Which is not bad because it will keep being updated.Īs former Toyota technician I would say pick this up. Including the $1200 one from Harbor Freight.

But one way or another you're going to get stuck paying access fees with any professional grade diagnostics scanner. The new Techstream Package offers two different subscriptions. Toyota TIS Techstream, being the successor to Toyota Mastertech which Vetronix built, and later brought by BOSCH Germany, has been the newest generation of scan tools for the last 15 years. I understand it's neat to have real deal. Toyota, Lexus, Scion TIS Techstream OEM Factory Scan Tools. When a technician wants his/her own Techstream they pay the full $500-700 bucks for the Moongoose and they are required to download the software through the dealer's network so Toyota is aware a tech is getting it so Toyota doesn't try to charge the yearly fee. But they really don't have full access due to Toyota's high security blocking. These no name 'Moongooses' are all over Amazon. People end up downloading spyware and malware that usually wipes out computers completely.

Problem with getting black market Techstream that is comes from China. The DrewTech Mongoose is a low-cost, high-performance vehicle network interface that connects a laptop directly to the OBD-II connector. Older versions used Java) Thank goodness I didn't buy one through Mac Tools last summer or I would been waste of $300 bucks. Toyota Techstream Scan tool Toyota Mongoose Toyota j2534. I totally forgot Toyota went to new setup for Techstream that is tablet style and its on faster format. (I just research online about the Techstream Lite after I originally posted this.

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