Autel vs Durametric

[chubert]

Originally Posted by particlewave

Contact Durametric. The issue with reading modules is common on the '99, but they have a fix.

I have but they couldn't or wouldn't help. They did send some beta software to try but it did not work. They said they do not have any more of the older cables either.. I got tired of waiting. My cable is about a year old.

I saw your posts and that's what led me to contact them again and to the MD802. It seems to work pretty well. I was able to turn off the service reminders on my VW as well.

[78F350]

I am unable to read live engine data however. Has anyone had success with that?

I just got one recently and it does live data no problem. Here's a random graph on a '99.


Following the OBD II scan, I just selected "Live Data" and it ran fine, tabular and graph.
Lots of YouTube videos about it. Jump to about 12:00 minutes in this video for the live data demo:

[chubert]

Originally Posted by 78F350

I just got one recently and it does live data no problem. Here's a random graph on a '99.


Following the OBD II scan, I just selected "Live Data" and it ran fine, tabular and graph.
Lots of YouTube videos about it. Jump to about 12:00 minutes in this video for the live data demo:

Hmmm I did not try the live data from the OBD2 scan but I did try it from the other scan menu where you can see things like Cam deviation etc. None of the fields would populate. I could see live data including engine RPM when viewing live data in the A/C section. I was specifically looking for cam deviation inf though.

My Durametric will produce cam deviation data but I am not sure it's accurate. It says 0.0 for 1 and 3.0 for the other. I would expect some decimal places and some variance when tested.

[Disaster]

Originally Posted by chubert

I have but they couldn't or wouldn't help. They did send some beta software to try but it did not work. They said they do not have any more of the older cables either.. I got tired of waiting. My cable is about a year old.

I saw your posts and that's what led me to contact them again and to the MD802. It seems to work pretty well. I was able to turn off the service reminders on my VW as well.

Same here. Really disappointed in Durametric. I too bought the MD802 which is what I should have gotten in the first place and not wasted my time with Durametric.