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People are also stupid to buy auto insurance from companies which use their commercials to brainwash people with subliminal message promoting black supremacy.
Hey Scotty, I would use marvel Mystery Oil in gasoline over Sea Foam any day. Been using Marvel for 55yrs & it doesn't hurt my 4 catalytic converters on my 1999 F150 4.6 with over 114,000 miles. I use this to, 3 times a yr Techron® Concentrate Plus, Complete Fuel System Cleaner, is designed for gasoline carburetor or fuel injected spark ignition engines. My own mechanic can't get over how smooth my engine runs. Change the oil....
Hi Scotty, I have a friend who lives in Florida who had one of those insurance dongles. When he got home, he finished listening to something on the radio, then went in his place. On his next billing notice,m his rates had shot up. Their explanation is that he let his car idle too long, too may times. Needless to say, he got rid of the dongle and that Insurance company.
They probably think it sits running all the time unattended. Could be a theft/safety concern causing them to increase your rates. Depends on local thefts and how often and long you leave it running. But insurance companies look for any reason to make more money.
Holy crap! I just found Scott today researching land rovers. I was thinking of buying a particular model but will not be doing that after watching Scotty. Besides his good advice I can’t help but to laugh out loud at how he delivers said advice. His Mannerisms his way of speaking his genuine care of the information he gives is priceless.
What one were you looking at buying? Idk about new ones but (knocking on wood) I've had my 2007 HSE 4.4L for coming up on 7 years and it's been nothing short of Awesome. I couldn't pass it up. 74K miles , got it for $9800 ( cash) . I couldn't imagine living without it now. I have 3 disc herniations and a fractured vertebrae in my lumbar and my Rover changed my life for the much much better . Driving useda kill me. I could leave my house in a good mood and 40 minutes later after tons of potholes I arrived to my destination in pain and a foul mood. Not any longer tho!! Sure , some parts are crazy expensive but I'd you can do things yourself or have a guy , it's no different than owning an F250 cost wise.
Hi Scotty. Here in Montreal Canada my car insurance has an app that you download on your phone and it tells your speed, travel distance, if you brake hard or put the pedal to the metal. Nothing goes in the diagnostic port! As you say and being a mechanic myself those are for diagnostics ONLY!! Great content! Keep up the Awesome work! Mark.
Scotty, you need to warn folks about potential surprise spills with your upper right pics. The Chinese restaurant pick made me laugh/spit my drink. Very nice little joke there!
The Progressive snapshot messed up the computer in my car. It even blew a 15 amp fuse but they wouldn't do anything to fix it. Sounds like class action suit time.
I personally don’t like these and I would not tell anyone to get them but that was probably you’re fault maybe some kind of debris got caught in the connectors that device doesn’t need any really power to run so how it blew you’re fuse is unknown but it pulls as much electricity as an led light and that’s absolutely low like the dome lights in you’re car it’s not a power demanding device hopefully it wasn’t water damage or something was already going on and you didn’t notice till you plugged this device in
I vouch for that. A MUCAR OBDII dongle caused the Nissan Pathfinder computer to go crazy and I had tons of CANBUS communication errors on all systems. Luckily there was no permanent damage as I immediately removed the dongle. The Bluedriver works well. Thanks for the video.
Thanks Scotty ... I was wondering about DOT 3 and DOT 4 brake fluid when I was flushing my old van the other day .... I used DOT 3 and now I'm glad you confirmed it.
Good Grief !! I've used Dot 5 Silicone brake fluid for years, after flushing out the old brake fluid. Never had a problem with losing brakes, or having to replace rusted brake lines.
@@warriormanmaxx8991 Same here. There are plenty of videos where someone like Scotty babbles on about how evil DOT 5 silicone brake juice is, but none of them have ever tried it. Close to 30 years ago, I properly converted to DOT 5. That was the last time I spent money on brakes other than pads.
I’m an emissions inspector tech from Pennsylvania and I can’t tell you how many people come in with these stupid things plugged into their obd port. It causes all kinds of communication issues between modules and will throw a check engine light. It should be illegal to plug anything into that port.
Thanks for the info. Farmers Insurance used to have dongle also, maybe this is why they stopped using them. Thanks for the tips on deicing my locks, the break fluid & over-priced Gas. As for the 3 cans of Sea Foam, that I have, I guess that I will have to put them in my spring yard sale, not even my weed eater or small chain saw can use the stuff, they are electric.
I plugged one of them ELM OBD diagnostic things and drove around to monitor fuel trims, and a misfire that happened only under a certain load.. I didn’t even make it a few miles and my truck was driving like absolute crap!! I unplugged it, and it smoothed right out… I still had my original issue which turned out to be a bad hydraulic valve adjuster… As far as the frozen door handles or even pad locks- I’ve always cupped my hands over the handle or lock, and breath heavily and rapidly… That will usually free it up as well…
I 90% agree on using the correct fuel octane for your vehicle. The only exception I make is with my motorhome. The 454 under the hood is rated for 87, but I use ethanol free fuel since it has an onboard generator. Is there truth about ethanol causing sludge/difficulty starting? The generator was rebuilt once and I'd prefer not to do it again.
Yes, gas with ethanol will go bad way quicker than without and gum up the system if it sits too long, so anything that sits a lot shouldn't have ethanol. I use gas with ethanol in my lawn equipment, but towards the end of the season I get ethanol free gas and run everything empty before willing with the 'good' gas.
Be careful heating up that key with a flame. Some car keys have a plastic immobilizer piece embedded in the key. A flame may melt that and your car will not stay running!
I used a BlueDriver on my gas motor for a year without issue. Suddenly on a trip the engine starting having issues just like I’d shut the key off for a millisecond. Occasionally it would stall. $1000 bucks later the tech unplugged that dam thing and it hasn’t happened since. ABSOLUTELY TRUE . “never leave them plugged in “
The obd port is literally the access port to not only "monitor " operations within your vehicles operating systems but to also access settings within your vehicles operating systems...why on earth would you put a "universal " antenna on it possibly allowing another "remote control" to access it....hacked stuff man... newer "higher tech" vehicles not all but some can be "remotely " tuned buy someone on the other side of the world, knowing what hackers are capable of why would anyone put an antenna device on their obd port, correct me if I'm wrong...
My mom went through the same problem by putting the device in her car it's disabled it soon after. Reported it to the consumer affairs Department and asked if there's ever a class action lawsuit against Progressive that should like to be in it. They soon got in contact with her and paid for the repairs in full.
Thank you Scotty for always giving us the truth. I've personally never Seafoamed my car but I know people who have. As far as the hi test gasoline I've only used it when I actually needed it as I would advance my ignition timing to get a little more acceleration out of my engine with the high test gasoline as running that advanced on my distributor would cause spark knock without the higher octane. That being said I ran on regular gas most of the time without the few extra degrees of the spark saving the advancement for when I would race my friends down the street and needed my 0-60 time under 5 seconds. That's not bad for a 1.8 liter DOHC engine. Needless to say it was my first car, and I'm still driving it till this day decades and over 280,000 miles later. It's a 97 Kia Sephia that has the Mazda BP engine and a 5 speed standard transmission. I do appreciate you telling people about not needing the high test gasoline as not very many people actually know what it's really for. God bless you. You're a gift to this world.❤️❤️
Our work has Fueling systems that plug into the OBD port. Now they are adding GPS/vehicle tracking devices that also plug into the same OBD port. So far the biggest issue we've been seeing is batteries dying, as the GPS systems run constantly. I'll have to pay attention to any further issues we start seeing in the computers/electronics of the vehicles.
Recently, I was considering changing my auto insurance to pay-per-mile. All the companies I researched require using a dongle in the OBD port. Thanks to your warning and Alex Turner's email to you, I will not even consider putting an insurance dongle in the OBD port; besides what you mentioned, the entire computer system could short out, which would be an expensive fix on my 2020 Ford Escape. Thanks much, Scotty, keep up the great work! 👍
I had a Scangauge II Plugged in to my car's OBD port for over 50,000 miles. No problems. I now have a version III plugged in to my newer vehicle and again, no problems. It reads out parameters that are important, such as oil and AT temperature and voltage, but car manufacturers fail to display. Previously, I used another device, again with no issues. And Scotty, you once recommended a specific dongle for the same purpose. It is very possible that a particular device is defective and can cause damage. But that does not mean they all will.
I have something similar plugged into my Evo X odb for about 11 years and I never had any issues. It tells me more accurate mpg and it gives me an approximate number of gallons of fuel remaining and it can also clear codes. First I have ever heard of an odb device destroying a car. I think the Evo guys regularly keep their odb plugged into android tablets for diagnostic and different things. There is a thing called a Cobb that AFAIK stays plugged in to the odb and has a dock to mount it on your dash. But in this case it may just be a defective unit.
A lot of great advice packed into one video, nice work Scotty! Insurance companies will always spend the least amount possible in order to wring the maximum amount possible out of their insureds while pretending to be looking out for us. And they don't care. Also, thanks for the education on Sea-Foam. It has it's application as you stated, but not as most people seem to use it. My Hyundai Elantra owners manual actually says to use a fuel system cleaner every 30k miles and specifies 87 octane fuel. I've always run on regular gas, added in some Berryman B-12 at the required intervals, and changed my oil according to manufacturer instructions. 11 years later, I still have an Elantra engine that runs as good as when I bought it new.
Been using a ScanGauge II plugged permanently into my 2007 Focus for over 10 years, never had any issues…and now folks are using the upgraded ScanGauge III. Guess time will tell.
My 88 F250 was failing a tailpipe emissions test. Someone recommended Seafoam so I put a can in the fuel and ran some more directly through the intake manifold. After about 100 miles of driving I went in for a retest (The third one) and the truck passed with a substantial drop in readings across the board. IMO that’s a more definitive test of its effectiveness than someone looking for a smoking exhaust.
Scotty is speaking the truth about dongles. I had a Cadillac roll into the shop with the transmission stuck in limp mode (2nd gear, all the time). No codes, no warning lights. Unplugged the insurance dongle and problem disappeared. GM has a TSB about this specific issue.
I doubt that's what caused it. Bro how do you think tuners work? They do the same exact thing and more. There are millions of people me included who run tuners in their trucks that run off their obd2 port. Mine has been plugged in for like 5 years never had a problem. Maybe if there was video proof of them actually making the car not work then yeah id believe it a little more.
@@ililxaphanlili2600 Your example isn't a good one. Tuners are supplied for one make/model of vehicle, and the manufacturer will test their device on that vehicle to insure it functions properly. Contrast that with a device made in China supplied by an insurance carrier to every make and model sold in the US. Think they test every possible combination? Second, I've been working on 3-5 vehicles a day for 3 decades, and I saw one vehicle with an issue. It's not common. Chatting with fellow mechanics, some had stories of similar issues with dongles, but it's a rare phenomenon. Third, I've known for years that certain makes go into a diagnostic mode when a CAN device is plugged into the DLC. Ford, Kia and Chrysler do for sure. Vehicles aren't meant to be driven in this mode. Fourth, as I mentioned before, GM issued a tsb concerning this specific issue, and in the tsb caution that concerns caused by aftermarket dongles will not be covered by the factory warranty. They wouldn't have published that tsb unless there was a history of documented issues.
@@ricksshop no their not. I had a tuner that worked on y friends 99 7.3 and also worked on my 5.9 but thats not the point scotty said its not meant to have something plugged in constantly when that dosnt matter
@@ililxaphanlili2600 You are completely missing the point. Your diesel tuner was designed for such, and overwrites the stock calibration. Apples and oranges. Insurance dongles tap in to data PIDS at the DLC that are standardized obdII parameters. Every manufacturer supplies them FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES. Not for everyday use. I've seen scanners shut off vehicles when plugged in to the DLC. Whenever a third party device (dongle, scan tool) is plugged in there, it's assigned a CAN channel and becomes part of the communication network in the vehicle. Sometimes the device or the manufacturer doesn't adhere to CAN specifications and issues are the result.
@@ricksshop crazy I tried finding one video example of it doing anything and I couldn't find any, also weird because you think there would be some sort of lawsuit against the insurance companies since every insurance company has their own brand of these. All I see are stories.
Instead of pouring warm water directly on the door handle you can use warm water in a plastic bag and holding it against the handle. Then you won't risk getting more water in the handle mechanism that can freeze.
Frozen lock tip from northern sweden. If you put hot water in a plastic bag and push it towards the frozen item the bag is formed around and would melt the ice in a short time.
Scotty I'm completely on the same wavelength as you !!!!!! I've never used additives or even any car soaps or any chemicals on the paintwork. My Rover 75 Diesel Auto is 23 yrs old and on 220k miles. Still original paint and will easily reach half million miles the way she runs
The tailpipe smoke from Seafoam makes me think of "ear candling". People thought it was sucking stuff out of your ears...except it doesn't do that, at all. The "therapist" would show you a bunch of gunk but that was just candle residue/ash. Seeing shouldn't always lead to believing.
Ugh I know my friend is CONVINCED that those candles work she is always like “oh my god look at all that!” And I’m just thinking, your ears would be seriously screwed up if you got consistent piles of goo coming out your ears. Like you’d be unable to hear. She hears me, but she doesn’t always HEAR me, if you know what I mean. Oh well lol
We tried one of those things from Progressive and got no discount at all. We are not aggressive drivers at all but we live in an area with lots hills. Every time we apply the brakes while going uphill, the thing would beep thinking we were hard braking. No the car just slows down faster when going uphill. It beeped at other weird times as well. We complained about it but Progressive didn't care.
I've put one of those cheap Chinese dongles ($10 long time ago) on my Camry for years and never remove it and use EOBD Facile to read fuel consumption and other stuff. No issues whatsoever. It seems it's a matter of luck with these devices.
@@hikkamorii 4 years ago I bought a Chinese ham radio. It lasted until 2 weeks after the warranty expired. I have 50 year old Japanese radios that work as well as they did when they were new.
@frank1526 - 1. your fuel gauge is not reading "fuel consumption?" 2. what other "stuff" do you need to know about that Camry ... to keep you awake at night ?? 3. no one needs "China" monitoring American's vehicles, including white balloons in the sky !! 4. ehhh?
I know someone who, instead of having to use a dongle, they have an app installed on their smartphone which can detect how fast you're driving. The only thing is when you're a passenger in someone else's car, you have to remember to turn the app off just in case that person is a heavy footed driver.
Exactly....and if you drive a truck it mistakes all the bumps and suspension movement as bad driving...dont do it. They need a lawsuit for damages otherwise they will just blame someone else Fyi C4 works but in moderation...great vid
Why is anyone agreeing to have insurance companies put a surveillance device in their car to begin with? Any small discount isn't worth giving away your privacy. The public should resist these kinds of technologies.
Why would anyone trust a device that has fine print that says "this device must accept interference including interference that may cause undesired operation " these are the rules that wireless communication devices are built to, that "dongle" is a wireless communication device and it can be accessed by "strangers" or "hackers " lord knows what all they could access within your vehicles operating systems
Most Insurance companies don't actually require an OBD dongle any more. Typically, you can simply use their app on your cell phone and that's good enough... Just make sure you always have your cell phone on you in the car otherwise not having enough data can mess with your insurance rates.
About as accurate as consumer reports. He has no clue what he's talking about. He's also insanely brand biased. Notice who's in the comments. Ever see a mechanic or someone who knows about cars agreeing with him? Nope. Just Honda and Toyota fanboys.
My son had a Dodge Charger & it’s computer system was fried by the court ordered interlock device. He had to have Dodge write a statement stating that it fried his computer to have it uninstalled which the company that installed did & they had to reimburse him for the money he spent on towing & getting it repaired
I gotta disagree with you about Seafoam. I have a 2011 F150 Ecoboost with 117k miles, which is a GDI engine. Therefore the valves aren't cleaned by the fuel and develop a fair amount of carbon build up. I used the Seafoam spray you spray into the intake. Holy crap! What a difference it made! My rough idle went away and I gained 2-3 mpg. I simply followed the directions, watched a few how to videos and it worked like a champ! I also added a catch can so all of the crap that goes back through the intake via the pcv now goes into the catch can. Been a great and cheap fix.
yeah i did that too on my 07 is250 with like 180k miles at the time and it increased the mpg and better idle. I also put it into the crank case and gas tank before an oil change here and there and it comes out pretty dark. So I think it does help clean up some sludge inside as well as the injectors cuz just doing that gave me mpg increase. I do my oil changes before 5500mi so that def helps with overall engine cleanliness and life.
The culprit was/is a dirty throttle body. The spray cleaned it up good enough to make the butterfly operate freely. However I'd suggest removing the throttle body and giving it a good ole carb/throttle body cleaner bath and a good toothbrush scrub. 👍
Thanks Scotty ! I just unplugged my Chinese wok from it ! Then I set it outside on my deck and then one large balloon popped out and the dam thing just took off ! Cheers 👍
Agree with everything you said, Scotty, 'til you got to the Premium fuel part. For three years now I have been running 91 octane ARCO or Mobil top tier Premium fuel in my 3400 6 cyl vehicle, of which GM recommends using 87 regular. My vehicle has greater miles per gallon - up 4+, greatly improved performance, smoother running, quicker starting. In fact, it runs BETTER than when it was new 19 years ago.
Spot on with the OBD issue. The port should only be used for diagnostic work only. It basically a low end computer with low end memory in the device. It can only sustain a certain number of read and writes before they start to fail. From what your saying many cars systems could see failures in part of their car due to that particular part of memory becoming damaged. Just looking at this from an IT point of view and it does make sense.
Thank you scotty. I was debating whether I should get a Lexus RX AWD. I kept talking myself out of looking at any of them because I didn't want to be stuck using premium fuel for the whole time I owned one.
I've had a cheapo ELM327 OBD2 dongle that hooks to my phone for under 20$, for 20 years... I use it all the time as it gives real time data my car does not... Never had an issue with it... Maybe some dongles like the progressive one, does stuff... but Scotty is generalizing where he does not know again...
I’ve used those Progressive snapshot devices twice on my 4Runner with no issues. However, you have to keep them plugged in for like 6 months and it’s not worth it to save a couple bucks.
I've always thought just as you said about the High-Test Gas. My Brother-in-law drives a BMW 3-series, and swears up and down that he "HAS" to run the expensive stuff. "Oh, it says right in the manual..." I guess if you've got that kind of money to throw around...
One reason being, the craft port can in fact make many requests for data and as such could overload the cpu, causing the COP to be pulled low causing a system reset. This was the case with the early implementations of the MotorolaHC11
Allstate Milewise requires a dongle too. I’m using it currently without any problems. I had the Snapshot from Progressive at one time and it did damage my car, but Progressive did pay for the repair and asked for the dongle to be returned and gave me the discount anyway.
I have Milewise as well, and thankfully, no problems here. I work from home, so I don't drive often. Sometimes it will send me a message saying it's been disconnected, but it hasn't. I save a lot of money compared to what I used to pay Progressive for a traditional policy, so I hope I don't have to give it up.
Sea foam is an amazing product if used correctly. I used the aerosol version to spray directly into the carb of a motorhome generator. You spray it in till it almost kills the engine, then shut off. Let sit for awhile or overnight and repeat. Yes it smokes like crazy until its all gone. My generator no longer surges or rough running. I have done my lawnmowers with similar results.
If you do the transmission fluid flush at scheduled times transmissions will last forever. If you do it after your fluid is expired your transmission is done.
I did a drain by removing the transmission pan instead of an all out flush. Replaced the filter as well and only added the 5qt of fluid that leaked out. no problems and shifting is noticeably improved in a 2007 Jgc with 170k miles
Thanks Scotty. Always great advise from you. One thing I would not recommend ever is heating up the key with fire. One might overdo it and the plastic and rubber handle along with the transponder might get toast. For safety, hot water is best.
Scotty, you're the best. Maybe a secondary insurance policy is needed to protect us when Progressive doesn't acknowledge or recognize their own liability. A insurance policy to insure a insurance policy. Proactive and progressive progress. And, exactly how far can a dongle dangle when it's doogle is doggel'd?
I have had a SCANGAUGE 2 plugged in for 4 years. I have it set to read water, oil, trans temp , and voltage. Not a diagnostic dongle by any stretch, tho it can read codes, if needed. Never a problem.
If it is made in China, better remove it cause its reliability would not sustain long time current flow without QC of rigorous tolerance exam., sooner or later it would bite you.
Been using a Scangauge to monitor my water temperature and mpg for hypermiling with no issues for over 200k and its powered by my obd2 port. It is an expensive device so it maybe higher quality.
Hey Scotty, My 2016 Subaru outback won’t even get up and go. When I put 91 in it wil atleast get on the freeway at a decent speed. plus It knocks and pings and shakes like crazy with garbage 87 and sea-foam helped my engine in my Lexus stop misfiring Also used it as a pressurize carbon cleaning in my intake seems to work pretty good. I’m a certified automotive technician with 15 years experience teacher was Gary Sornborger at College of the canyons. Canyon country California
My co-workers advised me every fall or spring to use the most expensive gas in my car so that it would clean inside the engine. Instead of using additives. They said to make my tank almost empty and then put in the most expensive gas, once it's done, I can go back to regular gas again. Do you know if this is true? I really appreciate any help you can provide.
The highest octane at shell is supposed to have more detergents so they recommend you use it every one in a while to keep you engine cleaner not because of the octane!
@@lorenzoanderson1411 There is an asterisk, though. Very cheap gas that's trucked in from Mexico (common here in the Southwest) doesn't have the same additives added. Costco and other places love the stuff as it's significantly cheaper. So if you do fill up there, use name-brand fuel every month or so or dump in some injector cleaner.
Sorry I have been using seafoam products for years in cars and motorcycles with great results, Great for storage gas, keeps it fresh through winter storage, also when added through the vacc port on brake booster it cleans intakes and brings back a smoother idle, to each there own I guess,
Wait until your dongle gets "upgraded" with GPS. Your insurance company will see where you're going and might raise your rates to due taking, "improper personal risks which might adversely affect the company's liability tolerance profile you are currently insured under."
@@BlackPill-pu4vi this. Tried to get them once for coverage after being with Allstate for 20yrs, they acted like they were doing me a favor so bye. And Flo is a hoe🤣🤣
OMG, I used one of these in my 350z. This device shut my car off while on the hyway and dam near killed me. It took me a few minutes to figure out what the problem was. Removed it and my car started again. Never again. Never again.
You are wrong about high octane or premium gas there's additives/ detergents to help keep the fuel injectors and intake valves clean this is called top tier fuel look it up it does make a difference I tried putting it in a old car with high mileage from like 2003 it also burned oil and ran rough at idle as soon as I put shell premium that thing ran like it was brand new after few hundred miles and the rough idle was gone it would shake the car when in drive
You'd be better off occasionally buying fuel cleaner additives you can pour in the gas tank and save way more money than buying premium. Like Scotty said higher octane doesn't do much if your car wasn't designed for it.
What about Dot 5.1 brake fluid? I've used Motul's Dot5.1 in both of my cars with great results. Improved pedal feel and yeah I am on the fanatic side lol.
The sea foam is for fogging for winter storage, mostly. I only use marvel mystery oil in my oil when I change it to keep it clean inside the motor.(been doing it for 40 years. My cars get 300.000 miles + on them without going inside the motor.)
Hey Scotty, on that OBD port deal, do you recommend not having anything clip to it... The reason I ask, I have a Lexus GX 460 2019. The mirrors do not fold in automatically when you lock the doors. Long story short, I bought an after-market OBD device where it does when I lock the doors. I've had it on for about 2 years with no issues.
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People are stupid to buy auto insurance from companies which behave like overlords watching every move of the peasants.
People are also stupid to buy auto insurance from companies which use their commercials to brainwash people with subliminal message promoting black supremacy.
Hey Scotty, I would use marvel Mystery Oil in gasoline over Sea Foam any day. Been using Marvel for 55yrs & it doesn't hurt my 4 catalytic converters on my 1999 F150 4.6 with over 114,000 miles. I use this to, 3 times a yr Techron® Concentrate Plus, Complete Fuel System Cleaner, is designed for gasoline carburetor or fuel injected spark ignition engines. My own mechanic can't get over how smooth my engine runs. Change the oil....
Mr Scotty killmer what do you think about the Toyota fielder wagon?
Scotty says don’t use the Progressive OBD device, then mid way through the video I get a Progressive Insurance commercial pop up! Pure awesomeness 😂
It's like the juice. Don't.
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Hi Scotty,
I have a friend who lives in Florida who had one of those insurance dongles.
When he got home, he finished listening to something on the radio, then went in his place.
On his next billing notice,m his rates had shot up. Their explanation is that he let his car idle too long, too may times.
Needless to say, he got rid of the dongle and that Insurance company.
Wow
And just what does a lot of idling have to do with car insurance?! 🤦♂️
They probably think it sits running all the time unattended. Could be a theft/safety concern causing them to increase your rates. Depends on local thefts and how often and long you leave it running. But insurance companies look for any reason to make more money.
And what insurance company did he get?
That insurance company would never make it up north here. Idling your vehicle is part of survival here in North Dakota and Montana.
Holy crap! I just found Scott today researching land rovers. I was thinking of buying a particular model but will not be doing that after watching Scotty. Besides his good advice I can’t help but to laugh out loud at how he delivers said advice. His Mannerisms his way of speaking his genuine care of the information he gives is priceless.
What one were you looking at buying?
Idk about new ones but (knocking on wood) I've had my 2007 HSE 4.4L for coming up on 7 years and it's been nothing short of Awesome. I couldn't pass it up. 74K miles , got it for $9800 ( cash) . I couldn't imagine living without it now.
I have 3 disc herniations and a fractured vertebrae in my lumbar and my Rover changed my life for the much much better . Driving useda kill me. I could leave my house in a good mood and 40 minutes later after tons of potholes I arrived to my destination in pain and a foul mood.
Not any longer tho!! Sure , some parts are crazy expensive but I'd you can do things yourself or have a guy , it's no different than owning an F250 cost wise.
you get a good deal on the car after a few thousand or ten thousand km it starts having problems and breaking down and repairing it is super expensive
This is the first I've heard of the insurance dongles messing up cars. Great information, appreciate it.
Hi Scotty. Here in Montreal Canada my car insurance has an app that you download on your phone and it tells your speed, travel distance, if you brake hard or put the pedal to the metal. Nothing goes in the diagnostic port! As you say and being a mechanic myself those are for diagnostics ONLY!! Great content! Keep up the Awesome work! Mark.
Scotty, you need to warn folks about potential surprise spills with your upper right pics. The Chinese restaurant pick made me laugh/spit my drink. Very nice little joke there!
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Happened to me too in the UK. NEVER EVER USE THOSE TRACKING DEVISES.
I used sea foam to clean my gm 2.2 l variable valve ports that were clogged. Worked like a charm.
I use a Scangauge in all my cars. Never had issues through the years.
The Progressive snapshot messed up the computer in my car. It even blew a 15 amp fuse but they wouldn't do anything to fix it. Sounds like class action suit time.
Yeah, and each customer will get $1.50 each, like all of those useless class action lawsuits.
@@valentinahernandez7291 - But the lawyers will make a killing.
@@valentinahernandez7291 Greedy lawyers don't find them useless.
I personally don’t like these and I would not tell anyone to get them but that was probably you’re fault maybe some kind of debris got caught in the connectors that device doesn’t need any really power to run so how it blew you’re fuse is unknown but it pulls as much electricity as an led light and that’s absolutely low like the dome lights in you’re car it’s not a power demanding device hopefully it wasn’t water damage or something was already going on and you didn’t notice till you plugged this device in
@@valentinahernandez7291 True, but it will make the insurance companies own up to the problem.
I vouch for that. A MUCAR OBDII dongle caused the Nissan Pathfinder computer to go crazy and I had tons of CANBUS communication errors on all systems. Luckily there was no permanent damage as I immediately removed the dongle. The Bluedriver works well. Thanks for the video.
Thanks Scotty ... I was wondering about DOT 3 and DOT 4 brake fluid when I was flushing my old van the other day .... I used DOT 3 and now I'm glad you confirmed it.
Good Grief !! I've used Dot 5 Silicone brake fluid for years, after flushing out the old brake fluid. Never had a problem with losing brakes, or having to replace rusted brake lines.
@@warriormanmaxx8991 Same here. There are plenty of videos where someone like Scotty babbles on about how evil DOT 5 silicone brake juice is, but none of them have ever tried it. Close to 30 years ago, I properly converted to DOT 5. That was the last time I spent money on brakes other than pads.
I’m an emissions inspector tech from Pennsylvania and I can’t tell you how many people come in with these stupid things plugged into their obd port. It causes all kinds of communication issues between modules and will throw a check engine light. It should be illegal to plug anything into that port.
Thanks for the info. Farmers Insurance used to have dongle also, maybe this is why they stopped using them. Thanks for the tips on deicing my locks, the break fluid & over-priced Gas. As for the 3 cans of Sea Foam, that I have, I guess that I will have to put them in my spring yard sale, not even my weed eater or small chain saw can use the stuff, they are electric.
Had problems with Progressive OBD over 17 years ago, on my Saab 9-3. Since then I've never used them.
I am not a mechanic, but I would NEVER put one of those things in my car! They seem very intrusive.
I was going to say the same thing! How much are you really saving to be monitored 24 hours a day/365 days a year??!!
I plugged one of them ELM OBD diagnostic things and drove around to monitor fuel trims, and a misfire that happened only under a certain load.. I didn’t even make it a few miles and my truck was driving like absolute crap!! I unplugged it, and it smoothed right out… I still had my original issue which turned out to be a bad hydraulic valve adjuster…
As far as the frozen door handles or even pad locks- I’ve always cupped my hands over the handle or lock, and breath heavily and rapidly… That will usually free it up as well…
I 90% agree on using the correct fuel octane for your vehicle. The only exception I make is with my motorhome. The 454 under the hood is rated for 87, but I use ethanol free fuel since it has an onboard generator. Is there truth about ethanol causing sludge/difficulty starting? The generator was rebuilt once and I'd prefer not to do it again.
Yes, gas with ethanol will go bad way quicker than without and gum up the system if it sits too long, so anything that sits a lot shouldn't have ethanol. I use gas with ethanol in my lawn equipment, but towards the end of the season I get ethanol free gas and run everything empty before willing with the 'good' gas.
Thanks Scotty for telling the truth about this products. I love your videos. Thanks again for your honesty.
Scotty I absolutely adore you!! The way you explain things is absolutely priceless!! Thank you for just being you!!
This is why you dont hardly see those progressive commercials any more. Quietly make those dongles go away.
That and they use GPS on apps now.
huh uh huh huh you said "dong" huh uhuh
Gives new definition to quiet quitting
@@paularmendariz3163 yes, yes he did.
@@bkfishing5650 just put the app on a burner phone, and leave it at home lol.
Flo from progressive dongled my car, now I have an (ETD) electronic transmitted disease! Lol
Never thought of trying one. Data gathered to lower your rates can be used to jack 'em up too.
Be careful heating up that key with a flame. Some car keys have a plastic immobilizer piece embedded in the key. A flame may melt that and your car will not stay running!
Was thinking the same thing
I used a BlueDriver on my gas motor for a year without issue. Suddenly on a trip the engine starting having issues just like I’d shut the key off for a millisecond. Occasionally it would stall. $1000 bucks later the tech unplugged that dam thing and it hasn’t happened since.
ABSOLUTELY TRUE .
“never leave them plugged in “
The obd port is literally the access port to not only "monitor " operations within your vehicles operating systems but to also access settings within your vehicles operating systems...why on earth would you put a "universal " antenna on it possibly allowing another "remote control" to access it....hacked stuff man... newer "higher tech" vehicles not all but some can be "remotely " tuned buy someone on the other side of the world, knowing what hackers are capable of why would anyone put an antenna device on their obd port, correct me if I'm wrong...
My mom went through the same problem by putting the device in her car it's disabled it soon after. Reported it to the consumer affairs Department and asked if there's ever a class action lawsuit against Progressive that should like to be in it. They soon got in contact with her and paid for the repairs in full.
Good for her! 😀
Thank you Scotty for always giving us the truth. I've personally never Seafoamed my car but I know people who have. As far as the hi test gasoline I've only used it when I actually needed it as I would advance my ignition timing to get a little more acceleration out of my engine with the high test gasoline as running that advanced on my distributor would cause spark knock without the higher octane. That being said I ran on regular gas most of the time without the few extra degrees of the spark saving the advancement for when I would race my friends down the street and needed my 0-60 time under 5 seconds. That's not bad for a 1.8 liter DOHC engine. Needless to say it was my first car, and I'm still driving it till this day decades and over 280,000 miles later. It's a 97 Kia Sephia that has the Mazda BP engine and a 5 speed standard transmission. I do appreciate you telling people about not needing the high test gasoline as not very many people actually know what it's really for. God bless you. You're a gift to this world.❤️❤️
There's NO way IN HELL a .8 liter engine went 0 to 60 in 5 Seconds! Unless it was Built with high performance parts ! ,not factory parts!
So do you live your life a quarter mile at a time? 😆😂
@@Vagabond_Etranger Not really but I'm no snail.👍👍
I'm surprised it has a distributor.
Our work has Fueling systems that plug into the OBD port. Now they are adding GPS/vehicle tracking devices that also plug into the same OBD port. So far the biggest issue we've been seeing is batteries dying, as the GPS systems run constantly. I'll have to pay attention to any further issues we start seeing in the computers/electronics of the vehicles.
As usual, great common sense advice. Sad so many people no longer have "common" sense. Thx Scottie. Watched you for several years.
Scotty has uncommon sense!
Recently, I was considering changing my auto insurance to pay-per-mile. All the companies I researched require using a dongle in the OBD port. Thanks to your warning and Alex Turner's email to you, I will not even consider putting an insurance dongle in the OBD port; besides what you mentioned, the entire computer system could short out, which would be an expensive fix on my 2020 Ford Escape. Thanks much, Scotty, keep up the great work! 👍
I had a Scangauge II Plugged in to my car's OBD port for over 50,000 miles. No problems. I now have a version III plugged in to my newer vehicle and again, no problems. It reads out parameters that are important, such as oil and AT temperature and voltage, but car manufacturers fail to display. Previously, I used another device, again with no issues. And Scotty, you once recommended a specific dongle for the same purpose. It is very possible that a particular device is defective and can cause damage. But that does not mean they all will.
I have something similar plugged into my Evo X odb for about 11 years and I never had any issues. It tells me more accurate mpg and it gives me an approximate number of gallons of fuel remaining and it can also clear codes. First I have ever heard of an odb device destroying a car. I think the Evo guys regularly keep their odb plugged into android tablets for diagnostic and different things. There is a thing called a Cobb that AFAIK stays plugged in to the odb and has a dock to mount it on your dash. But in this case it may just be a defective unit.
@@koolzero007 is Cobb a programming unit? I saw something about that when it came Bmws
A lot of great advice packed into one video, nice work Scotty! Insurance companies will always spend the least amount possible in order to wring the maximum amount possible out of their insureds while pretending to be looking out for us. And they don't care. Also, thanks for the education on Sea-Foam. It has it's application as you stated, but not as most people seem to use it. My Hyundai Elantra owners manual actually says to use a fuel system cleaner every 30k miles and specifies 87 octane fuel. I've always run on regular gas, added in some Berryman B-12 at the required intervals, and changed my oil according to manufacturer instructions. 11 years later, I still have an Elantra engine that runs as good as when I bought it new.
Scotty is the best. There's something to say for years of experience and this man is a master.
Jay the Florida pool pump motor repair guy. When Service Calls Longwood approved ! that was good info 2 see & know👨🔧good job !! Scotty
Been using a ScanGauge II plugged permanently into my 2007 Focus for over 10 years, never had any issues…and now folks are using the upgraded ScanGauge III. Guess time will tell.
My 88 F250 was failing a tailpipe emissions test. Someone recommended Seafoam so I put a can in the fuel and ran some more directly through the intake manifold. After about 100 miles of driving I went in for a retest (The third one) and the truck passed with a substantial drop in readings across the board. IMO that’s a more definitive test of its effectiveness than someone looking for a smoking exhaust.
Scotty is speaking the truth about dongles. I had a Cadillac roll into the shop with the transmission stuck in limp mode (2nd gear, all the time). No codes, no warning lights. Unplugged the insurance dongle and problem disappeared. GM has a TSB about this specific issue.
I doubt that's what caused it. Bro how do you think tuners work? They do the same exact thing and more. There are millions of people me included who run tuners in their trucks that run off their obd2 port. Mine has been plugged in for like 5 years never had a problem. Maybe if there was video proof of them actually making the car not work then yeah id believe it a little more.
@@ililxaphanlili2600 Your example isn't a good one. Tuners are supplied for one make/model of vehicle, and the manufacturer will test their device on that vehicle to insure it functions properly. Contrast that with a device made in China supplied by an insurance carrier to every make and model sold in the US. Think they test every possible combination? Second, I've been working on 3-5 vehicles a day for 3 decades, and I saw one vehicle with an issue. It's not common. Chatting with fellow mechanics, some had stories of similar issues with dongles, but it's a rare phenomenon. Third, I've known for years that certain makes go into a diagnostic mode when a CAN device is plugged into the DLC. Ford, Kia and Chrysler do for sure. Vehicles aren't meant to be driven in this mode. Fourth, as I mentioned before, GM issued a tsb concerning this specific issue, and in the tsb caution that concerns caused by aftermarket dongles will not be covered by the factory warranty. They wouldn't have published that tsb unless there was a history of documented issues.
@@ricksshop no their not. I had a tuner that worked on y friends 99 7.3 and also worked on my 5.9 but thats not the point scotty said its not meant to have something plugged in constantly when that dosnt matter
@@ililxaphanlili2600 You are completely missing the point. Your diesel tuner was designed for such, and overwrites the stock calibration. Apples and oranges. Insurance dongles tap in to data PIDS at the DLC that are standardized obdII parameters. Every manufacturer supplies them FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES. Not for everyday use. I've seen scanners shut off vehicles when plugged in to the DLC. Whenever a third party device (dongle, scan tool) is plugged in there, it's assigned a CAN channel and becomes part of the communication network in the vehicle. Sometimes the device or the manufacturer doesn't adhere to CAN specifications and issues are the result.
@@ricksshop crazy I tried finding one video example of it doing anything and I couldn't find any, also weird because you think there would be some sort of lawsuit against the insurance companies since every insurance company has their own brand of these. All I see are stories.
Thank you thank you very much and thank you for being there
Instead of pouring warm water directly on the door handle you can use warm water in a plastic bag and holding it against the handle. Then you won't risk getting more water in the handle mechanism that can freeze.
Use a Bic lighter and heat your key (hold key with pliers). Stick it in the lock hot, let it sit for about 30 seconds and unlock the door.
A leaf blower is also good for these things
@@x-man5056 this was about the handle freezing, not the lock... Scotty showed the heating the key trick for the lock....
Thanks again Scotty! You always have the best car advice!
Great video Scotty. Thanks. I worked with a guy that had a diesel pickup. He swore by sea foam. After seeing this I definitely wouldn’t try it.
Frozen lock tip from northern sweden. If you put hot water in a plastic bag and push it towards the frozen item the bag is formed around and would melt the ice
in a short time.
Blow dryer maybe?
Just bring the can of PB Blaster or WD40 out from the warm house and spray the lock. Solved two problems at once.
@@spaceflight1019 Yeah that ain't working in conditions like Sweden.
Yeah it works in Wisconsin. It was regularly -15. Sweden aint got sh*t on us
Scotty I'm completely on the same wavelength as you !!!!!!
I've never used additives or even any car soaps or any chemicals on the paintwork.
My Rover 75 Diesel Auto is 23 yrs old and on 220k miles.
Still original paint and will easily reach half million miles the way she runs
The tailpipe smoke from Seafoam makes me think of "ear candling". People thought it was sucking stuff out of your ears...except it doesn't do that, at all. The "therapist" would show you a bunch of gunk but that was just candle residue/ash. Seeing shouldn't always lead to believing.
You dont want anyone seeing your “ cannabis” info , 😂
Ugh what? Who said anything about cannabis?
Ugh I know my friend is CONVINCED that those candles work she is always like “oh my god look at all that!” And I’m just thinking, your ears would be seriously screwed up if you got consistent piles of goo coming out your ears. Like you’d be unable to hear. She hears me, but she doesn’t always HEAR me, if you know what I mean. Oh well lol
@@creator4413 play on words , someone said CANBUS , dont know why it ended on your thread , guess you didnt see laughing face
Found this channel by accident and its already my favorite car channel
Some great piece of advice. Thanks so much Scotty
We tried one of those things from Progressive and got no discount at all. We are not aggressive drivers at all but we live in an area with lots hills. Every time we apply the brakes while going uphill, the thing would beep thinking we were hard braking. No the car just slows down faster when going uphill. It beeped at other weird times as well. We complained about it but Progressive didn't care.
I've put one of those cheap Chinese dongles ($10 long time ago) on my Camry for years and never remove it and use EOBD Facile to read fuel consumption and other stuff. No issues whatsoever. It seems it's a matter of luck with these devices.
Ditto. I have a $13 panlong obdII. I use it with the torque apk. Works great and does the same as that $150 scotty says he likes.
that’s usually how it goes with crappy chinese electronics, sometimes you get very lucky and they work great, sometimes they are really bad
@@hikkamorii 4 years ago I bought a Chinese ham radio. It lasted until 2 weeks after the warranty expired. I have 50 year old Japanese radios that work as well as they did when they were new.
@frank1526 - 1. your fuel gauge is not reading "fuel consumption?" 2. what other "stuff" do you need to know about that Camry ... to keep you awake at night ?? 3. no one needs "China" monitoring American's vehicles, including white balloons in the sky !! 4. ehhh?
@@warriormanmaxx8991 Take a hike bozo.
thank you for the lessons Scotty. stay safe and be healthy!
Love this guy. He’s hilarious. You learn a lot about vehicles and get some good laughs at the same time.
Scotty keep on with your excellent videos .. time is not on our side me 78 yrs and still mechanicing .
I know someone who, instead of having to use a dongle, they have an app installed on their smartphone which can detect how fast you're driving. The only thing is when you're a passenger in someone else's car, you have to remember to turn the app off just in case that person is a heavy footed driver.
Don't take an airplane.
Sounds great , but how is that app receiving info?
Exactly....and if you drive a truck it mistakes all the bumps and suspension movement as bad driving...dont do it. They need a lawsuit for damages otherwise they will just blame someone else
Fyi C4 works but in moderation...great vid
Why is anyone agreeing to have insurance companies put a surveillance device in their car to begin with? Any small discount isn't worth giving away your privacy. The public should resist these kinds of technologies.
Why would anyone trust a device that has fine print that says "this device must accept interference including interference that may cause undesired operation " these are the rules that wireless communication devices are built to, that "dongle" is a wireless communication device and it can be accessed by "strangers" or "hackers " lord knows what all they could access within your vehicles operating systems
Everything remote control nowadays, problem is, "your remote" isn't the only remote
Most Insurance companies don't actually require an OBD dongle any more. Typically, you can simply use their app on your cell phone and that's good enough... Just make sure you always have your cell phone on you in the car otherwise not having enough data can mess with your insurance rates.
Well, Scotty... you're better than Consumer Reports. Helping us save money, and not lose ours shirts by making poor choices. Thank you!
About as accurate as consumer reports. He has no clue what he's talking about. He's also insanely brand biased.
Notice who's in the comments. Ever see a mechanic or someone who knows about cars agreeing with him? Nope. Just Honda and Toyota fanboys.
My son had a Dodge Charger & it’s computer system was fried by the court ordered interlock device. He had to have Dodge write a statement stating that it fried his computer to have it uninstalled which the company that installed did & they had to reimburse him for the money he spent on towing & getting it repaired
I gotta disagree with you about Seafoam. I have a 2011 F150 Ecoboost with 117k miles, which is a GDI engine. Therefore the valves aren't cleaned by the fuel and develop a fair amount of carbon build up. I used the Seafoam spray you spray into the intake. Holy crap! What a difference it made! My rough idle went away and I gained 2-3 mpg. I simply followed the directions, watched a few how to videos and it worked like a champ! I also added a catch can so all of the crap that goes back through the intake via the pcv now goes into the catch can. Been a great and cheap fix.
yeah i did that too on my 07 is250 with like 180k miles at the time and it increased the mpg and better idle. I also put it into the crank case and gas tank before an oil change here and there and it comes out pretty dark. So I think it does help clean up some sludge inside as well as the injectors cuz just doing that gave me mpg increase. I do my oil changes before 5500mi so that def helps with overall engine cleanliness and life.
The culprit was/is a dirty throttle body. The spray cleaned it up good enough to make the butterfly operate freely. However I'd suggest removing the throttle body and giving it a good ole carb/throttle body cleaner bath and a good toothbrush scrub. 👍
Thanks Scotty ! I just unplugged my Chinese wok from it ! Then I set it outside on my deck and then one large balloon popped out and the dam thing just took off ! Cheers 👍
Agree with everything you said, Scotty, 'til you got to the Premium fuel part. For three years now I have been running 91 octane ARCO or Mobil top tier Premium fuel in my 3400 6 cyl vehicle, of which GM recommends using 87 regular. My vehicle has greater miles per gallon - up 4+, greatly improved performance, smoother running, quicker starting. In fact, it runs BETTER than when it was new 19 years ago.
Spot on with the OBD issue. The port should only be used for diagnostic work only. It basically a low end computer with low end memory in the device. It can only sustain a certain number of read and writes before they start to fail. From what your saying many cars systems could see failures in part of their car due to that particular part of memory becoming damaged. Just looking at this from an IT point of view and it does make sense.
Thank You
Scotty.
Great Video
Take Care Brother!
Please explain the mechanism by which leaving an OBD2 scanner plugged in to the port damages the car.
It doesn't hurt anythig.
Thank you scotty. I was debating whether I should get a Lexus RX AWD. I kept talking myself out of looking at any of them because I didn't want to be stuck using premium fuel for the whole time I owned one.
Woot, I am needing a scan tool. Love the advice you give. Great work as always!
one day the door locks will be made of plastic and on that day everyone will be mad
FAT KOK Chinese restaurant known for its pork egg rolls
Get obd11 i will get one in april... my voswagen really needs it for baterry adaptation after replacement. 🤣
I've had a cheapo ELM327 OBD2 dongle that hooks to my phone for under 20$, for 20 years...
I use it all the time as it gives real time data my car does not...
Never had an issue with it...
Maybe some dongles like the progressive one, does stuff... but Scotty is generalizing where he does not know again...
@@TroyC68 idk my cheapo elm327 obd2 reader died after a month guess it depends which one you buy
Thanks. Good reason to avoid Progressive Insurance.
I’ve used those Progressive snapshot devices twice on my 4Runner with no issues. However, you have to keep them plugged in for like 6 months and it’s not worth it to save a couple bucks.
I've always thought just as you said about the High-Test Gas. My Brother-in-law drives a BMW 3-series, and swears up and down that he "HAS" to run the expensive stuff. "Oh, it says right in the manual..." I guess if you've got that kind of money to throw around...
One reason being, the craft port can in fact make many requests for data and as such could overload the cpu, causing the COP to be pulled low causing a system reset. This was the case with the early implementations of the MotorolaHC11
Great insights and advice. Thanks for the video Mr. Kilmer.
Great tips Scotty. As always, thanks for your candid and honest advice.
LOL.
🖐Hey Scotty Just I want to say I love your channel and I love the fact that you are a Toyota guy🖐 all of your mechanic videos are so helpful...
Allstate Milewise requires a dongle too. I’m using it currently without any problems.
I had the Snapshot from Progressive at one time and it did damage my car, but Progressive did pay for the repair and asked for the dongle to be returned and gave me the discount anyway.
Hmmm I have drivewise and I use my phone. That’s interesting
What damage did the Snapshot from Progressive do?
@@joella64
It just caused weird noises in the stereo system and killed a new car battery. Nothing major.
I have Milewise as well, and thankfully, no problems here. I work from home, so I don't drive often. Sometimes it will send me a message saying it's been disconnected, but it hasn't. I save a lot of money compared to what I used to pay Progressive for a traditional policy, so I hope I don't have to give it up.
You all are the dongles for using them
You would allow an insurance company to record your every move in your car? Hell no, not me!
Scotty, keep on keeping on! You are a plethora of info which benefits all 👍
Sea foam is an amazing product if used correctly. I used the aerosol version to spray directly into the carb of a motorhome generator. You spray it in till it almost kills the engine, then shut off. Let sit for awhile or overnight and repeat. Yes it smokes like crazy until its all gone. My generator no longer surges or rough running. I have done my lawnmowers with similar results.
Great information! I agree about Sea Foam. One more thing. Never let anyone do a transmission flush.
Found that out. Cost me $512.
If you do the transmission fluid flush at scheduled times transmissions will last forever. If you do it after your fluid is expired your transmission is done.
I did a drain by removing the transmission pan instead of an all out flush. Replaced the filter as well and only added the 5qt of fluid that leaked out. no problems and shifting is noticeably improved in a 2007 Jgc with 170k miles
Love the picture inserts! Always hilarious!
Thanks Scotty. Always great advise from you. One thing I would not recommend ever is heating up the key with fire. One might overdo it and the plastic and rubber handle along with the transponder might get toast. For safety, hot water is best.
Scotty, you're the best. Maybe a secondary insurance policy is needed to protect us when Progressive doesn't acknowledge or recognize their own liability. A insurance policy to insure a insurance policy. Proactive and progressive progress. And, exactly how far can a dongle dangle when it's doogle is doggel'd?
I have had a SCANGAUGE 2 plugged in for 4 years. I have it set to read water, oil, trans temp , and voltage.
Not a diagnostic dongle by any stretch, tho it can read codes, if needed.
Never a problem.
If it is made in China, better remove it cause its reliability would not sustain long time current flow without QC of rigorous tolerance exam., sooner or later it would bite you.
@@darcychu9652 Linear Logic's "Scangauge" product is made in USA. I believe they have been around 25 years. Very low current draw.
I also run a scan gauge 2 on a 7.3 powerstroke
Love my BlueDriver device. Allowed me to check simple engine problems three times in the last year. Saved money to pay that off already
Been using a Scangauge to monitor my water temperature and mpg for hypermiling with no issues for over 200k and its powered by my obd2 port. It is an expensive device so it maybe higher quality.
Thank you, that is what I thought would be the problem with those insurance devices
I plugged in a progressive dongle and I got a flat tire.
I called progressive and they won't pay for my new engine.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I have the same OBDll Scanner as Scotty, the Innova 5610, $350. Awesome awesome scanner.😲😲😲
Scotty I love the pics you flash on the screen lol
Hey Scotty, My 2016 Subaru outback won’t even get up and go. When I put 91 in it wil atleast get on the freeway at a decent speed. plus It knocks and pings and shakes like crazy with garbage 87 and sea-foam helped my engine in my Lexus stop misfiring Also used it as a pressurize carbon cleaning in my intake seems to work pretty good. I’m a certified automotive technician with 15 years experience teacher was Gary Sornborger at College of the canyons. Canyon country California
My co-workers advised me every fall or spring to use the most expensive gas in my car so that it would clean inside the engine. Instead of using additives. They said to make my tank almost empty and then put in the most expensive gas, once it's done, I can go back to regular gas again.
Do you know if this is true? I really appreciate any help you can provide.
The highest octane at shell is supposed to have more detergents so they recommend you use it every one in a while to keep you engine cleaner not because of the octane!
@@lorenzoanderson1411 There is an asterisk, though. Very cheap gas that's trucked in from Mexico (common here in the Southwest) doesn't have the same additives added. Costco and other places love the stuff as it's significantly cheaper. So if you do fill up there, use name-brand fuel every month or so or dump in some injector cleaner.
@Lorenzo Anderson Shell claims their premium has more detergent additives!🙄🙄
@@josephoberlander Bwaa ha ha haa
Sorry I have been using seafoam products for years in cars and motorcycles with great results, Great for storage gas, keeps it fresh through winter storage, also when added through the vacc port on brake booster it cleans intakes and brings back a smoother idle, to each there own I guess,
I had that freaking dongle for months and months. Thank god nothing broke. I did get lowered insurance rate than previous insurance co.
Lower rate? Until you accelerate too hard.
Wait until your dongle gets "upgraded" with GPS. Your insurance company will see where you're going and might raise your rates to due taking, "improper personal risks which might adversely affect the company's liability tolerance profile you are currently insured under."
@@BlackPill-pu4vi this.
Tried to get them once for coverage after being with Allstate for 20yrs, they acted like they were doing me a favor so bye.
And Flo is a hoe🤣🤣
@pigyear88 - re: "Thank god(God) nothing broke." About time ... God ... "broke" something over there in China's "white balloon" leadership!!
OMG, I used one of these in my 350z.
This device shut my car off while on the hyway and dam near killed me.
It took me a few minutes to figure out what the problem was. Removed it and my car started again.
Never again. Never again.
You are wrong about high octane or premium gas there's additives/ detergents to help keep the fuel injectors and intake valves clean this is called top tier fuel look it up it does make a difference I tried putting it in a old car with high mileage from like 2003 it also burned oil and ran rough at idle as soon as I put shell premium that thing ran like it was brand new after few hundred miles and the rough idle was gone it would shake the car when in drive
You have carboned up combustion chambers, cylinders. Also 👍👍👍on top tier gas. If your car doesn't 'ping', use regular gas
Top tier means there are more cleaning additives - at all octane ratings. Use the manufacturer's recommended minimum octane.
You'd be better off occasionally buying fuel cleaner additives you can pour in the gas tank and save way more money than buying premium.
Like Scotty said higher octane doesn't do much if your car wasn't designed for it.
I have been running a ScanGauge 2 plugged in for over 15 years in 3 different vehicles without any issues.
DOT 3 brake fluid attacks paint. DOT 4 has a formulation to prevent this.
You don't have it come into contact with paint & there's no problem!
Comes in handy to pre-soak lug nuts/bolts when you are going to change a wheel that has been painted over.
I bought a BlueDriver 5 years ago and still use it without issue. It’s helped me diagnose multiple cars and make a few thousand in those 5 years.
What about Dot 5.1 brake fluid? I've used Motul's Dot5.1 in both of my cars with great results. Improved pedal feel and yeah I am on the fanatic side lol.
DOT 4 and 5.1 are glycol based and can be used interchangeably. DOT 5 is silicone based and is not interchangeable with the glycol fluids.
@@berto1014 That's what I thought.
Yeahhhh ... what about Dot 5.1 brake fluid ?!? If you are happy with Dot 5.1 ... does not matter what anyone thinks, including Scotty !
The sea foam is for fogging for winter storage, mostly. I only use marvel mystery oil in my oil when I change it to keep it clean inside the motor.(been doing it for 40 years. My cars get 300.000 miles + on them without going inside the motor.)
Hey Scotty, on that OBD port deal, do you recommend not having anything clip to it... The reason I ask, I have a Lexus GX 460 2019. The mirrors do not fold in automatically when you lock the doors. Long story short, I bought an after-market OBD device where it does when I lock the doors. I've had it on for about 2 years with no issues.
Anything plugged into the OBD that is always on is potentially harmful. It depends on the qualify of the device and it’s software/firmware.
I personally wouldnt risk such a new GX just for folding mirrors.
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I’ve heard many of these dongles don’t do anything. Just has a circuit turning on a LED
@@StrongDreamsWaitHere Not true