ANCELDS300 Professional Bidirectional Scanner – All Systems Diagnostic Tool with 30+ Services, Wireless OBD2 Scanner, FCA Autoauth & 3-Year Updates for Cars, Trucks

If you are an independent vehicle mechanic or own a garage and you are looking for that onediagnostic box that does it all give the Ancel DS300 a try. The DS300 has the capacity torecord and retrieve worker data and vehicle data cutting down on administrative time andensuring reports are maintained and communicated to customers. An ODBIIreader/scanner/maintenance tool on steroids.I ran basic ODBII tests and several built in maintenance test and found out things about my2013 Grand Caravan I did not know and fix couple of problems within minutes. Most notablyfound out key fob unlock button was stuck preventing remotes from working. I have fixed thefob but more importantly saved the $350 dealer replacement fee. In other words this one fixwould almost pay for the scanner.DS300 is physically a decent feeling unit. Both the DS300 and ODBII dongle have a cleanand robust construction. After an initial charge boot up was fast and connection to the dongleand internet was smooth.I am backyard/driveway car repair guy. Over the years I have purchased and used several“ODBII” type devices to read and set/reset ODBII codes. I have used stand alone scannersand the ultra inexpensive blue tooth dongles which are now my go to readers.For a complete list of functionality see the manufacturers web site:https://www.amazon.com/ANCEL-DS300-Bidirectional-Wireless-Diagnostic/dp/B0D2P79ZNJRead a more complete review below.I recently acquired an Ancel DS300 Bidirectional Scan Tool and thought, here is anotheroverpriced tool that will not let me do much more than read and reset ODBII codes, Was Iwrong, read on:1) First Impressions:a) great looking and solid caseb) good support for DS300 and ODBII bluetooth unit and power cablec) DS300 fits nicely in your hands and has a handy foldable stand.d) Charged up quickly and booted up no problem2) Features, not just another ODBII reader:a) Nice menu system very easy to understand, able to use scan tool without readingmanual, but I do advise you to give the manual a once over.b) Does so many things other than read/reset ODBII codes that you need to just sitdown and play with it. Some features are for a real mechanic but nice to havec) Keeps a data base of shops and workers that would use the DS300, no need tokeep adding your data, just select a name of a shop or workers and their data fields will fill in,time saver.d) If you enter email addresses for customers reports can be maunaly or automaticallysent to customers. In addition every report may be saved in the DS300, all saved reportsmay be retrieved ande) only real vehicle data required is a VIN number. DS300 has a VIN finder. It did notwork on my 2013 Dodge Caravan. Entered the VIN number in manually and it found myvehicle immediately.f) Visual display of data points on a recorder type display. You pick data points youwant to display there they are, nice and clear on a strip chart recorded. This is a great featurewhen you are trouble shooting and need to know which data point is doing what.g) ODBII connector fit perfectly and was recognized and connected to DS300 with noissues.3) Tests I Tried:a) Full ODBII scan: Outcome was a great looking report with all warnings and errorcodes displayed. Touching any error code allowed retrieval of the error code meaning andfixes by launching web pages using built in Chrome browser. I had no WIFI in the drive waybut easily connected to my phone set up as a hotspot. So as long as you have mobile datayou can connect your DS300 to the internet.b) Diagnostic Scan: Again all the data you could every want. I had no idea that a boxsuch as this could return all the usual and expected data points but also give you things likeclock data, key fob data, each instrument panel light and the list goes on.c) Tried sending reports via email, worked as requiredd) saved reports as PDFs and was able to retrieve and read the report directly on theDS300e) there are many features and functions that I simply did not have the time to try.4) What did the DS300 tell me:a) Only dashboard alarm at the time of testing was a TPM light. DS300 confirmed allfour TPM modules were working (even gave serial number of TPM units) and current tirepressures and stated min/max pressures. DS300 indicated left rear tire was low at 29 psi.Pumped up the tire to required 32 psi and reset the TPM light, all good two days laterb) My key fob remote lock/unlock quite working. Maintenace test suggested the keyfob lock button was stuck. Dismantled the key fob and the error cleared. Now all I need to doif re-work the key fob to unstick the lock button. Better than a couple hundred bucks for anew fob.c) DS300 returned all the data you would expect plus more along with all warningcodes. To many data points to list hear, check out ANCEL’s web site for more information.

Pulled up codes code reader had scanned and gave me correct info. I had been chasing my tail but this device put me on the right track. Still learning to use it, but so far so good. Scanner is built with quality and sturdiness. Should last for years.

I've only really scratched the surface of that this device can do, but wow, it can do everything! Ancel was recommended to me by a mechanic friend of mine. I used it to program a new key to my Ford vehicle. If you only have 1 key normally you need to take it to the dealer to have another one programmed, so I basically paid for the device with the money I saved not having to do that. Can't wait to use it more in the future.

The ANCEL DS300 is like having a personal mechanic on call! The tool its self and its capabilities are - simply - amazing! And I am sorry, but before I go about this tool and why you should probably have one, I have to tell you a quick story. It's revenant, so bear with me...My first new car was a 1977 Honda Civic. About a 1200cc motor with a standard 4 speed transmission. A little car, but I was very proud of her! I don't recall why or how, but the car was coming up for an inspection and it was going to cost me about $150.00. Having just got out of school, that $150.00 was a lot, and I starting to wonder, what I was going to get for my $150.00?Long story short, I purchased a Haynes Manual (remember those?), a Radio Shack automotive engine tester as a kit, on sale, and a Heithkit timing light - again, on sale! All three of those tools set me back a little under the 150.00 mark, but now I was able to do the testing and inspection that Honda was going to do. The more I think about it, the more I seem to recall that this was a dealer ticket and not Headoffice Honda.So, I started to learn about cars, my Honda, and figured out how to use those first two tools that I purchased. At the end of day, I saved money, I did the job right and I felt great doing it!Back to the Ancel DS300. All the above applies, only on a much greater scale! This tool is talked about being a Grade 2 Shop Tool. In other words, it could be used in a automotive shop for a lot of the work they need to do. Only in some cases, would a higher functioning diagnostic tool be needed. For the vast majority of use "shade tree mechanics", this tool is more than what's needed!You can use the DS300 to find out why your Engine Light is coming on. After it comes back from the dealer or your local guy, you can check to see if was fixed. You could also see if anything was replaced that didn't need to be replaced.You can go much further and start to repair items yourself. The DS300 has 28+ Resets that you can do, you can activate various functions your car - like windows up and down, you can graph active engine conditions, the list goes on and on. If you are able to use all the functions on this machine, and understand them all, you are a full Class A mechanic! No question about it!The entire unit runs on Android 10.0 - so the display is fast. There is next to none latent delay in changing values for engine management. The display is bright, clear and very sharp. What I like is the fact the screen is a touch-screen, but you also have "hard buttons" (they are actually soft!) on the side.The battery is built-in to the DS300, but it is listed to last for hours. The entire unit is hooked up to your vechicle with a Bluetooth connection set into your OBD port. This means no cable attached to the DS300, as you walk around the vechicle. Very convenient.The unit also comes with a full two year warranty and a three year free-update package!Bottom Line - A great way to save a lot of money, by doing some of your own repairs. As you get more experience, you can do more and save more. This is the tool you need to do that. A really superior automotive tool!

Had to return the ds300 it works great it's just that I need the one with auto bleeder .I accidentally got the wrong one. I would have gave this one a five but it didn't have good directions with it but it is the best scanner of you so far it just doesn't have the function that I want, most of the cars I work on are 20 years old so I need a more user-friendly one but as far as new cars are concerned this is an ideal scanner