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Showing my dad how to use a scan tool for the first time
He's been fixing cars forever but never tried new tech. I walked him through reading codes on his own car. What old-school skills have you updated for family members?
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baker.willow7mo ago
He's fixed cars forever so a scan tool isn't that wild.
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haydenmurray7mo ago
Actually, @baker.willow, for a guy used to diagnosing by sound and smell, a scan tool can seem pretty wild. It's a whole different world from timing lights and vacuum gauges.
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quinna897mo ago
I used to agree with baker.willoy that old school mechanics didn't need new tools, but seeing a scan tool solve a hard problem in seconds changed my mind for good.
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lunafox7mo ago
My cousin's a mechanic and he told me once that every car after 1996 has the same OBD2 port, which kinda blew my mind. It means the scan tool basically speaks one language now, instead of needing a different book for every make. For someone who learned by checking spark plugs and listening for knocks, that has to feel like going from a paper map to GPS. It's not that the old skills are wrong, but the new tool just gives you the answer straight up instead of a bunch of clues.
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