Intelligent Tester

http://tistechstream.com/PDF/BTSBOTF_BROCHURE_FINAL.pdf

Toyota?s TIS Techstream Scantool : The Digital Literacy Project

https://techinfo.toyota.com/techInf...nfo/html/prelogin/docs/ts/tsprodinfosheet.pdf

This device costs $8,000.

 

Yes, but a [possibly used] Mastertech 5100 with a Toyota manufacturer-
specific cartridge or even a recent version of Autoenginuity
can probably suffice for a lot less coin. As dealers upgrade to
Techstream, I'm kinda wondering what happens to their old Mastertech
tools ... although they're probably still useful for other cars too.
.
It is possible to bleed *most* of the brake system without a tool by
various combinations of power on, power off, relays pulled or not,
etc but I'm not sure anyone's researched and written up a good
procedure for it. A solid understanding of how the system works
is an essential starting point, and much of that can be found at
Autoshop 101.
.
_H*

 

h, most dealers are keeping the scantools for now. they're buying the minimal number of techstreams possible and using the scantool where it still applies. DH had hope of buying one back in the day when techstream first came out, but they wouldn't even sell to him.

 

An eight thousand dollar tool to bleed the brakes? Wow. I remember doing this in the driveway with a glass jar and a helper to pump the brake pedal.

 

Following up here to see if anyone has bought an Intelligent Tester to-date, as the last post here was a few years back. Interested to get one, but not for $8k.

 

Tis Techstream is cheap and work good, but it limits the data recording to sets based upon controller so doing an engine, transmission, and battery study is all but impossible. But IT2 is able to do all. You can still found some cheap around $300 on the aftermarket