OBD tool recommendation

[darreni]

Looking for a decent OBD tool to use on a 2005 merc a class & 2016 nissan (the nissan is diesel, so the ability to perform forced DPF regen would be good)

I've been looking at the Autel Maxicom 808 as here;

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Autel-Diagnostic-Diagnosi...

It seems these are Genuine but non UK versions, anyone had any experience?

[p4cks]

fk me they're £465! Surely there's a cheaper option unless you intend to use it very regularly.

[Thats What She Said]

I bought one of these and it has all of the functionality of the big machines. Download the app to your phone and plug in the OBD dongle.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Autel-Bluetooth-Scanner-S...

The only downside (if you can call it that), is that you need to pay £12 p/yr for each vehicle manufacturer diagnostics. Obviously a bit of an issue if you're using it for your business, but for the DIYer it's fine.

[darreni]

I'm open to spending less! I need something that can clear fault codes on the Merc & do a forced DPF regen on the nissan if needed. The dealer did the last regen for free as i'd not long bought it, but he did say its usually a couple of hundred quid if it needs doing.

[keeling54]

I bought one of these for basic code reading, appears to work well on my lotus and lexus.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Generic-U480-CAN-Bus-Scan...

When I had a merc I bought an Icarsoft unit, it was superb, a lot more expensive though.