I have read that those cheap OBD2 readers can kill your ECU if you leave them plugged in forever (Especially the crappy ones used by insurance companies to monitor your driving).
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From the post:
>It’s no real secret that modern-day cars are basically a collection of computers on wheels, which also means that we get all the joys of debugging complex computer systems and software with cars these days. Rather than a quick poke under the hood to rebuild a carburetor and adjust the engine timing by hand, you’ll be pulling out a scan tool to gain access to the computer and figure out why the darn thing won’t start after someone else used a scan tool on it, as happened to [DiagnoseDan].
I have read that those cheap OBD2 readers can kill your ECU if you leave them plugged in forever (Especially the crappy ones used by insurance companies to monitor your driving).
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From the post:
>>It’s no real secret that modern-day cars are basically a collection of computers on wheels, which also means that we get all the joys of debugging complex computer systems and software with cars these days. Rather than a quick poke under the hood to rebuild a carburetor and adjust the engine timing by hand, you’ll be pulling out a scan tool to gain access to the computer and figure out why the darn thing won’t start after someone else used a scan tool on it, as happened to [DiagnoseDan].
