I Told My Customer Not to Do This, Now His Car is Destroyed

[@scottykilmer]

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[@bigglokk1975]

@scottykilmer I got to ask a question what does a code on a 2014 Nissan Altima 2.5 code p0965 P0102 & P0112 ?

[@mordys6305]

Scotty, My 95 Jag has an OBDII and it's a simple car.

[@donniev8181]

Hey Scotty, does a automatic transmission need to hold pressure in order to operate properly? Got a friend with a Honda Civic and her transmission dipstick tube is missing and when she's driving, it seems like the tranny is being held back if that makes sense. Im wondering if it's because the system is not pressurized properly?

[@americaone749]

Funny how you recommended that eco plug in, now you're not recommending it?

[@Revan819]

Is it ok to have a Fixd plugged in?

[@winstondavidson6639]

Hey Scotty! Been watching since I was 13. I am 22 now. Thanks for all the knowledge and entertainment you've given me over the years!

[@someoneinclass1500]

Started at 18

[@Turco949]

I started when I was 4, now I am 7 and have fixed over 3 dozen vehicles. Scotty is great!

[@flapjackson6077]

Ha! I’m only 2 years old. By the time I turn 7, I’m gonna own a nationwide chain of repair shops, and be a multi-millionaire! 😎

[@jupitercyclops6521]

Whippersnappers!!

[@wythetrumpet6419]

Scotty gives the absolute best car repair advice on the internet! This guy has saved me thousands of dollars with his knowledgeable approach to analyzing and repairing cars! Many Thanks Scotty !!! 👍👍👍

[@Glubbdubdrib]

Scotty is gonna go down in history as a legend for being such an HONEST mechanic!

[@justpray365]

The insurance company is NOT your friend.

[@perniciouspete4986]

You're covered 'til you have a claim.

[@thomasodetinape4180]

USAA actually sent their lawyer to work against me in our rear end collision case, to get out of paying the unisured motorist payment They suck.

[@MauiS58]

The so called discount is short lived. I would also recommend not getting glass coverage that pays for chip repair. That is reported as a “claim” and a claim is a claim. If you try to look at other companies to save money they see you have a claim or more. You can tell them it was only chip repair. Doesn’t matter. They load for it! Its a ploy so you cannot look to save money

[@dr.shakalu8224]

​@@thomasodetinape4180Yeah they posture like they're all about helping vets. Any time I got a quote from them it was twice as much as other insurance companies for the same coverage.

[@thomasodetinape4180]

@@dr.shakalu8224 Truth.

[@tripfall224]

Great Job Scotty. No wonder this is by far the most popular mechanic show on the internet!!! Keep "em coming man!!!

[@tommcdonough6086]

Been watching Scotty for about 3 years now, endless supply of information learned a lot from him, when he gets on a roll doubles as a standup comedian. Treasure trove of information.

[@ThomasKing19933]

The port is there for diagnostic tools only. Well said, Scotty.

[@rokbeast4291]

Please stop we know what he said...

[@billywatson118]

😂

[@RattleSnakeJakesLittleKitten]

Why u always the 1st comment

[@ThomasKing19933]

@@rokbeast4291 I'll comment as much as I like. I don't really care if you have a problem with it.

[@ThomasKing19933]

​@@RattleSnakeJakesLittleKittenI'm not, my comment is not first on most of Scotty's videos.

[@justinlindsey902]

I once got conned into getting a Hum through Verizon that plugged into the OBD2 port. Had it on my wife's brand new Subaru. It was supposed to basically keep tabs on the car's health proactively, which it did poorly, but then the transmission started shifting erratically. Wasted time taking it back and forth to the dealer then simply removed the junky Hum and it was fine. Wish I had known beforehand. Great info as usual, Scotty!

[@sandy7m]

I had a chuckle at your technical term for a failure - Blowing a raspbery I can't recall having done that before but now I am retired and doing wee car repairs I will definatley be using it.

[@testodude]

It's good advice to always careful when you plug in your dongle.

[@sharkbait2254]

And where you plug in your dongle.😂

[@FullyVideo]

Scotty, I've been driving with a dongle that keeps my GMC Yukon from switching back to 4 cylinders for years now and I haven't had any issues. When I take it out and it switches to 4 cylinders I get a very strange hum sound. This device cured that hum and vibration.

[@runninerrinds]

Same here ...worth it

[@scottthomas8171]

I have it in my Corvette to stop the cylinder deactivation which is known to kill the transmission. No issues. I disconnect prior to any service and leave it my pocket.

[@DickDebonaire]

I'd use one too if I needed it but it's a shame anyone needs one in the first place due to big brother mandated Cafe

[@daveadams7609]

That may improve the life of your engine, and ensure proper lubrication of all cylinders by keeping all cylinders active.

[@customer7575]

I have a Garmin Bluetooth dongle for my gps. This old gps allowed me to have digital gauges for speed, rpm, coolant temp, battery charge, etc. It also acted as a cheap code reader. Very useful. Fortunately, I never had a problem for the past decade with it on 24/7.

[@c.d.7742]

I have used a Scan Gauge on my car for years plugged in all the time without any issues.

[@emjay69jj]

I have a plug from my aftermarket Pioneer head unit in my OBD port, It monitors the MPH, Braking, intake temp, load, fuel, tire pressure, battery voltage and RPM. Never had any issues so far (knock on wood)!

[@juki6377]

ugh i have a pioneer unit and that itself is a piece of junk always disconnects

[@MrHugemoth]

My car has an aftermarket cruise control (Rostra) plugged into the OBD2 port. No issues after 5 years.

[@AlskinsX1-9]

Just lucky.

[@xlxalm]

​@@AlskinsX1-9lol, 5 years and you think they are "lucky"? Nothing's wrong with it.

[@justinblake2783]

Aeroforce interceptor gauge plugged in and works great for racing for years now also

[@Happiness-lp9fw]

You do not get cheaper insurance because you drive safe, you get cheaper insurance because they sell your data for great money which sells for around 10 years of insurance payments and you still have to pay for the insurance while given a miserable discount.

[@WARMEZ911]

Surly I’m not the only one checking KZbin regularly to see if Scotty has a new video up lol! Always great info & funny! The laughing horse he throws in there when he laughs cracks me up!

[@ghostlycondom8295]

Scotty is great for learning

[@leecowell8165]

he's a trip, that's for sure. Imagine living with this guy!

[@larryhale7618]

He typically posts 3 videos each day.

[@rr122608]

Just turn on all notifications to his channel like me.

[@fucheduck]

Lt. Cmdr Data had one plugged into the back of his head. We had opening night in Star Trek Insurrection. Probably his "throttle valve" got stuck open.

[@mechdude1]

Scotty..I have been a subscriber for years... Many KZbinrs get complacent... You absolutely knock it out of the park again and again... VERY WELL DONE 😉👍🙌

[@gmorganhome]

For what it's worth, I've had a Range Technology AFM/DFM Disabler plugged in my 2017 Sierra for well over a year without a single problem. Turns off the awful cylinder deactivation. And it cost a LOT more than $9.99!!!

[@bernicemiller3879]

I have the same thing and the same truck 2017 Silverado

[@GorillaWithThemGuns]

I do too. Maybe we should go get the AFM disabled properly and take that range thing out of the port

[@josephhylton2942]

Same here 2018 silverado I call bull on some of this 😂

[@johnnytaylor7721]

Same here 2018 Sierra , well over a year no problems yet

[@chuckgrimes5369]

Same here. 2016 Sierra 4 years and 8,000 miles with no problems. Also 2014 Corvette 3 years and 5,000 miles with no problems.

[@malekodesouza7255]

I have a ScanGauge2 plugged in to my diesel pickup full time. I use it monitor various temperatures, voltages etc. No issues. Been a decade.

[@FilthyGoyim]

Yea same idk

[@G0SuBunnY]

SCOTTY~!!! Right on the head!!! I got one of those things on my new subarucrosstrek. I used it, and I had to have it reset by my dealership if I wasnt in warranty I would have to pay for it. Liberty Mutual offered this to lower the insurance by up to 30% I told them it screwed up my electronics and they apologized and said we'll give you 10%. Wish i would've seen this video to start!

[@arthurbb8937]

One of my favorite things about his videos is that he never yells at me to smash that like button, subscribe and get notified every 10 seconds. Excellent! Kinda think people know to do that by now if they like certain content.

[@patricknesbit2334]

Thanks Scotty! Even proctologist and surgeons know all about not shoving random things into places where they should not go. It causes all sorts of problems or issues. Rule of thumb if it is not in the plans of the creator or designer dot shove it in. American family actually has a travel app that operates via data being transmitted from the phone and GPS. It's fun because it works in whatever vehicle you are operating or riding in. It can even tell if your the driver or passenger.

[@robertgiuffre6309]

Don't knock it til you try it. 🙂

[@2wheelguy370]

That’s where the frase came from walking around with your thumb up your a-

[@mint3]

I've had a Ktuner plugged into my Honda for over 3 years. I assume it's quality and won't screw up my ecu. And I can always use it to reflash the computer.

[@Glubbdubdrib]

I’ve had a Range Technology tuner in my OBD2 in my suburban for the last 5 years since new. 140k miles and it hasn’t caused me issues. Disables the AFM and I love it. Take it out when I go on a 2+ hour long drive.

[@AmandaHugenkiss2915]

Very true on the tires. I had really nice grippy tires, put 110K on them. Car spends 99% of its life in the garage. No dry rot but they were 12 years old and you could feel how hard and slick they had become. Tread was getting low but otherwise they looked great.

[@timothycampbell495]

I replace the street tires on my cars 3 years from date of manufacture, regardless of tread depth. Now, the life of my track tires is measured in hours and laps so aging out is not a problem LOL.

[@louarmstrong6128]

Scotty, maybe it's time to give up the motorcycle 🏍️

[@jasonsmith387]

I wish I had known this many years ago! I too got caught up with that constant monitoring and had Torque Pro and one of those bluetooth OBD2 scanners. Yeah. Never again! Anyone I hear who has one, I tell them to remove it ASAP! That thing fried my ECM and it cost me $1,300 for a new one with programming. Thank you for spreading the word!

[@jimeckenrode1271]

That is 100% correct Scotty. I know two people that ended with major problems for using those things.

[@blackgold2029]

I'm glad you mentioned BlueDriver because I had just bought one.

[@marcconyard5024]

Insurance companies only take advice from actuaries not mechanics. Simple.

[@juki6377]

trust an insurance company ? that alone is pretty far fetched

[@rochester3]

@@juki6377 they're only their to take your money

[@MarkVanTasell]

THIS IS A WAY FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY NOT TO PAY

[@BrandonAaskov]

My very new car has a very new BlueDriver in it currently and I was worried until you called that out as okay. Phew!

[@5argetech56]

Statefarm has one that sticks to the windshield behind the rear-view mirror. It's wireless and uses bluetooth. It connects to your phone to monitor your driving. It also monitors when you move the phone! (distracted driving). I place my phone in the cup holder and leave it alone. My Tomtom has bluetooth hands free calling so I never have to move the phone and can still receive calls.

[@jaycheeseman6]

I have a tuner pluged in for 5 years in my pickup best thing i ever bought

[@alepoe777]

Hello from southern california Scotty, you have helped probably millions of us to keep our old clunker going. Mine a 2001 toyota highlander 225k. Have you ever thought if writing a book with all your great advice and knowledge? A lot of us would surely buy it! God bless you for all your help!

[@MrGunzblaz1n]

Funny how literally 3 hours prior to this video being released while I was cleaning the interior of my car. I found that I had left one of those Bluetooth dongles in the OBD port 😅. It had been like 2 months! I completely forgot about it lol. No issues with my vehicle though. No driving with them plugged in folks take it from Scotty.

[@modallas8034]

A late Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, Scotty! Thanks for giving the public facts about care issues and the how-to's when it comes to car and truck repairs and maintenance and products to keep cars running as the SHOULD.

[@johnlastname2895]

Ive had transmission flushes done every 50,000 miles on every single vehicle i have ever owned and im old like scotty lol and ive never had a transmission issue and i usually keep my trucks for about 250,000 miles and then i sell them because i live in the northeast and the rust eats them. My last truck had 16 quarts of fluid in the transmission but if you only drop the pan only 6 quarts comes out and the other 10 quarts of dirty fluid stays in the cooler/converter ect, so i get them flushed to get all 16 quarts of old fluid out no way im leaving all that dirty old fluid inside.

[@abidnessman]

These devices have evolved. So they are ok just not the cheap ones. Ok I can get on board with that. Nice bike!

[@michaelhance8402]

My tenant who lives with me is a pretty incentive mechanic too And I am so glad that he turned me on to your existing You Tube channel.... I don't know why they just don't build a vehicle where I could remove the computer when I'm not using the vehicle.....then maybe the manufacturers could start engineering vehicles that the average person could repair without ripping the whole engine apart to fix what needs to be fixed..... please don't leave You Tube thank you for your service and I wish that you could have worked on the 95 Saturn SL 1 that I once drove.

[@GeorgePawlak-y1j]

People need to take heed Scotty is giving you good information do exactly what he says to do and not to do

[@g_slim]

When Mr. Kilmer says not to do something, I listen, and he hasn't been wrong yet.

[@jupitercyclops6521]

"Don't not eat yellow snow " Scott

[@thenerdguy123]

Thanks for covering this. I used one of the allstate ones for a few months... kept drawing my car's battery down when it was turned off. Mechanics couldn't find the darn draw because they had it unplugged while testing. Whoops. Of course now they use the ios/android app to do this, but it has no idea if you are driving or not.

[@duhrailed]

I have the same diagnostic tool Its far from an expensive tool Very cheap, anyone can get for very cheap You can run stuff on your obd2 port I have a dash cam in mine

[@fusionsportdaily1650]

Depends on what's hooked up. I had an auto start for my key. I installed it myself. It bridges the OBD port. Product by MPC. I plugged it into a 2015 Ford Fusion Ecoboost. Had it for a year. No problems. It depends on what is hooked up.

[@robertdunaway-tyll7635]

That’s interesting actually

[@michaelknorr6825]

The name says it all. On board diagnostic (2). If you drive with it plugged in, you should expect a change. Some perameteres change.

[@pinkmotorgirl]

Vote Scotty - 2024🤘😎🇺🇸 I recently got my first truck and it's a 2003 Tundra V8. Videos like this are blowing my head apart on becoming educated with cars, just how much I got suckered by the dealership, and what I need to do to rehab this sucker! lol And I love that you included motorcycles in this one!!!! Thanks for all that you do ❤

[@TheHornet1fan]

Scotty, just recently discovered your video's I have learned more from a few of your talks than in all 50 years of driving crazy. and just now I learn that green econo plug in my OBD needs to come out asap, and its going to ! thanks I drive a 2012 toyota Yaris SE hatchback, best car ever, and I still drive my 1986 Mazda B2000 LX ( put in a 2200cc in 2004) long bed truck with 325,000 or more miles, love both vehicles. Lord bless

[@redpanda1971]

I just started using a bluetooth OBDII dongle on my Yamaha. Guess that's coming out immediately! Thanks Scotty

[@fpostgate]

Agreed for most regular use situations. I had a hondata system for my 09 civic si, and it could take data when I drove, it also aloud for tuning while I drove it (use a passenger), it was fun and worked, but yes this is not covered under warranty. In his case you are taking the vehicle integrity in your own knowledge base. I think this stuff is so encrypted now however that we can't e-tune anything anymore.

[@richfarfugnuven6308]

I have had Edge Tuners plugged in to my old Powerstrokes OBD Ports for over 10 years. Zero problems.

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

Wow! Good advice, Scotty. Those insurance dongles are a dangerous scam.

[@timothylanders3189]

Can't help stupid! @@jbrown4137

[@jwalesoutlaw3294]

​@@jbrown4137lol

[@LewisTheFly888]

@@jbrown4137so. It’s not plugged into that port a Scotty was talk about? On you windscreen? How’s that work please?.

[@charlesstull4582]

We used the Verizon Hum for over 3 years in a 2006 envoy never had a problem.

[@Nitro2Nitro]

LOL I raced top fuel Harley's from 2003 to 2010 full-time all over the country. When I first started I bought a 20-year-old Suzuki 250 to use as a pit bike. It had the original tires. We used it extensively for those 7 years. Many times we used it for grocery runs that were miles from the track. Had it at 70 mph with two people on it more than once. Those tires held up just fine. It had the original fuel lines too!

[@Joeyindahouse]

Scotty is a hoot! Yes, Scotty, I choose life. I don't wanna die! Keep up the good work, old man.

[@prettybaby80]

I have FIXD I think it’s called. Never dx my evap codes . I had 2!!

[@krey603]

I used the GEICO app on my phone instead of the dongle because of what you recommended Scotty.

[@timpitts9256]

He is absolutely right. One of those dongles from an insurance company caused my gauges to nuts for over a year.

[@TaintStevensAcoustic]

What about a Range AFM disabler? I guess I'd take the tradeoff of staying in all-time V8 mode in my '10 Silverado with 180K than the alternative.

[@gmorganhome]

I've had a Range AFM disabler plugged in my 2017 Sierra for well over a year without a single problem.

[@ThomasWBaldwin]

Moral to story - "Don't leave yer dongle in". 😃

[@rrepage]

Thats what she said!

[@OOICU812]

I ain't about to pull mine out.

[@DustinKeating-yk3vq]

Alot of people used them thing to stop the afm in Chevy vehicle's thinking thats going to prevent getting a stuck lifter but it doesn't the only way to prevent a afm liter from failure is to remove the afm stuff out the motor and put the normal lifters and cam shaft in your vehicle

[@kalvinnguyen1416]

I had a dongle plugged in for a few years without any issues. All of the e sudden, my car battery was drained after parking for a week. Replaced battery with new one, same thing happened. Pulled digital multimeter out and checked for parasitic draw and found out that the dongle was the culprit. Don’t leave it plugged it.

[@TechHorse888]

My brother has had one of those wifi hotpost dongles plugged into his cars port. Verizon and ATT sell them. He has traveled all over the country, 300k+ miles and 4 different vehicles over the years, never had any issues with having such dongle always plugged in. Many of the unmarked Police vehicles also have things like Cell boosters and other vehicle tracking/monitoring tools plugged into those port as well.

[@EM-cz4rd]

Similar. Have GPS trackers oh two of my kids cars for 8 years. Never an issue.

[@Nozinbonsai]

Shhhhh. You're spoiling the story.

[@spongebobbies]

The arm hand waving is classic 🤣😂

[@koreyhannan9071]

My 2002 bike has 4,000 miles but original tires. Been meaning to get them ordered!

[@JasonManson-x9c]

I never knew about the breakout box you have. This video is very informative

[@josephorarnoldc816]

Never use snap shot it’s actually considered garbage. Also, the reader is always drawn to power off your electrical system which can kill your battery if you don’t drive your car often.

[@WillieRayPR]

The insurance scanners are a big scam. As soon as you brake hard once your insurance company is gonna jack up your rates and you'll forever have that red mark on your record with that company.

[@maylin1986]

I've seen similar comments at least twice while reading the comment section. It's why I've never owned one. In a world where nobody else drives correctly or safely, there's way too many variables that go into play once you leave your place. Someone mentioned earlier about having to slam on their breaks due to stupid reasons and I understand completely. I could be driving 30mph in a 35mph zone and still, you get those people, more times than not, that will stop out of nowhere to turn without a turn signal. The insurance devices help insurances companies. Not you. I miss when insurance companies actually gave customers genuine discounts for no car accidents and other things. I had to dump Progressive years ago when all the discounts I had still wasn't enough to get the car insurance to go down. Was a Progressive member for a few good years, too. Found out a local car insurance agency could knock off $20/mo. Since I moved out of a country region, my insurance went from $50-something/mo to now $60-something/mo. Your insurance increases if you move from a country area, into a city area. I need to shop around again because after so many years, insurance companies just keep adding onto your insurance bill.

[@abdouallahuniverse5689]

You right the OBD2 car connector is designed to plug anything on it forever, and drive the car, it is only for car diagnostic for short time, I learned the hard way, but I was lucky the scanner connector harness got burned and separated and the scanner stop working.

[@420face]

Gotta love that frantic yet confident energy 😂

[@markkus1134]

Just did major tuneups on two vehicles Subaru crosstrek and Rav 4 plugs coils tranny fluids differentials water pumps brake fluids plugs coils serpentine belts t stats antifreeze brakes rotors pads I like to keep them maintained

[@dragonseye5770]

Yes they can internally short out and send 12volts through the CAN system and other low voltage circuits in the obd2 connector. If you want to shut off GM AFM just do it the right way and shut it off through HP Tuner and if you have one in for insurance savings you either have a bad record or need to find another insurance company…

[@ratcatcher4804]

Those OBDLink bluetooth adapers are quality. The mx+ being the latest and greatest. LX is good too (no ios support or some features). They have no conflicts when auto detecting the can bus and switching the American MS and SW. And can do bi-directional. They are great for gathering data for days at a time. The cheaper modules conflict and start screwing with the network. Mainly putting 13 volts where it shouldn't be. Who knows whats in those snapshot things and why they are even allowed after so many complaints.

[@dustinpearce6823]

I've had one of those insurance plug ins for over a year. Haven't noticed anything.

[@aconformist1]

I ran one of those Progressive monitoring devices in my OBDII port for 6 months. I live in an area with VERY expensive rates, so anything I could do to lower it I would. I guess I was lucky, never had any problems.

[@komradkolonel]

It's almost unbelievable the number of stupid things that people do to their vehicles. There are just a lot of people out there that you don't want to buy anything that they have owned.

[@xavierdearhouse5321]

Love the content ! 😂I watch one or two of your videos every day , 🇨🇦

[@bobbrooks80]

Had an insurance dongle for 2 or 3 months, sent it back, got a lower rate. 2004 gmc envoy. No problems at all.

[@BruceHuard-b4z]

No doubt, you've helped a lot of people and you know a lot of stuff. Don't want to take anything from you, but...I've been using those OBD11 port fuel savers for years now, along with about 100 friends, never had a problem. They do more good than harm. Just fyi.

[@jjflash1645]

Scotty when it comes to automobiles you are a wealth of information. (Could you talk if your hands were in your pockets?)

[@michaelgiblin1410]

I totally agree with you on old types, i had a old 94 Mitsubishi Pajaro Australia the old tyres just ended up peeling the treads off. It always pays to check the age of your tyres 😅

[@ericoswald7608]

Great advice on motorcycle tires! Just put me Dunlop Elite 4s on the goldwing.

[@adamwelker1446]

We need a guy like this fir lawn tractors

[@wanderingandroid]

for anybody wondering what obd dongle scotty was using. its the xtool anyscan a30

[@firebird7479]

5:49 I can't get into my air filter compartment. The mechanic at the Honda dealership tightened the screws so tight that I stripped the screws when trying to do it myself and the only way I can get the filter changed is taking it to a mechanic. I moved in 2019, and AAA recommended a mechanic right up the street from me. They just charged me $1700 to replace the alternator and fuel pump (the gas gauge has since been screwed up and the CD player doesn't work). I asked them to replace the air filter but I see it nowhere on my bill. They also told me I had an oil leak...which had one previously that they repaired (They didn't check for other leaks?). In a previous repair, they told me I needed new brakes, which had just been repaired. They told me that my previous mechanic used cheap parts. This car is a 2005 Honda Civic with 120,000 miles on it. They're charging me for more than what the car is worth! I reported them to AAA because their estimates always go above the high end of estimates, and they always seem to find "something else" wrong with the car. AAA did nothing. Useless.

[@playdg]

I used Snapshot, and still get the small discount. But, it messed up my truck. I managed to get by with it plugged in for a couple months, and the company said they got enough data to give me the discount. It was giving just random errors in any computer. 10 years later cars have 5x as many computers, I can only imagine the crazy that would be happening in a new car.

[@Barkley-q8l]

Several years ago I used 1 from Verizon. It caused several lights to come on. I took it to Honda and they removed it. Luckily it did no damage.

[@bobburro3642]

You teach em Scotty! go for it.

[@Tony_in_AZ]

My automatic deploy running boards on my truck have worked for 2+ years plugged into the OBD port

[@kumarv1219]

Your experience speaks Scotty,👏👍 No one will advice like you ❤ I used to have liberty mutual car insurance and they did same thing, they plugged something in my car and told me you will get discount?, and it was like less than $20 😂, finally I got frustrated and I removed because everytime I have to watch speedometer 😂and I switched to another insurance company, Thanks for your advice, 👍🙏

[@rafaelalfaro6511]

This guy is great ! Listen up people!

[@donaldclark5804]

I plugged one into my 2013 Honda Civic I pressed scan it was scanning then my rpm and my gauges started moving around as I was in horror. I then removed it then the battery to clear the codes thankfully no damage

[@pamnchip]

ECUs were never designed to support anything but a temporary diagnostic device . They were never made to support a dongle or an external communication device.

[@dr.mantistoboggan4746]

I have no evidence to back this up but a good rule of thumb would be if your car has a throttle cable, it's probably safe to use a quality OBD based gauge continuously.

[@Mohammed88S]

Scotty: Don't buy a 20 dollars OBD scanner Me who bought a 3 dollars scanner from AliExpress 💀💀💀💀

[@timothylanders3189]

Cheapskate x1000

[@butterchurn8819]

But how well does it work? lol

[@Mohammed88S]

@@butterchurn8819 I haven't had any issues with it really

[@josephtrunk3565]

Sticking with the Innova 5160RS, per Scotty’s recommendation a while back.

[@PB-tc6hw]

Just to say, in the province of Quebec in Canada it is forbidden by laws to have 10 years and older tires on a vehicle.

[@draz7905]

Was typing a question about the BlueDriver because I use that while driving to log live data under driving conditions...then he said that one is okay 👌

[@SchecterMongoose]

The insurance company didn't design the OBD, that's all you need to know. Think of the first router your ISP gave you when you hooked up your internet. It was probably cheap crap. The insurance companies will send a cheap dongle and if it fries your ECU good luck with that claim.

[@Banditt42]

The blue driver is fantastic.

[@frito1224]

I had a nissan sentra a few years ago, I hooked up a t-mobile sync up drive in the obd port it would get hot and cause the doors to unlock and all kinds of stuff while driving

[@marspalk7611]

OH GOD HELARIOUS, "things made in great Britain would not work this way". Love it.

[@MrTommy001]

I have a Banks iDash plugged into my OBD on my 2016 F-350 Powerstroke. I couldn't live without it!