Thinkcar ThinkScan 689 OBD2 Scanner, Bidirectional Scan Tool with Lifetime Free Update, 34+ Reset, 3000+ Active Test, ECU Coding, PMI, All System Diagnostic Scanner for Car, CANFD & DOIP, FCA SGW | Repair and Installation Guide
$499.98
Rated 4.2 out of 5 based on 66 customer ratings
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About this item
- 【Thinkcar ThinkScan 689 Professional Car Diagnostic Tool】Tired of renew fees? Thinkscan 689 scanner provides dealer-level advanced functions for lifetime free update for auto mechanics and repair shops. 34+ Services, 3000+ Active Test, 100+ Brands Coverage, 64G Memory, Android 10, AutoAuth for FCA SGW, CAN-FD, DOIP, Setting & Changeover, ECU Coding, Component Matching, Power Balance, VAG Guided Functions. Unlimited functions with better compatibility. You can always trust Thinkcar！
- 【Over 34 Reset Service, Adaptation + Relearn + Calibration + Initialization + Matching】Made for workshops, Thinkscan 689 scanner provides 34+ services for worldwide vehicles: such as Gear/SAS/EPB/TPMS/DPF/IM.MO/BMS/ETS/Oil/Brake/AFS/GEARBOX/SUNROOF/SUS Reset, ABS Bleed, Injector coding, etc. Warm tips: Compatibility may vary on vehicles’ model and year, please check the compatibility before purchase to make sure it works well on your cars.
- 【Real Active Test】Thinkscan 689 scan tool features over 3000+ full bi-directional control ability, to send commands to vehicle’s systems/components, to verify system input/output without using the vehicle’s controls, e.g. turn on the radiator fan, modulate the throttle, open/close windows, operate mirrors, Injector Buz Test, turn on interior&exterior lights, sound horn, test door lock actuators, turn on/off front/rear side ACM Solenoid, Vehicle level position calibration, Wheel Speed Sensor Supply.
- 【Comprehensive Solutions with Advanced Features】Take your vehicle customization to the next level with the Thinkscan 689’s advanced ECU coding capabilities. This scan tool provides power balance, PMI, unlock hidden features and enhance performance by activating dormant functions, customizing OE settings, matching replaced components, and reprogramming adaptive data to elevate your driving experience. Note: Compatibility varies by car models, please check before order.
- 【Seamless Full System Diagnostics】Thinkscan 689 diagnostic tool can access ALL available modules, like Engine, Transmission, Airbag, ABS, ESP, TPMS, Im.mobilizer, Gateway, Steering, Radio, Air conditioning, ect. to read ECU info, read/clear DTCs, view live data, retrieves freeze-frame, and perform bi-directional control to command the components to pinpoint faults. With just a simple click, it provides you with accurate and in-depth diagnostics.
- 【Wide Compatibility & DoIP/CANFD/FCA & SGW】Thinkscan 689 car scanner works on most OBDII-compliant vehicles worldwide in US, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia for 12V cars, SUV, light truck, hybrids, and even roadster. And it supports CAN FD and DOIP protocol, which help you easily read different car models without encountering any sort of communication barrier. Thinkscan 689 brings you the best as your daily business helper and never lets you drop the ball!
- 【Stay Upgraded】The Thinkscan 689 comes with lifetime free update, newly added features and new car coverage with ongoing expansion through regular updates. It supports 4 methods for Vehicle Identification: Auto VIN Scan, Manual VIN Input, Automatic Vehicles Selection, Manual Vehicles Selection. The auto vin not work on all cars, it mainly depends on the car models. Please note: if you wanna return this product, please kindly mark it Unsellable to avoid an used product reselling to other customers by imaginebroward.org. Really appreciate your cooperation! Any other issues with the products, welcome to email us at service@ mucarco. com.
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TL;DR: not quite polished, but it’s difficult to get all As for a product of this complexity.Fair warning: you really need to know what you’re doing with this device.Toolbox with a carrying loop, contains the device, charger with US, European and British plugs, serial to OBD2 cable, and USB-A to USB-C cable. The cable is a bit short, only enough if you are sitting behind the wheel or standing next to the car. Watching live data when the car is moving is too dangerous, you will need an extender cable. Takes some time to boot, but has a “sleep” function, battery life seems to be adequate.The product manual is not available from the manufacturer, the only version found on the Internet is rotated 90° counterclockwise, awful to read on the big screen. The same manual is available on the device itself, but you have to know about its existence before buying the device, so that’s a minus. Not to mention that there’s a lot of fine things that are easier to do on a computer than on a small screen.Speed: the device appears SLOW but it is rather the vehicle than the device, the older it is, the slower it works.VIN Autosearch: Correctly retrieved the value automatically from a 2013 vehicle. Failed on my 2003 vehicle from the top level menu, however, once the manufacturer was selected, it was able to read the VIN and properly retrieve the information. Worst case, you can select the vehicle manually.Diagnostics: report may produce tons of information not reported by the vehicle computer (no error messages on the dashboard for many years), and manufacturer specific codes. The report is stored for later inspection and can be shared. One bug: the device correctly reads the mileage and displays it in kilometers and miles, but incorrectly assumes the unit in miles but puts the value in kilometers in the report. And another strange thing: clicking on “History” (which I would expect would take me to the history for a particular code) goes to… Google.The report provided vast amounts of data beyond what the simpler tools (baseline: OBDLink MX) provided for the same vehicle in the same condition.OBD Fault Code Library: turned out to be useless for my purpose. Torque app provided better information about the codes I needed to resolve (which this device was obtained for in the first place). However, one of the codes was explained in better detail, though the language could be better. I wouldn’t pay too much attention to this, though, because a) there’s Internet search, and b) codes read by this device go well beyond the simple OBDII set.Vehicle coverage: somewhat tricky to use; has a dropdown driven selection tree with the result unnecessarily paginated (it would be much easier and faster to scroll through results than to switch pages), it’ll take a while to figure out how to use the results. It’s better to find this information on their site (no links in the review, so google “thinkscan 689”, it should be obvious).The manual is deficient here, in particular, “special functions” imply advanced level of knowledge about vehicle’s operations but are not documented at all, this is a danger territory, you need to know what you’re doing based on information from other sources.More to come; complex device with many corner cases, will take time to examine thoroughly.
Terryinaj –
I purchased this scanner for my 2013 Chev Silverado. I scanned my truck and needed to replace my MAF sensor. I like this scanner. If I were to take my vehicle to a mechanic, it was cheaper to buy this where I live. Add up what a shop would charge in your area. It paid for itself in 1 use. I’m a DIYer mechanic, so if you are, works great and super easy to use. Be nice to help family and friends keep some costs down if needed.
Nickie Cable –
This scanner is super versatile and provides so much more usage than the very expensive Snap On scan tool we purchased. There are actually more options this one can do than the Snap On one that we spent thousands on! So I definitely give this a 10/10 for value
cten –
Works as expected
Customer –
It served the purpose of. It is capable of programming keys/ immobilizer and capable of writing VIN to a used ecu.
V –
I successfully do relearn ID registration on Toyota TPMS. Read CVT temperature on Subaru. Read ATF temperature on Lexus and Toyota.
JOHN JOHNSON –
Great product
Gil –
I can’t review a scanner that never arrived. The box from Thinkscan came empty with a torn security sticker.