Autel MaxiCheck PRO Auto Bleed Scan Tool for ABS Brake Bleeding

Update: Since buying this I have seen it available with coupons for $20 less than the $228 list price, and have seen it on lightning deals for $40 less. Grumble. I also recall that they were on a limited time deal last Christmas. I could have scammed the system and returned it and turned around and bought another, but it is worth the list price and it was my own fault for being impatient. since anti-lock braking systems have been around, there has been a problem when bleeding your brake lines of not being able to get any air that is trapped in the ABS actuator module out. Guys with the $1000 scanners could do it because they had two way communication with the cars' computers. This one does it also! The procedure is to use this to first bleed the ABS module (you'll hear it working). That will force any air into the brake lines. Then do a brake bleeding as you normally would. This scanner provides lots of live and historical data for LOTS of cars. Updates are free. You can printout your results if needed. NOTE: if you don't have an American car, use the questions section to find out if it has the ABS module bleeder function for your car. ALSO: the company seems to have made a mistake with one of its software updates, and some people get units that don't have the ABS module bleeder function. To fix that, go to the company's website and just update to the newest version of software and you'll be good to go. At about $230 this is an expensive OBD and data reader, but it is worth it for the brake bleed function. I am kind of surprised that they don't feature this function in bold letters because that is the one function tt hat makes it stand out among scanners and makes it worth the money. Suddenly you have good firm brakes again, and you didn't have to pay a mechanic to finish the brake job you just did! It comes in a nicely made blow molded case. The instructions book covers a lot and is readable. For DIYers, this has every function you'll ever need or be able to use and understand. There is a great youtube video showing how the bleeding works. The guy has an affiliate link, so use that to give him a taste for having made it known to the world that this scanner has this great feature. For some reason the manufacturer hasn't caught on to the fact that it is the only feature that makes it worth what they are charging. I recommend this without reservation.

I bought a Harbor Freight Zurich a couple of years ago because it was on clearance. It's user interface is tricky to use. Most of it's buttons don't do what you think, and it didn't come with a user manual to explain what they do. This Maxicheck Pro is significantly easier to use. I really only bought it for it's ability to do the auto bleed procedure on GM ABS, but I haven't touched the Zurich since I got the Maxicheck Pro. If I had to nitpick, the software seems a little sluggish to respond to button presses. You have to press and hold the buttons for a second in order for the button presses to register, you can't just tap them. But it's not a deal breaker, just a mild annoyance. Nothing that can't be quickly and easily overcome. Overall, I'm very happy with it. It does a lot for the money.

Well made tester with a wide range of supported tests for the money. It did not work out for me and my application/what I was trying to accomplish. When I updated the SW on the tool, one of the features that was originally delivered with the tester was no longer present. Worse, there was no way to downgrade to the previous SW. However, I did get a chance to explore some of its other features and it seems like a feature rich tester for the money. The overseas customer support was very prompt in helping with my questions via email. Ultimately the tester would (no longer) support what I needed, so I ended up returning it.

Nice tool! It worked well to bleed the ABS. Customer service is awesome!!

I ordered this on Friday when I realized I couldn't completely bleed the brakes on my 2005 Cadillac Escalade EXT after replacing the ABS controller. I looked at several scan tools, all said they did the auto-bleed, and most had good reviews, but virtually ALL the bad reviews were about the auto-bleed function not working. THIS scan tool had all GOOD reviews specifically about how the auto-bleed function worked very well. SO I ordered it, and it arrived the next day! And it worked flawlessly! I'm back on the road! The dealer wanted $2780 to replace the controller and bleed the brakes. With the price of this scan tool and the junkyard controller I got, I'm out $340. WINNING!

The scanner was good quality, good price,easy to install on vehicle, design good, good features,tried to set it up on line and it said that I put in the wrong code so I don't know if I can get updates frequently, readability was good.

I bought the Autel Maxicheck Pro because I saw a video of a gentleman using it on a 2006 GMC light duty truck. According to the Autel ad, they said to contact them with questions before purchasing. I asked about my 2008 Avalanche and my 2007 Sky Redline to see if the ABS bleed would work on them. They told me that the protocols should be right for my vehicles, but couldn't say definitely if it would work. I purchased it through Amazon and received it the next day. The following morning I hooked it to my Avalanche and low and behold, it worked perfectly. I'm not sure what the latest year vehicle it will work on, but I was happy with the outcome.

Item shipped and was received in a timely manner. Received scanner and tried it out. For the GM vehicles I tried this on, it only was supporting up to 2011 and some 2012 model year vehicles. This scanner has a manufacturer date of 05-05-2020. Manufacturer makes you register to their website. You cannot complete the registration unless you check a box marked receive promotional emails and updates. I don't want a more junk mail. I should be able to access technical support without having to get put on a email list. Product registration was straight forward once I had agreed to receive email updates and my account was set up. I had to download a software suite and install on my computer in order to complete any updates. I am unable to do any updates because when I try to sign in with their software suite, I keep getting an error: "Connection to server timed out, Please check network connection." I contacted tech support via a chat window. After several minutes I was told it was probably a firewall issue and that they couldn't help me. I tried to figure is out on my own but was unsuccessful. I will try from a different computer when I get a chance. If I am still not able to update, I will have to return. It seems ridiculous to purchase an electronic device with a Mfg. date of 05/05/2020 and yet is has antiquated software installed on it. I am very disappointed.