Product review - Autel AP200 diagnostics code reader tested on Freelander 2 / LR2

[@louisbilella529]

Nearly did not buy one based on this video, but my experience totally different. Read the little white sheet inside the packaging, needs to download a companion app and it all worked perfectly on my iPhone 12 and 2013 FL2, took 5 mins max, would highly recommend.

[@ribama1]

Glad you got there in the end. Mine was much easier to set up. The difference may be be that I didn't have other bluetooth devices interfering, used the automatic setting and just left it connected to my phone to do its thing. I have 3 readers and this one is the best but definitely is not plug and play. It provides by far the most functionality. Actually I can't believe that Autel who make the very expensive, professional readers seem to have handed over all their tech in this little cheap reader. BTW for those that don't know, all freelander 2's have the VIN (very handily) on the bottom right hand side of the windscreen (read from outside the vehicle. You need it for the automatic setting. Thanks for another great video.

[@andyguildford]

It’s great to see a “warts and all” video experience. Must confess, mine linked and scanned much quicker, but who knows why!

[@michaelstanley3961]

Well worth the money, a bit slow but programs key fobs no problem. Better than the £200 LR dealership wanted, plus the fob!

[@Monk3yThirt33n]

Thanks for this, appreciate our patience.

[@skinnysim]

perfect video for bumbling around

[@waynev5097]

Wow - you seemed to have a lot of problems operating the tool plus your car had a lot of fault codes. I have a diesel jeep and due to the low km city driving I do the Diesel particulate filter blocks - so a mechanic friend hooks his OBD up and forces a DPF clean. But I didn't like to keep asking him to do it. So I bought the AP200 so I could do it myself. Took about 10 minutes to set up and worked faultlessly. Ran the dpf burn, cleared the check engine light, full power back - bloody great. Ran the diagnosis tool and apart from a low battery on the fob - no other faults.

[@BeavisPits]

I don’t know why my device was such a pain to pair up. Maybe it was a counterfeit item. I will have another go with it soon as I need to program a new key.

[@peterjames9831]

Good to see an in depth review! I just ordered one of these for home use after working as a technician where they had the same program on a maxidas 808 unit. Amazing how many things they find! Basically looks the same format. My only question is regarding to how slow it seems is what phone are you using and what sort of memory/storage does it have ? I’m wondering if my phone will be up to the job

[@BeavisPits]

My phone is an iphone 11 pro. It took *ages* to read the codes, over half an hour! I will do another video on this soon to show more of the features and hopefully things like battery reset and programming a new keyfob.

[@MC-mh2ju]

I’ve tried the scanner on both Android and iOS. The Android version is updated more often, making it much faster and stable.

[@grominwithrob1339]

This is like watching a senior get their first smart phone.

[@BeavisPits]

Ha, I struggled with this device, too modern, new fangled technology, had to swap it for an old style one with big buttons

[@D1GG3R08]

I used the exact same thing to program new key fobs 👍

[@myflat]

You should read instruction page inside pack would have helped a bit 😢

[@BeavisPits]

Yep! Only found that a few weeks later. Interestingly though, I tried following the instructions and it still refused to pair up. I got it working in the end but it was too unreliable. Ended up binning that device and switching to a wired Autel which works very well.

[@pauldlewis3138]

Is there a part 2 for this

[@BeavisPits]

I never made one. I gave up on it and bought a different device. I’ll do a video on it soon.

[@steveclark6190]

instructions are inside the pack

[@BeavisPits]

Yep, I found them a week later!

[@neilhunter3031]

Hi in hindsight try reading instructions inside does help 🤣 only took 5 mins

[@BeavisPits]

I didn’t find them until 2 weeks later when I binned the packaging! Had I found them then I’m sure it would have all been a lot easier. I’ll do a Part 2 video soon showing more of this device.

[@SteveHurdle]

As someone else has mentioned .. instructions in the pack, and handbook on the app. Trial and error method clearly unproductive. The device is comprehensive and cars are complicated ... some patience and reading required !

[@BeavisPits]

Thanks Steve, I’ll give it another go soon

[@davetaylor5501]

I own one of these, apart from reading and erasing codes and programming new keys they seem pretty useless, especially when you think about how often you actually need to program a key. Can you alter settings like external lights on when you unlock

[@mokraninabil1677]

Hi friend, can you make a test on the suspension calibration if it works

[@BeavisPits]

I didn’t see any settings for suspension. The FL2 suspension also doesn’t have any sensors or electronic adjustment. Geometry is altered mechanically.

[@stuntcar]

Hi is the autel ap200 still working,,? And are all the functions still working after the years end?

[@BeavisPits]

I only got it working briefly and I had to unpair all other bluetooth devices to get this one to pair up. Then when I actually needed it about a year later, it just refused to pair completely. It was all just too fiddly and frustrating so I bought a wired Autel 517, much better, just plug in and go.

[@stuntcar]

@@BeavisPits would have loved to see if it was still working after a year

[@chriscook022]

Did you try to change the tyre size?

[@BeavisPits]

No I’ve not tried that. I am running slightly oversize tyres but a GPS speed check showed an exact match to the speedo so I think it was under-reading slightly before.

[@georgeyboyhowe1685]

another very very informative video but i removed my will to live near the end lol

[@BeavisPits]

I lost mine after about an hour. This 1 hour video is about 4 hours of real time, edited down.

[@juliejulie5132]

@@BeavisPits Weve just set ours up quite easily. I was shouting oh no !!! haha at my lap top telling you what you were doing wrong lol

[@puneetnangia9500]

Where exactly within the app can you monitor dpf soot levels?

[@BeavisPits]

Sorry, I don’t know, I gave up with this device

[@mdrobiulsheikh4335]

What can be done activation test

[@arthurcooper5390]

Couldn't see if you had the ignition on which you need to do, I found once set up was fast and easy to do a great bit of kit for the money

[@BeavisPits]

PowerfulUK just did a video on the AP200 and didn’t have ignition on. I tried mine last week with ign on and it still wouldn’t pair up.

[@milesaftermiles671]

@@BeavisPits can we do dpf regeneration with this??

[@BeavisPits]

Apparently yes you can perform a DPF regen, but I don’t have a DPF so not tried it

[@michaelshepherd5936]

Like your videos but they do go on for far too long that you start to lose interest. Try to keep them shorter

[@BeavisPits]

I will try, but my videos are “how I did it” rather than “how to” videos. Lots of alternative short n sweet vids out there which skip over the all important detail.

[@petergarner5991]

All you've done for me is, don't buy this. I think I'll buy one from a car store for a couple of hundred. Thanks for showing it. You have the patience of a saint as I would have stamped on it along time ago.

[@BeavisPits]

It wasn’t easy to set up and get working. I actually cut out several false endings where I gave up, but then came back to it the next day and tried again. After 3 days of wrestling with the bluetooth and app it started working. Overall, so far, I don’t recommend it. I will continue playing with it though and maybe do another video showing what it can do once I’m got the hang of it.

[@juliejulie5132]

Ours set up in minutes and we deleted all the fault codes in one not individually

[@BeavisPits]

Julie, what did you do that I didn’t? My issue was getting it to pair on bluetooth.

[@juliesapak4559]

One of the things we did was turn the ignition on straight away, green light came first, followed quickly by the blue light, to say it was paired, was even quicker in our second Freelander that we put it in straight after.

[@BeavisPits]

Thanks I’ll that that. Instructions said ign off, but I have heard other people say it works better on.

[@MC-mh2ju]

The software is far more stable and faster on Android.

[@BeavisPits]

Interesting to know, although I don’t have an Android device to try it on. I will do another video on this soon. I think most of the issues I had were due to it saying it was connected but in fact it wasn’t properly paired up. Turning the ignition on first, all other bluetooth devices off, and holding my phone closer seemed to do the trick. Once properly paired, I could view all sorts of data. I’ll show this in part 2 soon.

[@Colin6712]

The card has got the instructions on it

[@BeavisPits]

Yep, found that eventually. They didn’t help. Tried it with ign on and off. Got it working eventually after de-pairing all other bluetooth devices. I have since bought a wired autel, much better.

[@mdrobiulsheikh4335]

Can I test activation with it?

[@BeavisPits]

Sorry, I don’t understand what you’re asking. Activation of what?

[@mdrobiulsheikh4335]

I am sorry sir my mistake Like Read ECU information/ read trouble code /clean trouble code/live data same like actuation test.

[@BeavisPits]

Yes you can read fault codes and vehicle data

[@MC-mh2ju]

@@mdrobiulsheikh4335 It does not have bi-directional control or car customization.

[@briananderson2016]

My god my one of these only takes about 1 minute to do full scan 🙄🙄🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BeavisPits]

Sounds like you bought a genuine one! Mine may be fake.

[@khalilrazak6486]

Try READING the instructions next time.

[@BeavisPits]

I would have if I had found them! Even after reading them this device was difficult to pair up.

[@tstuart7333]

I need a key badly. But I'm not sure I want to go through that. That sure is NUTTY. However many thanks for the great" hair pulling" production..

[@georgeyboyhowe1685]

first at last yea