Choosing The Right Marine Diagnostic Scan Tool
With many different marine diagnostic scan tools to pick from, it can be a bit of a challenge to figure out which one is the right fit for you. There are a variety of different marine vessels which include outboard engines, inboard gas engines, inboard diesel engines, and of course personal water craft (PWC) or better know as jet skis. We also can't forget diesel powered generators which are found on larger boats. This guide will help you decided which product category is the right fit for your business or needs.
We break our marine scan tools into the following categories:
- Outboard (Common) - Covers Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, & Mercury
- Outboard (Uncommon) - Covers all other Outboard engines
- PWCs - Covers all PWCs
- Generators - Covers all diesel powered generators
- Inboard (Gas) - Covers all inboard gas powered engines
- Inboard (Diesel) - Covers all inboard diesel powered engines
✔ The "Everything" Options
We have two kits that will give you coverage on everything that touches water. This covers all the categories listed above, so if you want complete coverage out of your marine scan tool, look no further. These two kits will not be mentioned in the sections below to keep it simple.
| Scan Tool | Generators | Inboard (Diesel) |
Inboard (Gas) |
Outboard (Common) |
Outboard (Uncommon) |
PWCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEXA | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Jaltest | X | X | X | X | X | X |
✔ Diesel Coverage Options
We have three kits that will get your inboard diesel engine coverage for your marine scan tool. However, each kit comes with additional coverage options as well.
| Scan Tool | Generators | Inboard (Diesel) |
Inboard (Gas) |
Outboard (Common) |
Outboard (Uncommon) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel Only | X | X | |||
| Inboard Only | X | X | |||
| Inboard & Outboard | X | X | X | X |
✔ Outboard Engine Options
Outboard marine engines are the most common ones you will find on the water and a good marine scan tool needs to be able to cover these. Depending on how much outboard coverage you need, along with PWC coverage, you have many options to pick from. Note that the Starter Kit option only covers Sea-Doo while the other tools cover all other brands of PWCs.
| Scan Tool | Inboard (Diesel) |
Inboard (Gas) |
Outboard (Common) |
Outboard (Uncommon) |
PWCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter Kit | X | X* | |||
| Basic Coverage | X | X | X | ||
| Gas Only | X | X | X | ||
| Inboard & Outboard | X | X | X | X | |
| Outboard Only | X | X |
✔ Inboard Gas Engine Options
Larges marine boats have inboard gas engines and we have plenty of marine scan tools to cover these as well. Similar to our outboard engine scan tools, you'll find several options that include additional coverage as well.
| Scan Tool | Inboard (Diesel) |
Inboard (Gas) |
Outboard (Common) |
Outboard (Uncommon) |
PWCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Coverage | X | X | X | ||
| Gas Only | X | X | X | ||
| Inboard & Outboard | X | X | X | X | |
| Inboard Only | X | X |
✔ Personal Water Craft (PWC) / Jet Skis
Jet skis are fun to operate, but have frequent breakdowns. We offer several marine scan tools specifically for the PWC market. Note that the Starter Kit only covers Sea-Doo while the other kits have coverage for all brands.
| Scan Tool | Inboard (Diesel) |
Inboard (Gas) |
Outboard (Common) |
Outboard (Uncommon) |
PWCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Coverage | X | X | X | ||
| Gas Only | X | X | X | ||
| PWC Only | X | ||||
| Starter Kit | X | X* |
✔ Complete Chart
To look at all of our marine scan tools together, the chart below breaks down everything we have and provides a consolidated view of our diagnostic scan tool coverages.
| Scan Tool | Outboard (Common) | Outboard (Uncommon) | PWCs | Generators | Inboard (Gas) | Inboard (Diesel) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaltest Full | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| TEXA Full | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Basic | X | X | X | |||
| Gas Only | X | X | X | |||
| Diesel Only | X | X | ||||
| Inboard & Outboard | X | X | X | X | ||
| Outboard Only | X | X | ||||
| Inboard Only | X | X | ||||
| PWC & Jet Ski | X | |||||
| Starter Kit | X | X |
✔ Summary
We pride ourselves on providing the best possible marine scan and diagnostic tools in the market. Our sales professionals will work with you to make sure we get you the perfect tool that fits the coverage your are looking for.