Hi all, looking at possibly getting a better OBDII scanner than my current one, and the Autel AP200 was recommended to me. Checking out their website, with current Black Friday deals there are several devices that would normally be more expensive but are currently cheaper than the AP200—namely the AP2500E and Autolink AL539 (which is also an electrical tester). Thoughts? DIY Tools – Autelonline.com
The Autel AP200 is my recommendation. It can communicate with all 22 or so ECUs in a Gen 2 Prius. What that means is that it is capable of reading all the trouble codes, not just some of them. It can do everything that the Toyota Techstream software can do. The price right now on Amazon is $49.99 + tax. I own this model, and I also have Techstream. The Autel AP2500E is a very capable scanner for a Gen 2 Prius. I believe that it can communicate with all the ECUs in the car. It does not have all the features that the AP200 has. The AP200 can do the complete brake bleed procedure like Techstream. I do not think that the AP2500E has the ability to do that. There may also be other missing features in the AP2500E, compared to the AP200. The Autel AL539 does not look to me like it is a very capable scanner for a Gen 2 Prius. I would be very surprised if it could communicate with the ECUs in the car. I am not familiar with this model. I do not know how much searching you have done on this forum concerning the Autel AP200. The following two linked threads are good reading. https://priuschat.com/index.php?posts/3248209 Read post #1 and then scroll down to post #37 in this thread, https://priuschat.com/index.php?posts/3246758
I got a Gen2 Brake Booster Pump replacement job coming up soon and I'm thinking that my old Techstream laptop is so clunky and slow that I'd be better off buying one of these. What do you think? Or at least do you know anyone who has done the brake bleed procedure with both Techstream and Autel AP200?
No, I have not done any brake bleeding with the Autel AP200 or with Techstream. I hope that I never need to replace the Brake Booster in my 2011 Gen 3 Prius. I also have not read any threads in this forum of anyone using both to do the brake bleeding. There are many threads in this forum describing difficulties in using Techstrean with the cheap knockoff xHorse interface cables for brake bleeding. I seem to remember one thread about difficulties in using the Autel AP200. If you can afford the cost of the Autel AP200, now is a good time to buy it because of the Black Friday deals. I like that the OBD2 Bluetooth dongle is small, and I can easily carry it in the car. If I have any problems with my car, I can just pull it out and use it to diagnose the problem.
