This need to "fool the computer"...That's been my problem with most OBD vehicles I've been involved with...A good percent of my "no run/no drive (till you fix this..) problematic OBD incidents, they seem to be faulty signals, bad senders, and really nothing wrong *except* the OBD system itself. If you're somewhere well-lighted with the skills to follow an intricate wiring diagram, with an accurate multi meter that you have a clue about, or a dealer or knowledgeable shop is nearby..you're all set. But in my experience, the problem shows at 4am in Pahrump, Nv. In a snow storm or some such, and it turns out to be a bogus signal giving a false warning light......or worse...sending the vehicle into "limp home mode" or making me disconnect the computer/battery, over and over, to move the vehicle to somewhere where I'm told "You're lucky! It was just a glitch in the OBD...nothing really wrong". I don't like em. Give me actual gauges... On Mar 5, 2014 7:29 PM, "David Bjorkman" <ddbjorkman@verizon.net> wrote: > > That was a joke. As a matter of fact, it's been a PITA in some resp... Lots of other stuff has to be fooled or patched. > > Dave B > > Wait a minute Dennis. My bus (87 Vanagon w/ VW Gen 5 inline gas) is OBDII and it doesn't tell me if the gas tank cover is loose :-) > "maintenance indicator light" is there for. ..... These vehicles > > will even know if there is a fuel vapor leak such as a bad tank cap. > > > > > > > Dennis > |
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