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Mine has as well be cause it have used it to set timing offset on the 95 burb and timing retard on '98 L29 but the CANDI thing has frustrated me..
 

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Looking at Candi modules on Ebay this one looks fishy. Note the plastic flash on the end of the male Candi plug in one of the photos. Also note the blue Candi label has at least one trimmed corner. The back label for the Candi looks legit but who knows.
 

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Hi all, got my Denali few weeks ago so still learning the ropes. Went through this thread, lots of info, wow, thanks to everyone who contributed!

I'm settling on VXDIAG VCX Nano
I'm comfortable with computers and got few old laptops lying around.

But I also came across this
Seems cool, I'm sure not as fully featured as Tech2Win. I'm looking for something to provide me with full diagnostics, not necessarily interested in programming. It looks slick with iPhone app.

Did anyone have any experience with this one? Would it give detailed info on '08 Denali or should I stick with Tech2win?
 

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Hi all, got my Denali few weeks ago so still learning the ropes. Went through this thread, lots of info, wow, thanks to everyone who contributed!

I'm settling on VXDIAG VCX Nano
I'm comfortable with computers and got few old laptops lying around.

But I also came across this
Seems cool, I'm sure not as fully featured as Tech2Win. I'm looking for something to provide me with full diagnostics, not necessarily interested in programming. It looks slick with iPhone app.

Did anyone have any experience with this one? Would it give detailed info on '08 Denali or should I stick with Tech2win?
I’ve got a BlueDriver. It does work to tell you codes and what the probable causes might be.
 

George B

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Hi all, got my Denali few weeks ago so still learning the ropes. Went through this thread, lots of info, wow, thanks to everyone who contributed!

I'm settling on VXDIAG VCX Nano
I'm comfortable with computers and got few old laptops lying around.

But I also came across this
Seems cool, I'm sure not as fully featured as Tech2Win. I'm looking for something to provide me with full diagnostics, not necessarily interested in programming. It looks slick with iPhone app.

Did anyone have any experience with this one? Would it give detailed info on '08 Denali or should I stick with Tech2win?
You would be happy with both. The VXDIAD would work well on a touchscreen or tablet. @Doubeleive has one connected to a tablet.
 

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Hi all, got my Denali few weeks ago so still learning the ropes. Went through this thread, lots of info, wow, thanks to everyone who contributed!

I'm settling on VXDIAG VCX Nano
I'm comfortable with computers and got few old laptops lying around.

But I also came across this
Seems cool, I'm sure not as fully featured as Tech2Win. I'm looking for something to provide me with full diagnostics, not necessarily interested in programming. It looks slick with iPhone app.

Did anyone have any experience with this one? Would it give detailed info on '08 Denali or should I stick with Tech2win?
the vxdiag works fine but it is a pita to setup, you have to follow the directions given and turn off any windows security or antivirus because it is hacked software and it has to change windows files to make it work., if you install it on a tablet be sure it is in pc mode or it won't work and then once you get it working if you update anything sometimes it stops working and you have to start all over. There was a issue as well with the software license expiring at the end of 2020 so if you get the old software you have to download a patch file to get around that.
 

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Sounds like MX OBDLink and BlueDriver have full diagnostics capabilities. So it's just a matter of preference. Although BlueDriver claims they provide suggested fixes. @Sparksalot you have one, what do you think about their claims:
Vehicle specific Repair Reports, generated from our database of millions of fixes verified by Professional Automotive Technicians
 

TJ Baker

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Sounds like MX OBDLink and BlueDriver have full diagnostics capabilities. So it's just a matter of preference. Although BlueDriver claims they provide suggested fixes. @Sparksalot you have one, what do you think about their claims:

One difference is Bluedriver does NOT work with apps like Torque Pro
 

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