MTG2500 Is it worth fixing?

[dhood15277]

I have a 1987 Toyota Cressida. Got a MTG2500 to interface but battery is dead, natch, and it won't turn on even with the transformer power adapter. It looks brand new with all the adapters and everything, but not sure what to do. Saw the Solus uses the same adapters. Had an OTC dso but that was a complete pain, so looking for something easier to use with two-way control and recording capabilities. I thought maybe fixing the MTG would be best, at least open it up and see if anything melted in there. How hard can it be to fix one?

 

[Schurkey]

I had an MTG2500 that took FOREVER to boot up. Thought it had something to do with cold temperature, and maybe it did...but it was extremely annoying. I could connect it to the vehicle, and maybe it would take 10+ minutes before it would actually turn-on. Leave yours connected and see what happens.

Eventually, my MTG2500 got gasoline spilled on it, which solvent-welded the cartridges in place. I replaced it with a Solus Pro, and the Solus Pro REALLY IS an upgrade. More memory, bigger screen, FAR more resolution on the graphing--which is four-channel instead of two-channel.

The only thing my Solus Pro (AND the MTG2500) wouldn't do, that I needed it to, is auto-bleed the ABS on my '97 K2500. I could get ABS sensor data, and ABS "codes", but no auto-bleed of the ABS. This was software 6.2 (MTG2500) and 8.2 (Solus Pro). I have access to a Solus Pro with 14.2 software, and that WILL auto-bleed the '97. The MTG and the Solus Pro 8.2 software would auto-bleed a newer, 2003 Trailblazer, but not the '97 K2500.

 

[tom in nh]

What is wrong with your Cressida?