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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
Glenn, I would just go with the Durametric Enthusiast. I have the Durametric Pro and there's not much it won't do. It's a little expensive but if it saves you one dealer visit in the future, you've gotten your money's worth.
Is this with the ICarScan X431? I need to find a good OBD tool for my E63.
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Yes, and congrats on the new ride - - E63 is pretty sweet. My wife drives a '13 Gl450 - - the x431 has paid for itself multiple times versus trips to the dealer. Everything on the Mercedes has a computer. It's good and bad. The good news is that everything can be tested/actuated with the x431, but the car occasionally gets a low battery that throws all sorts of codes that need to be reset. Keep your battery charged.
I just looked online to see what was currently being sold. It looks like most of the vendors are selling the X431 with software for 10 marques for $235 and up. A year and a half ago I bought a package with only 5 marques for around $175, as I only needed Porsche and Benz. Since I bought 5, I also picked BMW, VW, and Toyota - - I figured those were my most likely cars I might need but so far have not. I got free software updates for 1 year, but now the app wants to charge me $50 for the latest version of each marque. At that price, I'd likely just buy a new x431 in a couple years (if needed).
It appears this is the current x431 version with 5 marques for $178:
www.obdtools.net/goods-380-Launch+X431+iCarScan+Bluetooth+Diagnostic+Scanner+ for+Android.html
Also, Steve, I looked into the coding for Porsche 9X7s. See this site for info:
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-forum/896181-making-a-durametric-coding-options-manual.html
It looks like coding on the 9X7s is simpler than for the 955/957 Cayennes, which use a more complicated VW architecture (with codes that use multiple digits/bits). That said, I couldn't figure out what exactly you were trying to code.