Brake System Scan Tools The new essential tool

摘要

While there are many times where you will be able to repair a vehicle's brakes without a scan tool, you only have to run into one car that needs this to make it worth having. The reality is that if your customer's vehicle is 10 years old or newer, there's nearly a 100% chance that you could need a scan tool to perform some sort of test/repair on the brake system. There are two main options when making a buying decision about scan tools. You can purchase a standalone ABS scan tool/tester, or you can choose to purchase a scan tool system that has ABS available standard or as an add-on piece of software. Almost as important as the software itself are OEM vehicle-specific ABS connectors/cables, which allow you to access brake systems via connections other than the standard OBD II connector. This is a must for certain vehicles and systems. It is critical that the scan tool you select can communicate with all modules and types or serial data buses.