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OEM scan tool vs cheap knockoff, learned that lesson the hard way in Newark
Picked up a $180 generic scanner to program a bumper sensor on a 2022 F-150. Three hours wasted, car threw a CEL and the ABS light came on, had to borrow my buddy's OEM tool for $90 an hour rental. Anyone else burn money on those cheap clones or am I the only sucker here?
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victorhernandez1mo ago
My buddy Tom bought one and it bricked his whole dash cluster, had to tow it to a real shop just to get it to start.
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lisab321mo ago
Heard a guy at the parts store say the cheap ones basically just read codes and pretend they can do more. Sounds like yours at least took a real swing at it before messing things up. Hopefully the rental sorted it out.
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