Launch X 431 Pro Mini is it any good.

Hi Phil,

I have just bought one of these does everything!!!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=Ferrari+Maserati+Diagnostic+Software+Complete+Tablet+%2B+Dongle+Plug+%26+Play+Ready.&_sacat=0

 

Next question would be does it actually work to bleed F1 systems and optimize PIS? If all you use it for is to look for problems, that is a completely different thing.

 

I was able to pickup a Launch x431 Mini (2 years of updates) on amazon for equivalent of 470GBP. 100GBP more for a copy doesn’t sound right...

It does everything you mention (PIS, bleed, etc)


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Yes...... The Launch does the PIS setting and you can bleed everything but the Ediff. No support for that on the tool as of now. Mine is version Ferrari 10.85

 

It's Diagzone, a X431 hack.
It's well work, but you can find it for less than half of this price (without tab, only dongle with software and 1 year free update).

I'm not a seller, don't contact me, just search on the web if you are interest !

 

I bought the Ferrari Maserati Diagnostic Software Complete Tablet + Dongle Plug& Play Ready tool from eBay UK. It would not interrogate my 2001 360 TCU. It would only act as a basic code clearing obd2 reader. It would work on my Maserati and a friends 458. I bought it to read clutch wear. It did not work for me. The dongle was a Golo Carcare dongle related to the Launch icarscan for Android/IOS and Launch X431 Easy Diag3.0 OBDII Bluetooth Code Reader. All of these readers have a 8-9 digit serial number starting with 9xxxxxxxxxxx. You have to register the device with say.... Diagzone.com. Then you can buy individual car software packages for $7 each or a gazillion for $75. They are the knockoffs of Leonardo or some such reputable company. They are not the exact software, but will change many setting on the exotic cars represented. Don't buy the dongles from Aliexpress. eBay has some for $290+

 

epb0's reply is on the right track, you do not need to buy the Android tablet if you already have an Android device such as phone or tablet. Just use your smartphone loaded with Diagzone software ($75), assuming it has Bluetooth, then add a ODBII to Bluetooth adapter to communicate from the car to your smartphone (or your existing tablet). These adapters are listed here https://diagzone.com/en and cost $200-300

Regards ,
Ron

 

I tried a friend's Diagzone tool and was not happy with its performance. It was very incomplete, prone to crashing, not intuitive lacking feedback, and did not work on the 360F1 I tried it on.

I bought a Launch X431 and I am much more impressed with this tool. It seems to be more of a tool package than the Diagzone one. I have only tried it on my Porsche 997 and it did a great job compared to my Durametric Porsche tool. It also did well on my BMW 2006 530xi. I need to use it more on Ferrari and Maserati before I rule on its usability but so far so good.

 

Mitchell,

Where you able to turn off all the idiot lights and reset the brake MIL etc on the BMW?

 

Started documenting procedures I’ve done using the X431. I’ll add more as I do more with it.


https://gransportmaserati.wordpress.com/2020/03/22/setting-clutch-pis/


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Good write up, thanks for sharing.
Planning to buy a 360 within a year and like to work on my cars myself.

 

I have a couple of airbag related things that need to be fixed before the idiot lights can be turned off, but the x431 read the correct codes. That is good.