Tech 2 Purchase

[wsteele]

I find when ordering from China it’s a crapshoot. And I’ve ordered a lot of stuff from there. Seems like if it goes through the right customs port it’s fast but if it hits one like NY it might sit there for weeks.

i think that is right, plus I think we screw with each other quite a bit, making import and export a little more dodgy. How does that song go, “pressure, pushing down on me..”

 

[Doubeleive]

Thanks, guys, that was fast! I do have an '05 Sierra 2500HD with the Duramax, and I've wondered if these units would work with it. If it does work on my Duramax, then I'm going to order one.

wsteele, I had forgotten about Alibaba.

Doubeleive, I like that deal. I might even be able to get mine this week.

That, too, Rocket Man. Most of the units I saw that shipped from China had at least a mid-April delivery date.

not sure on the duramax I have used it on a nnbs suburban 2500 (6.0)
I don't se a de-facto list, it just say's 92-2009 (most vehicles) after that they started to move some to GDS2

 

[ivin74]

Thanks, guys, that was fast! I do have an '05 Sierra 2500HD with the Duramax, and I've wondered if these units would work with it. If it does work on my Duramax, then I'm going to order one.

wsteele, I had forgotten about Alibaba.

Doubeleive, I like that deal. I might even be able to get mine this week.

That, too, Rocket Man. Most of the units I saw that shipped from China had at least a mid-April delivery date.

I purchased mine from a california vendor (same vendor Wes mention) and got it in 3 days.

 

[Millennium Falcon]

Everything I've read suggests these Tech 2's will work on my Duramax, without stating it outright. Either way, I still have three other vehicles it'll work on. I followed Wes' link and bought it off eBay. Thanks for that, Wes. And thanks to the rest of you for your help.

 

[Rocket Man]

Everything I've read suggests these Tech 2's will work on my Duramax, without stating it outright. Either way, I still have three other vehicles it'll work on. I followed Wes' link and bought it off eBay. Thanks for that, Wes. And thanks to the rest of you for your help.

We love helping people spend money so no problem.

 

[Millennium Falcon]

Got mine in yesterday. It does work on my Duramax, so that's a plus. However, I noticed when the unit does its "System Initializing" thing, the results show a "pass" on everything but line 7, which is RTC, and it fails. Does anyone know anything about the startup tests on these? Thanks.

 

[Rocket Man]

Got mine in yesterday. It does work on my Duramax, so that's a plus. However, I noticed when the unit does its "System Initializing" thing, the results show a "pass" on everything but line 7, which is RTC, and it fails. Does anyone know anything about the startup tests on these? Thanks.

Kinda curious as to what that is. I never pay attention so idk if mine passes that.

 

[Sam Harris]

Got mine in yesterday. It does work on my Duramax, so that's a plus. However, I noticed when the unit does its "System Initializing" thing, the results show a "pass" on everything but line 7, which is RTC, and it fails. Does anyone know anything about the startup tests on these? Thanks.

Kinda curious as to what that is. I never pay attention so idk if mine passes that.

Not sure what test mine kept failing, but I know mine did that at first, but I think after I learned how crazy effing tight you have to get the cable attached on the Tech2 end, it stopped happening. Might be worth a shot. I would be in the middle of trying to look at something, and it would drop communication constantly. Now, I wrench those suckers, and don’t seem to have the issue anymore.

 

[Fless]

RTC is Real Time Clock; apparently it doesn't affect the functionality of the Tech 2. But I am also reading that there is a battery in it, and I guess I need to check mine to see if it has one and where it is.

 

[Sam Harris]

RTC is Real Time Clock; apparently it doesn't affect the functionality of the Tech 2. But I am also reading that there is a battery in it, and I guess I need to check mine to see if it has one and where it is.

Ah yes. Just like in a motherboard. Probably a CR2032 even. Lol.