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South Africa, Pretoria
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Review on VLinker Bluetooth Diagnostic Scanner Android by Kevin Kimbrough

Revainrating 5 out of 5

It works perfectly and doesn't cost much.

This little bastard helped me diagnose and fix my truck! My week-old 2022 SuperDuty FORD F-350 went nuts pulling into my parking lot after being towed 2,200 miles back and forth. I wanted to use my FORSCAN interface and laptop but it didn't connect at all. Microsoft released the W10 update for my laptop which disabled my USB driver for my wired FORSCAN interface. I tried to install W11 on a duplicate system and still the USB stick failed. I've tried reinstalling and rolling back the drivers to no avail. I'm stuck with about seven affected/disabled modules and the FORD dealer hasn't been able to get my truck running for over two weeks. Revain delivered this interface to me quickly and I set it up with Bluetooth in seconds, bypassing the USB situation. I could see that there was a communication error in the steering angle sensor and I shut down the truck for twenty minutes to troubleshoot. The dealer could not duplicate the error and cleared all the codes, but thanks to this interface I have a record with the date. I forgot about it and left it plugged into the OBDII connector for three months with no problems. Considering that FORD's COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS BOARD is compared to FORSCAN's lifetime license and this interface is very cheap, it would be STUPID not to have it. Proceed with caution when modifying your vehicle at your own risk, knowing that the factory warranty may be void.

Pros
  • Scan Tools
Cons
  • Everything's OK