Originally Posted by
Tinggu
FIXD — I Was Almost Scammed Over $1500 By My Family’s Mechanic For A Cheap Fix
Came across this little device on FB today and wonder if it is what it says it is. Bluetooth device plugs into OBD port and communicates with smartphone app to clear codes etc. US$60. Hate the marketing methods and have reservations that it could work across all makes and models.
What do you lot think? CToo soon to chuck the Nanocom?
Cheers.
Pete
LOL!
I don't know the details of the story in the ad spiel in the link .. but the woman changing mechanic due to the difference in price is a stupid way to market a product.
eg. if the MIL came on due to a faulty MAF or throttle body or whatever other critical system like that, her family mechanic may have quoted $1K for a genuine item replacement, whereas another mechanic may have quoted her on an aftermarket item(Chinese made) .. or something.
No specifics = BS marketing.
When companies advertise using shock tactic BS marketing, then the better practise is to avoid their products!
Like Philip said, D2 TD5 is non OBDII compliant(I think up to the 2004 models).
Europe mandated OBDII in 2001(petrol) and 2004(Deisel)
D2 V8 is OBD compliant due to the fact that it had to be for the US. TD5 not sold in the US.
I think in Aus OBD wasn't mandated until 2007 or so.
Sis has a 2004 Rav4, and I assumed it was OBD capable. She had a lot of issues re the throttle body on it.
After a lot of research, it transpired that it required a dedicated code reader to clear the code to get it going again.
Arthur.
'99 D1 300Tdi Auto
'03 D2 Td5 Auto
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