Autel MD808 vs. Launch CRP129: Autel wins!

A quick look of the Autel MaxiDAS MD808 capabilities

Testing on a 2016 Corolla

 

Note: not sponsored or affiliated with Autel anyway

 

Boot up quickly, for 4 seconds around

Enter generic OBDII (check Engine symbol)

Connect in generic mode – fast

Read codes: stored codes, pending codes, permanent codes

 

Enter live data – PID loading quickly

Using the custom list to graph some live data

Short term fuel trim and RPM should work for this test

Maximum graphs allowed is only 2 at a time

 

There is also no amplitude adjustment for the graphs

 

At least the graphs has a quick response time

A combined graph

Have to edit the contrast because it is difficult to see

Personally would not recommend using the merged graphs because it’s not easy to see and keep track

I guess, in some occasion, having a merged graph is better than none

 

Enter on-board monitor test (mode 6)

Toyota

Looks like the monitor id’s are translated

Non-translated id’s will show up in HEX like ($01)

Mis-fire monitor data

Purge flow monitor

Looks like not all test id’s are translated

Non-translated id’s can make some diagnosis difficult

Also not all the test id’s applies to this vehicle

Here’s an example of translated id’s of the same car from my another scanner

Exit the main menu

 

On to the enhanced portion of Autel MD808 (the one that reads Scan)

 

Here is the major downside of this scanner

There’s no auto id

The scanner is updated, but for some reason, the latest is the year 2014 (the vehicle is a 2016)

Good luck on knowing the engine

All vehicle information

Auto scan

Since the scanner is a regular MD808, it will show Engine, Trans, ABS and SRS only

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Enter ECU and read live data

The data list seems to be mixed around where some can be graphed and some cannot

But there seems to be a bit of second lag when existing the control unit

I give this Autel MD808 a 3.9 Star as a first impression because it could be better for its price. (Rating may change after further testing)

 

At least compared to the Launch crp129 I used in the past, the MD808 is the clear winner.