 years or so has a port under the drivers side dash connected to the computer in the car
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Why auto manufacturers dont include this software in the car itself at this point is a mystery to me
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Instead of getting a check engine light you would be able to know exactly what is going wrong and either fix it yourself or let a mechanic know what to do
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But they dont build this into carsor at least i have never seen it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If a sensor is malfunctioning your braking system is not working as it should or dozens of other systems in your car need to be looked at you can easily do it with this device
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It will be hard for a mechanic to trick you and tell you that you need a brake job when your scanner tells you there is air in the brake line and all you need to do is bleed it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It is not cheap but it is less expensive than a true professional model which may not offer much more than this does and requires a paid subscription
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There are very inexpensive models which use your cell phone and an app as the screen and simply have you plug a wireless sender into the obd2 portif you dont have a commitment to this technology you could start there