The VAG505 ( ) looks a little more polished than the VAG401, and has a nice color screen.
Seems it would work well for things like checking the DSG fluid temp for a change, or activating the fuel pump for a fuel filter change on an A6 as well (though I note at least one other person has had a problem with this application).īut looking at eBay, there are lots of others. I don't think I'd want to try it for long coding, but it was great for setting the IQ when I replaced my injection pump seals last week, and saved lugging the laptop out to the car for that job. At $50 or less from Amazon, it seems like a pretty attractive option. One that's already been discussed in a couple of threads here is the VAG401 from XTool. Looking around, though, there are a lot of inexpensive, standalone, allegedly VAG-specific tools on the market, and I'm wondering about experiences with them. I have it, I like it, and I will be upgrading it when I buy a CAN-based car, hopefully this weekend. I know that VCDS is by far the most commonly-recommended scan tool for VAG products.
