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Warning: The diagnostic process for a 2010 Civic's intermittent stall is totally different now
Back in 2012, I'd have spent a day checking the main relay, fuel pump, and cleaning the throttle body on a hunch. Now, with a decent scan tool, I pulled a pending code for a crankshaft sensor correlation fault in 20 minutes. What's the biggest time-saver you've seen come from better scan data versus the old 'wiggle test' methods?
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emma6842mo ago
Had a van with a weird misfire last month. Scanned it and found a bad coil pack code right away, saved me hours of pulling plugs.
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garcia.charles2mo ago
Scanners are lifesavers for those random misfires.
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ryan_stone20d ago
Emma684's right about the coil pack thing, I read a thread on a mechanic forum where a guy spent three days chasing a misfire that turned out to be a bad injector ground. Scanner would've caught it in five minutes. That's why I always keep my Autel in the truck, even for the random stuff. You can waste a whole afternoon guessing with a multimeter and end up nowhere. Cheaper than buying parts you don't need too, that's for sure.
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