On Tue, 08 Jul 2014 21:01:33 -0500, Califbill wrote:

True North wrote:
I haven't seen one in four years with the RAV4 and 15.5 months with the Highlander.

And you may both be lucky, and not put a lot of miles on. And you are
paying premium for that Toyota. My wife's Venza has a broken tail light
lens. $201 for the tail light housing, as the lens is not separate and
probably 2 hours to change! Has a small hole in the lens, probably a
thrown rock. Or grocery cart. How can some car company justify having to
change the whole assembly for a tail light broken lens? Tail lights have
always gotten broken.

Call some junk yards. I had a hole in my taillight and got one at a junkyard for about a third of
the dealer cost. It was even new in the box.

On 7/8/2014 5:53 PM, True North wrote:
I haven't seen one in four years with the RAV4 and 15.5 months with the Highlander.

Illegal in Canuckistan?

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taking care of them".
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On 6/30/2014 1:32 PM, Poquito Loco wrote:
I want to buy one of those code scanners. Anyone have any experience with them, recommendations,
etc. My check engine light is on, and I've had it scanned, but it seems like one of those scanners
might be a worthwhile investment.


Don't know if you can do it on yours, but my old Chevys would let you
jump the prongs on the connector under the dash (they acutally made a
tool for it that went on your keyring) and you would see the code
flashed on the check engine light.

Don't you have a big diesel? The other option might be to chip the
thing, I would imagine you would get some kind of connector and software
with that setup...

On 6/30/14, 4:05 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jun 2014 14:52:55 -0400, KC wrote:

On 6/30/2014 1:32 PM, Poquito Loco wrote:
I want to buy one of those code scanners. Anyone have any experience with them, recommendations,
etc. My check engine light is on, and I've had it scanned, but it seems like one of those scanners
might be a worthwhile investment.


Don't know if you can do it on yours, but my old Chevys would let you
jump the prongs on the connector under the dash (they acutally made a
tool for it that went on your keyring) and you would see the code
flashed on the check engine light.

That was the original GM system not the OBDII

I know I need a scanner for my Ford truck and my Honda. There is no
jumper trick that I can find documented anywhere.
I have not really played with the bluetooh dongle much. The last time
I had a light, I went to Autozone for a free scan.


You need a scanner? Are you having a lot of car problems?

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F*O*A*D wrote:
On 6/30/14, 4:05 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jun 2014 14:52:55 -0400, KC wrote:

On 6/30/2014 1:32 PM, Poquito Loco wrote:
I want to buy one of those code scanners. Anyone have any experience
with them, recommendations,
etc. My check engine light is on, and I've had it scanned, but it
seems like one of those scanners
might be a worthwhile investment.


Don't know if you can do it on yours, but my old Chevys would let you
jump the prongs on the connector under the dash (they acutally made a
tool for it that went on your keyring) and you would see the code
flashed on the check engine light.

That was the original GM system not the OBDII

I know I need a scanner for my Ford truck and my Honda. There is no
jumper trick that I can find documented anywhere.
I have not really played with the bluetooh dongle much. The last time
I had a light, I went to Autozone for a free scan.


You need a scanner? Are you having a lot of car problems?


You never have car problems, except maybe for burning and abandoning your
POS's.

On 6/30/14, 6:49 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:14:36 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:


That was the original GM system not the OBDII

I know I need a scanner for my Ford truck and my Honda. There is no
jumper trick that I can find documented anywhere.
I have not really played with the bluetooh dongle much. The last time
I had a light, I went to Autozone for a free scan.


You need a scanner? Are you having a lot of car problems?

Not really. I popped a code a couple years ago and I figured out there
was no "jumper" option to flash it out.

I went to the auto parts store and they scanned the code, sold me the
part for $20 or so and I was good to go.

I just bought this dongle because it was cheap and if the car would
not start, it was better than having to tow it somewhere.
In real life, cars and outboards are becoming so reliable that I have
a hard time remembering when the last time I actually had to fix
something. Even scheduled maintenance is minimal these days.


My daily driver Toyota 4Runner just passed 200,000 miles without
anything but routine maintenance...I replaced the original battery last
week. replaced brake pads, oil and filters, of course, and a timing
belt. That's it.

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rec.boats would be an airport!

On Mon, 30 Jun 2014 20:01:29 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 30 Jun 2014 19:15:38 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 6/30/14, 6:49 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:14:36 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:


That was the original GM system not the OBDII

I know I need a scanner for my Ford truck and my Honda. There is no
jumper trick that I can find documented anywhere.
I have not really played with the bluetooh dongle much. The last time
I had a light, I went to Autozone for a free scan.


You need a scanner? Are you having a lot of car problems?

Not really. I popped a code a couple years ago and I figured out there
was no "jumper" option to flash it out.

I went to the auto parts store and they scanned the code, sold me the
part for $20 or so and I was good to go.

I just bought this dongle because it was cheap and if the car would
not start, it was better than having to tow it somewhere.
In real life, cars and outboards are becoming so reliable that I have
a hard time remembering when the last time I actually had to fix
something. Even scheduled maintenance is minimal these days.


My daily driver Toyota 4Runner just passed 200,000 miles without
anything but routine maintenance...I replaced the original battery last
week. replaced brake pads, oil and filters, of course, and a timing
belt. That's it.

That is actually pretty typical..
The sensor that threw the code in my truck was probably just dirty
according to the guy at the store but I got a new one because I was
there. He said it is common if you don't drive much. I may not do 1000
miles a year on that truck.

Harry will let us know when he hits 500,000 with no problems.

On 6/30/2014 4:05 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jun 2014 14:52:55 -0400, KC wrote:

On 6/30/2014 1:32 PM, Poquito Loco wrote:
I want to buy one of those code scanners. Anyone have any experience with them, recommendations,
etc. My check engine light is on, and I've had it scanned, but it seems like one of those scanners
might be a worthwhile investment.


Don't know if you can do it on yours, but my old Chevys would let you
jump the prongs on the connector under the dash (they acutally made a
tool for it that went on your keyring) and you would see the code
flashed on the check engine light.

That was the original GM system not the OBDII

I know I need a scanner for my Ford truck and my Honda. There is no
jumper trick that I can find documented anywhere.
I have not really played with the bluetooh dongle much. The last time
I had a light, I went to Autozone for a free scan.


Just did a quick Google.. I am guessing they killed this little mistake
in about 95 for all practical purposes.

On 6/30/2014 1:32 PM, Poquito Loco wrote:
I want to buy one of those code scanners. Anyone have any experience with them, recommendations,
etc. My check engine light is on, and I've had it scanned, but it seems like one of those scanners
might be a worthwhile investment.


Sorry, forgot to mention, most auto parts places will scan you for free
if you stop in.. But of course then you gotta' drive there after the
repair etc....

On 6/30/2014 1:32 PM, Poquito Loco wrote:
I want to buy one of those code scanners. Anyone have any experience with them, recommendations,
etc. My check engine light is on, and I've had it scanned, but it seems like one of those scanners
might be a worthwhile investment.

Loose gas cap? Auto parts stores will scan codes for you for free.

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"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the
government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of
taking care of them".
Thomas Jefferson