Wicked 94TA

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What is a good brand Tech II tool I can use to bleed my brakes on my '99 Z28 with ABS/ASR? Who sells them?

Chris Paveglio

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I'd like to know too. The real ones seem to sell for over $1000 used!

2xLS1

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You can get a Chinese clone Tech 2 for $254.

TheTinMan

There's actually a video of the Chinese Tech II vs the real thing and they both function pretty much identically. Really can't beat that.

fastlt1

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Got a link to the Chinese clone

TheTinMan

eBay is where you will typically find them. You'll know its a clone because it'll be a TechII selling for $200 lol.

2xLS1

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Google aliexpress then on their site search for GM Tech2. The cheap ones will be without a case (box) and free shipping. There are mixed reviews about that site so purchase at your own risk. I have not purchased from them.

nemisish20

The ebay tech 2 with the candi module works fine. I have one. Have not had an issue with it. I use it more than my tech 2 as it is.

01ssreda4

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Can these off brand ones reprogram modules in the vehicle?

2xLS1

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AFAIK they will but you still have to buy a subscription to TIS2Web to load them. But I think you can get 48 hour subs for about $60. I did read one complaint on the one from aliexpress was reading other modules on the 07-11 Yukons and Sierras didn't work but that was the only vehicles it supposedly didn't work on but I believe it worked fine on the ECMs and TCMs on those vehicles. And you will be limited to using it on the vehicles that don't require a GM MDI.

autopat

I bought one (knock off) a couple years ago, off of eBay for $800, it came with the case, all the plugs to do any vehicle, cables, candi module, and tis2web disk. Haven’t tried finding programs for other brands since I don’t deal with very much of the “other” stuff, but it works fantastic on the GM stuff, even did a BCM reprogram, but as mentioned, most of the 2014 and up are strictly MDI, that’s what I’m looking at next.

Pat