ex-x-fire
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The nice thing about the Autel is it's od2 connector, it lets you get the codes from the car's computer to clone them. A real time saver if your cloning winter tires or wanting the codes but one of the sensors are dead.
TPMS Scan Tools
- Thread starter zendriver
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I have an Autel TS401 that about 2 years old, out of warranty and it does not turn on.
I made sure the battery is charged and I tested the voltage, its ok. But the unit still will not turn on.
The screen used to turn on automatically when it was plugged into the usb, but it does not turn on now.
Anyone have any suggestions before I throw it out?
I made sure the battery is charged and I tested the voltage, its ok. But the unit still will not turn on.
The screen used to turn on automatically when it was plugged into the usb, but it does not turn on now.
Anyone have any suggestions before I throw it out?
ex-x-fire
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On ours you have to hold the on button for a few seconds to turn on. Like I said in an earlier post, the changing connection is kind of fragile, so if it isn't charging the screen turns off.
dnschmidt
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If you were in fact buying from "The Mother Ship" that ship would be located in China and not North America
Crow Horse
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This might be worthy to investigate. If you are considering replacing the sensors with genuine Toyota sensors, here's what I found that pertains to my Tacomas. It might be the same for your vehicle. Toyota sensors are supplied by Denso and Denso just rebadges them. They are actually manufactured by Pacific Industries for Denso. Purchasing the Denso sensors will be far cheaper than the Toyota sensors.
I have an Autel unit and it works really well.
Correct. However, there is also an Autel North American headquarters located in Port Washington New York. (look it up if you don't believe me) It's a real building, with real American Autel Employees...... and the seller on eBay known as "Autel-US" is NOT "Autel North America".
In case you missed it..... qqzj told zendriver this seller was "Autel itself".
All I did was correct that statement.
That is all...
had a look in the service manual for my truck. it says the module auto learns the sensor within 20min of continuous driving above 20mph. i think thats a worst case as mine have always relearned before i was out of the neighborhood. of course they can be manually programmed as well. ive installed two new sets of tires after the original set and theyve always relearned as the manual described
Walkers
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As far as TPMS sensor resetting, just buy a cheap tool. I got one off Amazon for 10 bucks and it works fine for programming sensors. I also bought 4 new sensors because one of mine went out. I replaced the one and o few weeks later another sensor failed. a Few weeks after that another one failed, so I replaced the last two. The lesson is to replace them all at the same time. You only need to break the bead in order to replace them, so long as you have that ability then you can replace them yourself.
Isn't Autel a Chinese company and the units made in China?I doubt "Autel US" is the official Autel company itself. It sounds like just one of the many on-line Chinese Autel sellers.... Such as "Autel Direct", or Autel Online", or "Autel Official", or, "Autel Choice", etc, etc. There are a BUNCH of them..... and none of them are the ACTUAL Autel company. The reason why I say this is because the official name of Autel that is located in Port Washington New York is "Autel North America". Theses on-line sellers make their seller name deceptive for a reason. I'm not saying you wont get what you pay for with these sellers.... but don't be fooled into thinking you're buying direct from the mother ship, either. These on-line sellers are basically Autel "dealers". In fact, if you click on the "About" tab for the seller, you can see information that confirms they are not part of corporate Autel
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Autel has a US dealer and dealers in other regions and they don’t cooperate but will all sell to you. When you need help, if you need help, the US dealer won’t help if you bought elsewhere. Something to consider and research further. More of an issue with high level scan tools where you might need help.
Wrench97
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What brands are not made in china?Isn't Autel a Chinese company and the units made in China?
I was just asking because there seemed to be a lot of concern about eBay Autel sellers being located in China, like they might be selling knock offs.
Doesn't seem like big thing if the company and the relatively right priced products originate there. Chinese knock-offs of Chinese products?
Yes. With several headquarters around the world. My ONLY point was.... if you buy from a seller called "Autel-US" then you're NOT buying DITECTLY from the Autel company. That is it! Nothing more! I can't be any more clear.Isn't Autel a Chinese company and the units made in China?
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All of this is true, but what's weird is if you buy a scan tool from a Chinese seller, either on eBay or Amazon, or elsewhere on the internet, and you return that item (for whatever reason) back to the original seller..... It eventually finds it's way back to Autel North America in Port Washington New York.
So even though Autel North America won't help customers who bought scan tools from China, they are happy to end up with returned Chinese scan tools. Weird!
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If you buy an Autel scan tool from Amazon (for example) you're buying an Autel scan tool from a Chinese dealer who gets them from Autel in China. These are NOT knock offs. (even though I'm sure knock offs probably exist) These Chinese scan tool dealers sell their products through Amazon as private sellers..... so you're technically not buying FROM Amazon, you're buying THROUGH Amazon. However, you're still covered by Amazon's return policy so you really have nothing to worry about. If anything is not right about your new scan tool, or if you cannot register it with Autel to get your software updates, (for example) you just return it back to Amazon for a refund. Amazon is great with their return policy and just for that reason, I would NOT buy a Chinese scan tool from anywhere else.
I was just asking because there seemed to be a lot of concern about eBay Autel sellers being located in China, like they might be selling knock offs.
Doesn't seem like big thing if the company and the relatively right priced products originate there. Chinese knock-offs of Chinese products?
2ndGearRubber
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Anywhere that is not an authorized Autel of North America, is a seller of "grey market" tools.
You wont "officially" get support or repair options from the US arm of Autel. Maybe they'll take pity if you send it in for an issue or repair? They will not warranty it. If it bricks during an update, too bad. Open the image, and you'll see a tidbit that Autel NA doesn't sell on amazon or ebay. Seems like a lot of people have good luck with buying on Amazon. I purchased through an authorized dealer.
You wont "officially" get support or repair options from the US arm of Autel. Maybe they'll take pity if you send it in for an issue or repair? They will not warranty it. If it bricks during an update, too bad. Open the image, and you'll see a tidbit that Autel NA doesn't sell on amazon or ebay. Seems like a lot of people have good luck with buying on Amazon. I purchased through an authorized dealer.
trw that i posted on page 1 are usa made. i would guess what ever brand is oe for honda and toyota are either japan or usa
Wrench97
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You posted mopar sensors, I see nothing about a TRW scan tool.
my bad i thought he wanted non china sensors