Tech 2 Purchase

[tmt502]

@George B , if you do, let me know. Either we’ll get ripped off together, or both get a good price!

 

[George B]

@George B , if you do, let me know. Either we’ll get ripped off together, or both get a good price!

10-4

 

[swathdiver]

The more the merrier, it would cut down on all the messages I get about fixing cars! LOL

 

[GranPrix]

Do these work on the newer 15'+ models?

 

[TJ Baker]

have an issue with the mode door actuator on our Envoy

Most of the time these hvac actuators end up having broken one or more of the old brittle plastic gears inside.

 

[TJ Baker]

One word of caution. Within the past 6 or maybe 8 months I have read in another website of these being confiscated by US Customs.

https://gmtnation.com/forums/thread...-gm-tech-2-scan-tool.17878/page-6#post-578969

 

[swathdiver]

Do these work on the newer 15'+ models?

No Dario, need GDS or GDS2 software. The interface GM uses with a laptop is the MDI or MDI2. You can also use a VXDIAG Nano with GDS software which has been shown to work on a tablet for portability by Wes.

 

[swathdiver]

One word of caution. Within the past 6 or maybe 8 months I have read in another website of these being confiscated by US Customs.

https://gmtnation.com/forums/thread...-gm-tech-2-scan-tool.17878/page-6#post-578969

For some reason the stickers were put on that one. As long as they are not applied it's all good.

 

[George B]

What cable do I need to use a laptop for tech2win?

I have the laptop below which does not appear to have bluetooth:

DELL Latitude E6420 Notebook - Core i5-2520M 2.5GHz, 8GB DDR3L, 320GB HDD, DVD-ROM, 14" HD, DVD-ROM,USB 2.0, Ethernet, WiFi, Win 10 Pro 64-bit, 1 Year Warranty, Grade ARefurbished - PC5-3323-REF

I might be stuck with this laptop so I though I might use it for this. I bough it for the wife but failed to notice it didn't have a camera. She doesn't want it so I got her a better unit. Been trying for 3 weeks to get a return authorization from the seller but getting dicked around.

Now I am considering putting it to work as a diagnostic tool and for doing some BalckBear tuning. I need a cheap way to connect it

 

[gooffeyguy]

There should be like a telephone type cable and 9-pin serial adapter that came with it. The cable plugs into the adapter and becomes a 9-pin serial plug. Most newer PCs don't have the 9-pin serial port so you have to get a USB to Serial adapter.

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