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Milwaukee, hands down! I had Dewalt when it was really Dewalt. The Milwaukee 12V fuel has more ompf than my old Dewalt 18V did when they were new. The warranty is incredible at 5 years! I use Milwaukee professionally and around the house.
Yeah, I was hot and heavy on the flir. My guy knew that too. He made me a good deal, seemed he had several. What I didn’t tell him was the 2 flir I had in the price range of the Snap-on were lacking by about 400° on their temperature scales. The sensors are the same resolution (those being the C2 and E4) but i believe the Snap-on beats even the E5 (resolution is higher though) on temperature scales if my memory serves. The E5 is about the same price wise to Snap-on retail so I think i got a good deal.
[quote=”CrazedAssassin” post=176816]Lights throwing computer codes seems overboard….[/quote] Disabling a possible circuit failure to prevent further damage is not overkill. There is a method to the supposed madness. Turning the circuit off so it can be properly diagnosed is far cheaper than a new computer or rewiring an entire circuit. I’ve been down both roads.
Oh I like it. Got mine for a little more than the flir I was looking at. I think the data base built in is a little neat but unnecessary. I’ve used it a few times already. Very cool to see heat signatures, makes you wonder what all will be possible with this technology in our industry.
Depends on what you’re wanting to do. Big difference between a scan tool and a code reader, which it sounds to me most here are referring to.
Good point was brought up about the Snap-on machines. The troubleshooter and suretrack ( suretrack with a current upgrade) are great to help point you in a direction. The dealer stuff is very good but there are still holes. I do mobile diagnostics and I generally start my diagnosis in generic OBD I I. From generic most everything is standardized and you won’t have to worry about what’s called substituted values (more on that later and not trying to scare you away) the aftermarket ones that have been mentioned will give you enhanced (factory codes, some data) but for what your looking for and what you’re wanting to do. I’d wait for later on as suggested to pick up something. Oh yeah the great thing to about some of the Snap-on stuff is you have a built in labscope, multimeter and graphing multimeter which are pretty much a necessity anymore. I own two other scopes and I reach for the modis more because of the ease of setup and if you’re just starting out/getting your feet wet again there is guided component test that automatically sets the scales up.
Depends on what you’re looking for in a way. I saw and assume you’re talking about the Autel that harbor freight sells? I played with that one when it first came out, I liked it, it had some missing features though that you didn’t notice till you went under the menu and realized it kinda just kicked you back out. I have a Matco Maximus 2.0 and a Snap-on Modis Ultra. Neither are silver bullets but they do pretty good. How much are you looking to spend? Updates are also something to look at and figure into your total cost.
Unless you see or smell gas, I’d probably not be too concerned with fuel lines. Try a quality fuel injector cleaner and check your spark plugs for wear or too many deposits and air filter for restrictions.
Unless you see or smell gas, I’d probably not be too concerned with fuel lines. Try a quality fuel injector cleaner and check your spark plugs for wear or too many deposits and air filter for restrictions.
Seafoam is good stuff, so is Techron. I use Lucas at work and home, I’m in love with it. I promote that as a preventative and somewhat of a cure. We use it by the gallon at work and save lots of money by measuring it out to single doses. It also comes in quart containers that you can do the same with. Just make sure you’re buying the fuel cleaner not the oil treatment lol. I would just about bet the videos you saw were from an overtreatment. Some people think if the regular dose on the bottle is good, twice as much should be amazing. Bad idea lol
Seafoam is good stuff, so is Techron. I use Lucas at work and home, I’m in love with it. I promote that as a preventative and somewhat of a cure. We use it by the gallon at work and save lots of money by measuring it out to single doses. It also comes in quart containers that you can do the same with. Just make sure you’re buying the fuel cleaner not the oil treatment lol. I would just about bet the videos you saw were from an overtreatment. Some people think if the regular dose on the bottle is good, twice as much should be amazing. Bad idea lol
Some of the camber kits are nothing more than a bolt with a cam built onto it or a recessed area along sides of bolt. These are usually for front struts only. You can then move it to desired camber IF there is enough adjustment. I have ran into a few issues with lowered cars in my shop where we couldn’t do anything with the rear of the car after being lowered, rare instances but it happens. I’d ask around and get some recommendations on an alignment shop. Some can perform magic but the ones that can generally aren’t cheap.
Some of the camber kits are nothing more than a bolt with a cam built onto it or a recessed area along sides of bolt. These are usually for front struts only. You can then move it to desired camber IF there is enough adjustment. I have ran into a few issues with lowered cars in my shop where we couldn’t do anything with the rear of the car after being lowered, rare instances but it happens. I’d ask around and get some recommendations on an alignment shop. Some can perform magic but the ones that can generally aren’t cheap.