This Scan Tool Destroyed My Car and I'm Mad as Hell
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- This Scan Tool Destroyed My Car (Do Not Use), DIY life hack and car repair with Scotty Kilmer. Car destroyed by cheap scan tool. Car life hacks. Scan tool hack. How to check and inspect a used car before you buy it. Cheap scan tools that are harmful to your car. Why many cars are having electrical problems due to these plug in scan tools. The truth about cheap scan tools for your car. Car advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 53 years.
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hi scotty
I had 2x purchases with the Catalytic converter problems that showed up after driving it 200 miles later. It is shitty situation but in Florida, who cares, just keep reseting it every month or so. And sell it again by resetting it first. We have enough trees in Florida to clear the smoke from cars
Hello Scotty, may I please ask for your recommendation for an OBDI scan tool for a 93 F-250? Thank you.
HI Scotty I Have a 2009 Suzuki sx4 with 310 000 Km and it still drive and run great but I have this misfire P0303 code and sometimes p0304 . I've already change all spark plugs and coil pack but the error code keep coming back on cold starts most of the times, what could be the issue? (I dont have any power loss)
thank you!
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Love scotty man.... "THIS DESTORYED MY CAR!!!!" meanwhile nothing was broken.... and the tool worked....as well as it can at least...
This guy is giving so much knowledge for free. I make sure to watch every single video so I can make sure my good old Corolla stays healthy
toyotas are reliable like trump.
My 2001 E11 is loving this channel
We got an 08 Corolla new and now our son is driving it...has 125,000 and no issues!!
Same with my Camry SE V6 he's so funny too man I laugh so hard everytime I watch him he's a hoot!
The Thailand made Corollas are garbage. The mechanics say they give a lot of trouble.
Keep cranking these videos out Scotty! It doesn’t matter what the subject is-it’s new to me and I always learn something! You are a treasure of info for diy’ers. Tremendous thanks.
I thought he retired from making videos last year?
I bought a Blue Driver back when you first reviewed it. Last winter my check engine light came on in my Passat TDI and it had a hard time starting, especially in the cold. I plugged in the scanner, it told me it was the glow plugs were bad. I think it even told me which one it was. I ordered the parts and replaced all the glow plugs myself for good measure and it’s started great ever since 😃. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us Scotty! I watch all your videos and it’s save me, my family, and friends a lot of headache and lost money.
Men like this who have spent their lives learning and dedicated to their craft, and, are willing to share that knowledge are absolute treasures. Thank You Scotty!
😂😂😂😂😂
So the scan tool didn't destroy Scotty's car?
no, but he tricked us into learning
no. its just despite his "old fart" appearance the man knows how to work a TH-cam algorithm
@@BillehBobJoe i never know what the video is really is about until halfway in
One of the few channels I’ll come to even though…
@@BillehBobJoe he does make 1.5 million a year from TH-cam
Brought a cheap, old scan tool with me when I bought a used car a month ago. No check engine light was on, but I pulled 3 codes. Saved me $500 off the price he was asking.
I missed the part where the scan tool destroyed his car
And me !
It's probably a glitch. It happens.
Possibly a 20 second misfire Senior moment ?
It's at the very end.
@@rudiwendt5278 Are we still talking about the Scan Tool?
I love you so freaking much Scotty, you're like the wise old Grandfather I never had. I'm having issues with my 2011 328i, at first I thought the transmission was slipping but I realized it's something related to valve timing, most likely VANOS, especially at 84k. That was a relief but I tried going to O'Reilly's today and used this exact scan tool minus the graph option and like you said, I'm in that no man's land where it's not throwing anything significant. That being said, I'm so glad the TH-cam algorithm recommended this video at just the right time. When my personal mechanic comes to check on my car I'm gonna make sure he also runs tests on everything you listed in this video to make sure I don't miss anything or end up fixing what's not broken. What would we do without you Scotty? How do we repay you for your infinite knowledge and wisdom?
Scan tools on modern cars are mandatory. Otherwise you’re just shooting in the dark. Good luck!
Oh yeah!
I wonder when a scan tool will be built into the vehicle.
Edit I said I wonder when.
I didnt say I thought it was a good idea.
The ability to manipulate the consumer is exactly why I wonder about this.
@@fixitallpaul4847 I'd rather to use standalone scan tools. If it's built in to the car it can be manipulated easier, so eh
@@fixitallpaul4847 if it was up to the manufacturers (and dealers) you wouldn't be able to scan/fix your own
car, and you would have to take it into the dealer. Be thankful that the OBDII requirement is written into law. Although this hasn't stopped manufacturers from putting barriers in place to stop people from fixing their own cars anyway. When the manufacturers are donating millions to fight right to repair legislation you can see what direction they really want to go in.
Some guys are ok shooting blanks others want a baby lol
Thanks for explaining how to use some of the scan tool functions and more importantly how to interpret the data. I have an Innova 5210 scan tool and the owner’s manual doesn’t explain too many of the functions, but Scotty fills in the missing information. What a wealth of knowledge!
“Modern problems require modern solutions.”
Or a big hammer.
If that doesn't work a crusher comes to mind
@@drevil2783 lol
@@drevil2783 ah so thats why they call you dr evil lol
I have cheap Sears scan tool and it really helps alot! Went to look at a used car and the guy says, No check engine! Plugged in the tool and it lit up like the Apollo 13 computer!
this had me dyin 🤣
Houston we have a problem.
@Biggus Dickus I kissed your sister, too.
Sweet
What did it tell you?
Thank you for all your videos Scotty everybody in my family knows who you are because everyone has run into car problems and came across your videos hahah Thank you for all you do!
One of the very best of Scotty’s Videos, one topic thoroughly covered.
Scotty is the absolute Best. Hello from Lake Talon, Ontario, Canada.
Uh.. WHAT Scan Tool Destroyed his car??
Thank you for showing us exactly what's important to check for, Scotty. You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar
Lots of dishonest people will disconnect the battery before you go check out the car they are selling .
That ( temporarily) clears the check engine light UNTIL the monitors have time to reset them .
A scanner will tell you if the Computer Monitors are set or not . Dont buy a car if the monitors are not set or you may have codes show up once they re-set .
That doesn't work on OBD2 vehicles. Codes are stored in NVRAM. Disconnecting the battery won't clear NVRAM. The NV part literally means "non-volatile".... The codes actually have to be cleared and a quality scan tool (such as an OBDLink LX or MX/MX+ with OBDLink software) can tell you how many miles the vehicle has travelled since codes were cleared, or how many times the vehicle has been started since codes were cleared.
@@aaronthomas6155 But it does turn off the check engine light on odb 2 cars .
Try it !
I had people do it right before I showed up and then say the battery went dead.
He isnt wrong.. I picked one up at harbor freight, diagnosed all the codes my Camry was throwing, 1 by one I tracked down the problems and fixed them all...Its great that he explains what graphs mean and when the percentages are acceptable... Gotta love this guy.
My Bluedriver arrived today per your recommended tools link. Zeroed in on the service engine alert on my wife’s car within one minute of use. Small fix, $27 part, but she wants a garage to change the part. Next test will be driving the car around and see if anything else trips. Thank you Scotty!
love my blue driver! Need to give them to my kids as they leave the nest.
It's great Scotty is giving lessons in how to read scan tools. I know a car dealer that has one and can't determine the data shown. He once changed an accelerator pedal when the scan tool showed throttle sensor fault he actually needed to buy a new throttle body.
😂🤣🤣 OMG! This made my morning! The younger generation today! I'm not even an auto mechanic by ANY stretch of the imagination, but even I can generally identify every component under an Engine's hood! I helped a young friend out one day who could not identify ANYTHING under the hood! He knew what the radiator was, that was about it! Geeeezz! They should teach basic auto mechanics in the classroom!
What was the car's problem?
@@rglservices7944 No acceleration
@@mattpaws ok good. I had to change the throttle body on my car because of no acceleration. but there is another problem. 1. the vehicle cannot reverse up a slope only on level road. 2 start vehicle and the idle rev stays high at 1.5. - 2
Until you put it in Drive
@@rglservices7944 can't help you with that one I'm afraid I would guess it is a gearbox problem ask Scotty on his website he has helped me.
Love your videos and car tips. From a life time Houstonian, sorry to hear you're no longer in Houston. Keep up the great work Scotty!
like. I need a good scan tool
I love u Scotty...no dull moment. Learn a lot from u as always. Thank u so much. Great personality and great conversation. I can listen to this guy my whole life and never get irritated nor bored. God bless u sir.
We bought a scan tool on your advice quite a while back. Fortunately we had it with us when we were traveling with the class C RV on a Sprinter chassis. It kept going into limp mode, reducing our speed to a crawl. It turned out the fuel filter was dirty. Replacing it solved the problem. But if we weren’t able to reset and get out of limp mode it would have sucked.
Great story
I too have one for my Sprinter. Mercedes is very picky and I had to buy a very expensive scan tool. The expensive ones are needed for some complex features of the vehicle.
Todd , that's really COOL that you were able to diagnose your RV, when you were on vacation, eliminating down time and having to pay for the high costs of having a mechanic do it!
edgar aragon We still had a mechanic replace it, we were on a trip and we didn’t have the tools far away from home. But if I had to crawl it would’ve taken a long time and I wouldn’t be able to schedule the repair down the road in a shop of my choice. We were stuck on the side of the interstate. Just being able to continue made that little machine worth it’s weight in gold.
Cool story bro, big if true.
Just came across Scotty's channel; It's rare that someone offers so much insight and knowledge truly looking out and educating people. Your Awesome Scotty! thank you and expect me to contact you before I purchase a vehicle this year.
This is my favorite of all your videos! We live in the age of DIY, and you're helping us do just that, thank you!!!!!
Great tutorial, it helped me sort out my vehicle problem. Diagnosed EGR circuit failure. Car went to Limp mode. I noted also way too much oil had been put in during recent service almost 2 pints over. I pumped out excess oil, back to correct dip stick level, and fault now appears to be solved.
Scan Tool Network - Mileage Correction.... Even more harmful to your car!!.
Scotty... this vid. is faaantastic! Your videos are going to be helping generations to come! 🤗
What happens to someone's TH-cam channel when they die though?
Always great reliable info, keep up the good work Scotty.
I've been completely happy with your cheap recommended scan tool on your description. Been plenty for me!
I wonder how a used auto dealership would react to someone showing up to their lot with a scan tool. If they don't let you plug-in, that would tell you something.
id also imagine they wouldnt let you test drive a car long enough to get real readings on a scan tool either
I doubt the dealership would care. They mostly hire anyone and generally may have one decent mechanic and a bunch of parts changers posing as mechanics. Unless it's warrant work the dealer is the last place I would take my car !
From my experience the salesman doesn't mind at all.
Not necessarily, some people might have the cheap testers that can damage the computer! So, I do understand if the car dealership don't allow it. It makes a lot of sense to me!
So Scotty which scan tool ruined your and you are mad as hell??
Scotty you are a good man. I wish you were closer to Oregon so I could get to know ya better. Thanx for all you do!
I like to think of myself as a experienced mechanic and auto electrican but this dude is up to his eyeballs in knowledge, and he's not one of those egotistical folks like some. good on him..
I like the guy who has to credential himself on TH-cam talking about egotism
‘I don’t need no stinkin’ ABS’ - Scotty ‘Savage’ Kilmer
I intentionally disconnect one wheel sensor to disable abs always anti lock brakes are the worst, its worth losing traction control.
Pull fuses
Hahaha! Funny 😄
@@ChrisD4335 LOL, some cars might throw a fit over that, so not recommended.
A system normal drivers don't use but maybe once a year because rain or something bothers you, but those abs, traction, and CEL lights blinking and making noise. All day everyday do not.?
That 20 seconds headlight on is actually a really good simple test of the battery. If you have a borderline dead battery, turning on the headlights without the alternator running drains the battery extremely fast (it's 2 light bulbs draining about 4amps each, nothing else drains that much on the car) and you can see the voltage drop from 13+ down to 12 in a few seconds. If you then try to crank the engine, the battery can already be drained enough that you can barely start the engine, if at all.
I know this because I went through this mess.
Oh, and to give you credits. The bad battery was also the cause of rough idling and bad acceleration because the spark plugs weren't properly provided with stable voltage since the battery has a buffer function in the overall system and the alternator isn't a reliable stable source of voltage.
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My 220amp h.o alternator on my 1.8l laughs at the accusation of not being a reliable source of amperage
@@ert-wert Your point is granted. I missed to point out that it may also just be an issue with weak or bad alternators in conjunction with bad batteries and if the alternator is dimensioned in a such way that it can easily dish out all the energy needed ten it probably won't cause issues.
But most people have factory alternators which are much weaker than 220A.
The displacement of your engine is rather irrelevant in that topic btw
@@Asto508 smaller engine - smaller belt - smaller alternator??? Thats what I was figuring
@@ert-wert it’s about the pulley dimensions and those don’t really scale up that much from smaller to larger engines. The difference between 1l and 3l+ engines is sometimes not even 30% in crankshaft pulley diameter. Alternator pulleys are mostly also the same size.
So, 1000 rpm on a larger engine generates not much more rpm on the alternator than a small 1.0l engine.
Absolutely awesome!
Thank you Scotty. Please, what is that scanner?
I discovered your channel around a year ago. I have learned so much!
I own 4 BMWs. 1 528 manual and 3 750's. I have owned 11 in the last 30 years. They have been nearly flawless.
I'm driving distance from you, if they fix the bridge. I would enjoy you driving my 2020 750! It is incredible.
One thing he didn't mention is make sure your ignition is in the off position before plugging in or unplugging the scanner from your OBD port
I know this is a year after you posted this, but I’m curious what you mean. I’ve unplugged and plugged in my Autel into my ‘06 Colorado plenty of times in all varieties of ignition status with no issues, and have never heard of this issue before. Same with countless other vehicles and monitors. Only with OBD 1 systems am I aware of issues regarding KOEO/KOER status when using the devices. Is that what you’re referencing, or am I about to learn something new?
@@GetTheFO A lot of sensors have a five-volt reference signal going to them computers can be susceptible to voltage spikes when your pugging, or unplugged a connector to a component whether it be to a sensor, battery, or the data link connector i was always told in my schooling as an automotive technician its just good practice. The same goes for wearing a ground strap when working around printed circuit boards. you might get lucky 20 times its the one time you get a voltage spike that will cause you a lot of unnecessary grief.
@@johnmitchell2741 fair point! I’d honestly never really considered that before.
Thank you for being there Scotty you make the world 🌍 a better place 👏Bless you for all you share today and every day helping us to understand how things work!🥰🚘💯🇺🇸
I love the bird🐦 sounds and cats 🐱 in Scotty’s videos!!🤣🤠☺️
Love this channel.. love the attitude and personality of this guy! Any recommendations on a specific scan tool Scotty? I'm a TH-cam mechanic and pretty regularly service my own vehicles and families
I bought the Blue Driver and use it often; it works great! Be careful not to lose sight of it however, your friends, family and neighbors will be using regularly as well!
I love Scotty. I never fail to learn something and he is definitely entertaining in his presentation of what is otherwise rather dry material. High schools need more teachers like him to engage the students and keep them interested.
Good Thursday afternoon to you Scotty, you should be practically if not already back in Tennessee by now. However if you drive your car like you test drive some of these on your videos you may be in the Gulf of Mexico!😲🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🧰🙌👍🍺
This vid is rich with pro info, i really appreciate your depth of passion and knowledge.
After watching this video I was gonna get the Innova 5160rs and got the 5610 instead.
No regrets. Works fine. It even helped me with the drive cycle to clear an incomplete monitor that I couldn't clear. I followed the instructions on the scan tool and the light went from blinking red to steady green immediately. I took the car in for a smog check right afterwards and it passed right away. Awesome!
Good to see ya Scotty! Have a good time driving back to Tennessee! Great road trip! If only the weather cooperates ⛈️
10:09 - My 94' Celica don't have any Stinking Codes, But most of Ya'll have a Stinking Car Payment.... LOL
Nope
I wish I had a vehicle without computures." I miss the old schools days!"
@@JamesJohnson-wo3dy Have you a feeler gauge you want to sell ?
Scotty literally saves every car owners' lives.
?? Right. The world's greatest mechanic saves the day. He's so good, he works out of his driveway. He's a douchbag.
@@pamike4873 - well said
@@pamike4873 😳why
Scotty, my Tundra loves it when I listen to you on long road trips 😎👍
Thank you Scotty for your motor vehicle knowledge..very good buddy!
Scotty gets pulled over by the police 👮♀️
Police:Keep your hands where we can see them. Scotty:No problem 🤚 ✋
Police: Sir! No sudden movements!
Scotty: Uh oh
And starts filming and telling everyone why the Crown Vic was so much better than the Charger.
Tony D. - I really like Scotty but.........his wild hand gestures are really distracting.
@@longbow6416 Cop: I knew it!
@@rogertycholiz2218 -Just realize that 'background' is always present in every visual. Eventually, as the brain adapts, the 'background' fades into nonexistence. ;}
I have to listen to you every day. Wife owns a Matrix. Great car!
Matrix are garbage. Go back and get a BMW
@@ChicanoOne760i had a Matrix and it was amazing! So, unless you drive a Matrix, you wouldn't know how good a Matrix is.
I agree. Had a 2007 Matrix myself. It was amazing. Mine was the red version of his with the tinted windows. Just didn't have the tinted tail lights he has. And oh yeah,I live 30 minutes from Toyota plant where it was manufactured in Cambridge, Ontario. .
Thank you for your time! Enjoy your videos and teaching.
Thanks Scotty, able to replace the door hinge puns on my 2004 Blazer. Purchased one of the cheap Chinese ones ELM327 MINI. I CHECKED YOUR VID BEFORE I HAD PLUGGED IT IN THANKFULLY. Is there anyway to check them?
I have a graphing OBD2 with specific functions for Porsche on it. It works as a generic OBD2 meaning it works with all cars for the standard things which is great. The Porsche specific stuff allows you to do headlight levels, moon roof, stereo, steering angles, and a bunch of other stuff. It was only 250$ and worth every penny.
I’m so sticking with older V8 and V6. Easy to fix and with the new laws coming out against them they are going to worth a lot more money
Scotty, great video man! Going to pick one of these up as soon as possible.
Thanks Scotty. One of your best.
You're a good salesman. I want this scanner now 🤣🤦
Met too.🤦🏿♂️
I walked into autozone and ran out with this exact scan tool. They didn’t chase me and I came back the week after for another one.
I have a story that fits this video perfectly. My car has 325K miles on it. It's a 1996 Ford Probe SE. It has two catalytic converters. A primary and a secondary. The O2 sensors only monitor the Primary inside the front engine exhaust manifold. Anyway, the secondary converter started rattling and the car was showing a P0421 cat below efficiency code so I had it replaced. The code remained so I figured that the primary converter with 325K miles was going out...it's old. That cost 1000's and that's if you could find a good one. I ignored the code because VA doesn't perform emission testing and drove for years with that code. One day my muffler started getting holes in it so I had it replaced. When I got the car back after the muffler replacement, it had lots more power. I asked to see my old muffler and shook it. All kinds of white chalky dust came out of it. Come to find out, the secondary cat had blown chunks of debris in the muffler restricting the exhaust system and the computer was reading the improper flow through the primary converter as a converter issue. The light has stayed off and the car runs great now. So the converter was never the issue. It was the muffler plumb on the other end that was to blame the whole time.
I need to investigate this one as well. 05 Vue 274,000 miles has been throwing this code. Resetting it and it goes away for a while, but it comes back. Thanks for sharing your experience, greatly appreciated.
Awesome video Scotty, I drive a Volkswagen. Naturally, it has many electronic bits. I left the headlights on with keys in the ignition, wile I was cleaning the interior. I came back to a dead battery. I Jumped the thing and the airbags were disabled. Had a message on the cluster screen. The local Toyota dealership wanted to charge me $100 bucks to reset it. I had to drive 50 miles to reset and test the bloody thing. Luckily Volkswagen did it for free. Still that tool would of saved me a headache.
8:53 - that's always been my favorite Scotty meme he uses 😆
Great info there Scotty. As for the "Test the battery and alternator first" def spot on. Way back in the early 60s when I was an apprentice in a university electronics lab (where we built/tested and repaired everything from in-house built to commercial equipment) the first rule of fault finding was: Test the voltage levels: If the power supply is bad then nothing else will be working properly and therefore fault-finding isn't likely to be successful!
Scotty: "This scan tool destroyed my car and I'm mad as hell!"
**proceeds to give a glowing review of the scan tool**
Thank you Scotty for all the information
wish you all the best
TY Scotty Kilmer, your Grandpa, and Dad gave you an education that has helped 100's of Thousands of people for FREE... wow your dad, and Grandpa would be proud sir... love ya from Texas Scotty - Orange, 100 Miles East on IH-10 ty so much learned a lot from you, well Grandpa and Dad... although i think you picked up mostly from Grandpa my Hero and lots of other folks, not many these days are honest and have integrity... #1 auto man for me.. wish you were in Beaumont, Tx or closer, if i would have known what i know now, Houston i would have come to see ya many times..ty again carry on! From, Texas Bear
PS I KNOW your Grandpa and dad did not have the modern testers, but what impressed me more than anything, is that they taught you, common sense, honesty, and integrity, making a living, not a killing, helping others with word of mouth advertising... most of us are tired of being, "budaned" [screwed] and spending much money that is not necessary. TY Scotty Love ya Brother- continue to help all of those who cannot help themselves..TY TY TY Move to Beaumont, Texas i'll help you with the cost....honest Mechanics are a RARE phenomenon in this crazy time in America.... :) From Texas Bear only 23 miles from Beaumont!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gotta love the scan tool, used mine to confirm my diagnosis one time on my dad's truck.... my dad was misfire, so I pop on the scan tool and the code that popped up was misfire #8..... fixed it in almost no time, but man am I happy I had that scan tool
Great video, the first one I’ve ever seen that just shows you the basics of using a scan tool, and simple explanations of key features. How simple was that others should use this video as an example of creating useful content.
I've had a bluetooth tool for a few years now.. has saved me so many headaches and made it so much easier to figure out what is wrong. Everyone should have one!
Torque app
I've got the Enova scan tool and the blue Driver both are great tools. I've had no problems using my Blue Driver on both I phone and android .Really like all the info you give out.
I was in a shop having my tire replaced and a young man next to me and I got talking. He was trying to resurrect a 1995 car with a bad A/C, I told him he was better off buying a car later than 1995 when they changed over to the new coolant, because the no one is importing Freon any more and it's almost impossible to find anyone able or willing. I told him that a conversion would cost around $2K and an older car probably wasn't worth it unless it was a classic of some kind. I went on to tell him that I had just gone through the used car shopping process after watching a lot of Scotty's advice on inspections, engine and transmission 101's, and scanner tools.
He asked the owner how much a conversion would cost. "About $2K."
I told him about Scotty and he checked on his phone and seemed quite eager to view the huge list of videos, including the one on scan tools like this one. The manager of the shop overheard me and said, "I've got to stop you there. I can't tell you how many times some guy comes in hear with a home diag from one of those cheap tools, and it's totally wrong."
I asked, "You use a professional $5K scanner right?"
"Yes, I do."
"Of course; you own a shop, and you use it nearly daily, so you can justify it. I just need something to show me any red flags, which my cheap tool did great. I caught a guy who tried clearing his check-engine light, and another who had some weird readings that a test drive confirmed was not accelerating right. I skipped both those vehicles. How much would you charge to check out a car for me if I brought one in here?"
"A hundred bucks."
"That's reasonable, but I checked out ten cars before I picked one. I couldn't afford to bring them all in here to take advantage of your pro scanner. That tool was well worth it to me."
The young man was still busy checking out the list of Scotty's videos like someone who had just discovered a guru.
Scotty recommended a cheap scan tool around a year ago. Creeder 3001. I bought it and it works well with the basics. Nice that it does do data streaming so you can monitor temps, etc. I think it was around $40.
Would it read transmission temp for a VW bug???
You have convinced me to try the Innova 5160rs. Thank you!!
Scott, Your GREAT!!! You have helped me out of several situations and saved me a ton of $$$. Keep it up 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you for sharing your knowledge on how to use a scan tool!!! I’m really considering getting one, probably the same one you were using!
That's right Scotty never locks his garage at night !
Wish I knew that trick checking ignition timing for stability with my Cadillac. If I recall it was jumping all over the place at idle but I didn’t know any better lol. Took the engine apart and the timing chain tensioner was maxed out and still too loose 🤣🤣😂
Thank you so much Scotty❤ You are so AWESOME!! I learn so much from you!
I have 8 scan tools! Lol! 3 are junk! I will continue to buy them and evaluate them!
Scan tools are a must have item!
It's been getting bloody cold here in Australia of late, and my car has started having this weird issue in where the automatic headlights are turning off the moment the key is pulled from the ignition. Through using my Bluetooth OBD2 tool and a battery alternator tester I was able to work out that it's the cold mornings putting the hurt on my battery resulting in a low voltage trigger on my BEM in which it disables my auto headlight courtesy timer as the car thinks the battery is bad.
The battery is fine however, still reads 640 of 650 cold cranking amps, it's just that my dedicated LPG vehicle doesn't like the really cold mornings...
Hi Scotty, I love all of your videos keep them coming. I was wondering what your thoughts are on engine tuners like the diablo or any of the other brands out there? Thank you.
All the Scotty love makes these comments seem like they are written by Scotty.
Thank you for making this video I just got a innova scanner watching you but I didn’t understand a lot off the information now I do
Good info Scotty. Hope TN is treating you well 👍🏽
Has anyone ever met a mechanic smarter than SCOTTY?? He's amazing!
Yea most mechanics
He’s ok, I don’t like the oversold headlines, but he does provide useful information. He’s probably more helpful for people just learning.
Yep, actual mechanics.
He hasn’t got a clue what he’s talking about. He just presents himself like he does.
No destroyed car, but my ignorance on scan tools is destroyed. Well played, Scotty. Well played.
Thank you Scotty for that very use full info. I will keep it on mind.
Thanks, Scotty. I always appreciate your information.
Your videos are great, I've been sharing them with all my friends. I've been a mechanic since I was 13. I worked at a gas station (when they were actually full service stations.) I went on to be come an ASE master tech as well as a Gold Level Honda tech. Now that I'm 67 I opened a Lawnmower repair shop. They have computers too. John deere has the most. Cub Cadet riding lawnmowers have a fuel injector where the carb used to be.
So I recently started getting into cars and well I’m a noob. I know nothing about cars and just today I started watching your vids. I hope I can one day fully understand a car just as well as you Scotty. Cheers 🍻
Great review. These devices are as you say invaluable now. Thanks for your insight, and advice. Some Bluetooth OBD set-ups will now tell you if Eg ABS is fitted or not.
I've old school and modern battery and alternator test kit (DIY) that work on most 12/24v systems, but won't work on 6v (motorcycles and disability scooters etc), but they can be a phaff, an OBD device can do the same job, in seconds instead of (if you know what your doing) 10 -30 mins (depending on circumstances and fault).
The amount of times, back in the day, when I worked in parts, I'd have customer say to me "I need a new battery", I'd ask them if they were sure, they'd look all puzzled. I'd then go and test the battery and the alternator (the VR) and 8 times out of 10 it was an alternator fault, if it had overcharged the battery (a VR failure) then it would take the battery out too, thus it would kill a new battery too. Whether I sold them a battery or an alternator I always ended up with repeat business because I was honest👍💜😊
I had two friends on house boats, with a VR problem within a year of each other. Their batteries are big (banks of them) and very expensive. With caution they were able to limp back to dock, when I diagnosed the problem remotely, get the VR repaired and thus save their batteries💜👍
This is so cool! First, I am on my way to watch all zillion videos. Second, I will purchase one of those scan tools.
Mr. Scotty, thank you so very much!
It is rare to hear Scotty say “Parking Brake” instead of “Emergency Brake”.
Newer ones are electronic parking brakes. They can't be deployed in an emergency, or in the snow for fun. They are only motor actuated and just apply the outer pad
@@don2deliver The design has changed over time, but the primary function hasn’t. Even though some could be used that way in some vehicles, I’ve never seen the word “Emergency” used for the name in the owner’s manual or inside a passenger vehicle. It is usually referred to as a Parking Brake, which is the primary function.
@@bobwigg761 - Correct. It's to stop your car from moving on inclines, putting enormous stress on the pawl in the transmission. If that shears, your car is not stopping for anything.
@@don2deliver you can still use electronic ones in the snow, I've done it in a Buick verano
Yes, finaly... Nice detail video as always. One question Scotty, do you have any info about EU car market scan tool similar to blue driver or Innova? I surfed their web pages and only models for American market are in the list.
Dear Scotty, thanks so much for this video. You gave great advice!
Love your picture comments !
Thank You for advice on this subject !!
Scotty I missed the pop up smiley/laughing horse !
Almost every time I watch scotty's videos I learn something new!
Fact
I learned that Scotty's scan tool makes a loud bird noise when testing. We shall him "Bird person".
Scotty l love your videos. Thanks for posting. No nonsense talk. And great info. Hello from Uk !