Which scanner?
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1922 Ford Model T / no OBD
I'm having hard time still with a good scanner for my E250 Bluetec sedans. I want to be able to get into a good level of detail. For example, my high end servicer in Maine could not diagnose my problem down to the faulty EGR valve I had to take it to the dealer for that. I also want to be able to do a manual DPF regeneration on my own if necessary. The car in Maine is about 45 minutes from the Mercedes dealer plus we all know what they will charge for what might be a pretty simple fix.
At this point Autel dongle for $49 seems to be best deal on the market, but my E250 BT runs perfect lately, so I have not yet tested what the scanner does.
Regardless, you will like the scanner for the price.
If you monitor your engine, -acting when necessary, and the best for it is ScanGauge, you will never need manual regeneration.
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2008 E350 4Matic, 2011 E350 4matic
If you're not in a hurry, try the Thinkcar Pro. It's also supposed to do dpf reg. Otherwise I think you'd need a more expensive one like the Foxwell in order to do it. Takes a while to ship though, but at under $50, not too bad.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001489490192.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001489490192.html
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From: Birmingham, Alabama
'11 E350 4Matic Wagon
Honestly, just don't. It's useless and for $200 more you can have something like an Autel that does everything. $200 on my iCarSoft MB3 is the worst money I've spent in a few years.
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2010 e350, 2015 glk350 2010 c300, 2004 bmw 530 6speed , 1993 vw corrado, 1997f150
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Man don't tell me that I just purchased the mbv3.0 waiting for it to come, I already have a autel bio directional unit it reads my bmw, Ford, chevy and vw but not a Benz except generic stuff. They say the foxwell 530 is good for Benz? Maybe I should just get zentry on a external drive from ebay since no one can seem to contact pmercury. I have three MB, for my bmw I have ista D and P, also have protool, have vag/com for my vw. What do you suggest
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2010 e350, 2015 glk350 2010 c300, 2004 bmw 530 6speed , 1993 vw corrado, 1997f150
Thanks i will look for him, i am good with software on pc as i have bmw Ista and vw Vag already and pretty good at it a learning curve but doable
