Finally changed my mind about those cheap OBD2 scanners after a Honda Civic stranded me on I-35 last Tuesday

Ngl, I always thought the $20 Bluetooth ones were fine for reading codes, but that $150 Autel I borrowed from the shop next door actually showed me a failing fuel pump sensor instead of just a generic misfire code, has anyone else had a budget scanner totally miss a real issue?

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jennys7227d ago

@thea_mitchell20 and me have the same luck lol, my $20 one said "all good" while my car was actively on fire.

thea_mitchell201mo ago

Oh man my buddy used a $15 scanner and it said his alternator was fine right before the battery died on a road trip lol

murray.spencer1mo ago

@thea_mitchell20 that cheap scanner missed a bad MAF on my truck too, cost me a weekend of guessing.

simon_coleman27d ago

My first cheap scanner told me my fuel pump was fine THREE DAYS before the car died completely on the highway. That $150 one you borrowed sounds like it actually knows what its doing.