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Old 06-26-2021, 03:36 PM   #7 (permalink)
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The paperclip is rebent to assist shorting 2 female pins on the obd connector typically in the engine compartment thus forcing the computer to barf appropriate codes somewhere on the panel ostensibly to aid in fault diagnosis. Which pins? Model and maker specific.
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