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California98Civic · 06-17-2021, 05:12 PM

I appear to have fixed multiple codes through methodical diagnostics. Cost me a $198 scan tool, which is mine to keep, and I avoided the $120 diagnostics fee my daughter was quoted. The tool works on all my cars (and my old scan tool was stolen last winter anyway). Also cost me a roughly fifty-cent, 40-amp fuse. I avoided the risk of the shop using fault codes to talk up repairs and replacements of the ABS, the traction control module, the tire pressure monitoring system, and the steering geometry sensor... what would THAT have cost from BMW?!

Hopefully the codes do not come back. I think they won't, most probably.

I want to thank this EM community for this... I began serious auto repair learning on this forum 10 years ago. This is my primary car community. Almost all of my teaching-peers were/are here.

Have a good eve, guys. I am back at my writing.

06-17-2021, 05:12 PM	#382 (permalink)
California98Civic Cyborg ECU Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Coastal Southern California Posts: 6,299 Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe Team Honda 90 day: 66.42 mpg (US) Black and Red - '00 Nashbar Custom built eBike 90 day: 3671.43 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 2,174 Times in 1,470 Posts	Careful diagnostics can be very satisfying I appear to have fixed multiple codes through methodical diagnostics. Cost me a $198 scan tool, which is mine to keep, and I avoided the $120 diagnostics fee my daughter was quoted. The tool works on all my cars (and my old scan tool was stolen last winter anyway). Also cost me a roughly fifty-cent, 40-amp fuse. I avoided the risk of the shop using fault codes to talk up repairs and replacements of the ABS, the traction control module, the tire pressure monitoring system, and the steering geometry sensor... what would THAT have cost from BMW?! Hopefully the codes do not come back. I think they won't, most probably. I want to thank this EM community for this... I began serious auto repair learning on this forum 10 years ago. This is my primary car community. Almost all of my teaching-peers were/are here. Have a good eve, guys. I am back at my writing. Attached Thumbnails __________________ See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.