That Ancel scanner is really nice. Ancel sent me a nice rechargeable LED flashlight to review and look inside last year. It was fun to look into. It is a handy light. Really good for automotive work also. Thanks for the look Jim.
Thanks for the review, good job! From what I've heard, all similar scan tools (knockoffs?), work great on some cars and not so great on others. I'm researching these in the past, it's hard to determine which one is best. These can be very handy, but one has to determine whether it's worth $400+ to them.
I wonder if these work on hybrid vehicles just as well. And can they clear codes from showing up in the main database. 🤔 I know if you clear codes with a normal scan tool they still show up as a stored problem. My buddy had a professional grade one and saw previous codes that were stored many years ago on my 06 gmc. Even though there were not a problem anymore. He was able to clear any previous services. An example would be seat heaters that were replaced under warranty when I first got the truck. Even after they replaced them and cleared the codes, it still showed up in the history. My friend asked if I wanted to clear them.
I suspect, given how cold that dome light looks, that your courtesy light trouble code is because of having an LED in there so the car thinks there isn't enough current (it's expecting an incandescent presumably)
@PhillyFixed there are canbus error free lights but they are harder to find. I think they just add a proper sized resistor inside to trick the computer into thinking is a halogen light. Which kinda defeats the purpose of having LED lights. But you get brighter, longer lasting bulbs.
I would have been interested to see you use the options to get troubleshooting help, or to look up the codes on the web (speaker amplifier had the former, the ford had a Globe or web icon which may have given more info.) Interesting to see this unit though. Think I would probably pay the extra to get an Autel or similar though.
Man I would of loved to of been ask to test this scanner, I looked into one of these a while back but just did not have that kind of money to spare to buy one so I ended up with one of those Blue-Tooth readers and it will read and clear codes but not do nearly what the Ancel can do.
I bought this because it came with lifetime updates. Two years later, they want me to pay $150 to renew my subscription. "Sorry, it's two-years now" as if that's ethical or legal. It's a very cumbersome scanner to use, but I lived with it because it was supposed to be a one-time purchase. Now I wish I had gotten something better.
@@PhillyFixed When I bought it 2 years ago, it was both on Ancel's website and the eBay seller I bought it from. Now it's conveniently changed to a two-year subscription and they think it's okay to make that retroactive.
Just a thought If a Scan tool does not detect all the modules, select the vehical manually as in some vehicals Autoscan doesnt work that well. But nice review.
Great point. I did try poking around manually for the Mazda (there are some differences between Mexico-made and Japan-made versions), but wasn't able to find anything else.
@Philly Fixed. Thanks for reviewing that Ancel V6 PRO+ OBD2 bidirectional scanner. Not bad for a $440 scanner. 1. Even though your Mazda and Toyota are Asian autos, you may wish to select US as the country. My understanding is that the country selection has to do with the market your car was shipped for (US). You may want to see if that speeds up comms between your scanner and car computers 2. Cheaper level scan tools won't read and display all codes. You can get random codes if you ever changed a car battery (with no memory saver) or some glitch occurred. Just clear those codes and see if they come back. Hopefully they were just glitches (which is why they were history codes). 3. You may want to see if your Ancel has updates for your Mazda. Newer cars have improved ECUs with more available info when compared with older ECUs. At least that's what I've seen. Hope that helps. Keeping you and your family in my daily prayers.
Dont but ANCEL EVER!!!!!! Only used mine once then after about a month it was dead(the tablet) i plugged it in for hours and it wouldnt turn on soooo i destory it!
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That Ancel scanner is really nice. Ancel sent me a nice rechargeable LED flashlight to review and look inside last year. It was fun to look into. It is a handy light. Really good for automotive work also. Thanks for the look Jim.
I think because it has a barrel grip on the Mazda and d handle on the toyota.
Agreed! Jim has not seen this yet....🤣
Thanks for the review, good job! From what I've heard, all similar scan tools (knockoffs?), work great on some cars and not so great on others. I'm researching these in the past, it's hard to determine which one is best. These can be very handy, but one has to determine whether it's worth $400+ to them.
I wonder if these work on hybrid vehicles just as well. And can they clear codes from showing up in the main database. 🤔 I know if you clear codes with a normal scan tool they still show up as a stored problem. My buddy had a professional grade one and saw previous codes that were stored many years ago on my 06 gmc. Even though there were not a problem anymore. He was able to clear any previous services. An example would be seat heaters that were replaced under warranty when I first got the truck. Even after they replaced them and cleared the codes, it still showed up in the history. My friend asked if I wanted to clear them.
Welcome back, Jim!
I suspect, given how cold that dome light looks, that your courtesy light trouble code is because of having an LED in there so the car thinks there isn't enough current (it's expecting an incandescent presumably)
Good point, I didn't think of that! I did replace the bulbs (two map lights and main dome light) with LED.
@PhillyFixed there are canbus error free lights but they are harder to find. I think they just add a proper sized resistor inside to trick the computer into thinking is a halogen light. Which kinda defeats the purpose of having LED lights. But you get brighter, longer lasting bulbs.
@@PFab on a $1600 truck, if the light works, I'm good 🤣
@PhillyFixed oh.... you mean $10k in today's market
Nice jim!!
I would have been interested to see you use the options to get troubleshooting help, or to look up the codes on the web (speaker amplifier had the former, the ford had a Globe or web icon which may have given more info.) Interesting to see this unit though. Think I would probably pay the extra to get an Autel or similar though.
17:20 it's pretty much just doing a Google search for you when you tap the globe 🤷♂️. And the other icons don't give you much either, unfortunately.
Man I would of loved to of been ask to test this scanner, I looked into one of these a while back but just did not have that kind of money to spare to buy one so I ended up with one of those Blue-Tooth readers and it will read and clear codes but not do nearly what the Ancel can do.
I have charges my v6 pro via the type c port and I have zero issues
The fault code for the interior light could just be a stored code from a earlier problem. Should just clear the code and see if it returns.
I bought this because it came with lifetime updates. Two years later, they want me to pay $150 to renew my subscription. "Sorry, it's two-years now" as if that's ethical or legal. It's a very cumbersome scanner to use, but I lived with it because it was supposed to be a one-time purchase. Now I wish I had gotten something better.
@@EdFromOhio I have only ever seen "2 years of free updates" advertised on this model. Where did you see free lifetime updates advertised?
@@PhillyFixed When I bought it 2 years ago, it was both on Ancel's website and the eBay seller I bought it from. Now it's conveniently changed to a two-year subscription and they think it's okay to make that retroactive.
Just a thought If a Scan tool does not detect all the modules, select the vehical manually as in some vehicals Autoscan doesnt work that well. But nice review.
Great point. I did try poking around manually for the Mazda (there are some differences between Mexico-made and Japan-made versions), but wasn't able to find anything else.
That ain’t no stranger, that’s a ford f@&$in ranger!! Lmao how ya been? Haven’t been able to watch any vids for awhile
I've been too busy to post videos 😩
@Philly Fixed. Thanks for reviewing that Ancel V6 PRO+ OBD2 bidirectional scanner. Not bad for a $440 scanner.
1. Even though your Mazda and Toyota are Asian autos, you may wish to select US as the country. My understanding is that the country selection has to do with the market your car was shipped for (US). You may want to see if that speeds up comms between your scanner and car computers
2. Cheaper level scan tools won't read and display all codes. You can get random codes if you ever changed a car battery (with no memory saver) or some glitch occurred. Just clear those codes and see if they come back. Hopefully they were just glitches (which is why they were history codes).
3. You may want to see if your Ancel has updates for your Mazda. Newer cars have improved ECUs with more available info when compared with older ECUs. At least that's what I've seen.
Hope that helps.
Keeping you and your family in my daily prayers.
VAG is the Volkswagen Audi Group. Not sure why they put another Group on there 🤣
Ahh, thanks! Mystery solved 😅
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Dont but ANCEL EVER!!!!!! Only used mine once then after about a month it was dead(the tablet) i plugged it in for hours and it wouldnt turn on soooo i destory it!