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c/auto-mechanicshannah385hannah3853h agoProlific Poster

Serious question, has anyone else had a cheap scan tool lie about a transmission code?

I bought a $150 generic OBD2 scanner off a truck last month. It said my customer's Ford had a bad solenoid, so I spent 4 hours pulling the pan. Found nothing wrong. Hooked up my shop's real scanner, and it was a simple wiring harness chafe. Lost a whole afternoon and ate the labor cost myself. What scan tools do you guys actually trust for transmission work?
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kaiharris
kaiharris2h ago
Cheap scanners often misread transmission codes, so you need a real shop tool for that.
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