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Review on ๐Ÿ”ง 2022 XTOOL Anyscan A30M Wireless BT OBD2 Scanner: Android & iOS, Bi-Directional Scan Tool with All Systems Diagnostics, ABS Bleeding, 21 Services - NO Update Fee! by Adam Hogan

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Best bi-directional scan tool for $$

I needed a bi-directional scan tool to check the ABS brake bleed on my 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid and the A30M had that particular feature. I also used it to poke air after changing the coolant in my '06 Prius. This allowed me to control the Thermos coolant pump as well as the corresponding coolant valves during the process. It scans all of the car's systems and looks for codes fairly quickly (less than a minute) and found a few on my Prius that my OBD II scanner did. does not find. One day I found that XTOOL A30M does not automatically find the right Bluetooth device in the paired devices list on my tablet. and that I had to go to the Bluetooth settings page in the free Anyscan companion app, the A30M communicated with the car with no problems. For example, the ABS bleed went smoothly from start to finish the first time. When diagnosing code P1116 on my '06 Prius, the A30M was able to start reading and recording the change in engine coolant temperature versus the coolant temperature measured at the bottom of the Prius coolant thermal tank. I selected these two readings to plot and then chose Combine to show just those two readings. This helped me determine that the car's sensor was working correctly, so the problem lay elsewhere. I use it with the Samsung tab, which launches the app quickly and has a nice big screen, like the more expensive built-in scan tools. I am very happy with the A30M!

Pros
  • Lots of positive results
Cons
  • no performance