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Unpopular opinion: Reading dash light codes is a skill every mechanic should have | Auto Mechanics - Vivisector
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rileyd43
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6mo ago
Unpopular opinion: Reading dash light codes is a skill every mechanic should have
I just picked this up from a guy at the junkyard! It's way faster than hooking up a scanner for simple checks.
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patel.christopher
6mo ago
Oh man, that's so true. I used to keep a bent paperclip in my glovebox just to jump the OBD port and count the check engine light flashes.
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drewpatel
6mo ago
Bobby pins work great for that in a pinch.
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grant347
6mo ago
Solidarity with patel.christopher on the old-school diag methods. Some of us just have that kind of car luck.
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mila278
6mo ago
Totally agree! I've used
@drewpatel
's paperclip trick more times than I can count.
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