The OBD2 Tuner Scam
Don't waste your money on obvious scams!
The OBD2 Tuner Scam
All modern vehicles have an OBD2 port under the dash, which does allow you to add something like a Bully Tuner to your diesel truck.
While those expensive tuners (costing hundreds of dollars) can allow you to increase your horsepower (often voiding the warranty and possibly wrecking your engine), there’s no proof that any of these tuners can improve fuel mileage.
SCAM ALERT!
But when someone promises you all kinds of benefits for less than $20 it’s time to get skeptical. NONE of this is true! Most of these scam devices (like the ecoOBD2 below) have nothing but an LED light inside with no computer interface at all. When you plug them in, a magic glow assures you that they’re doing something, but in reality they’re nothing more than a night light for your feet. So don’t fall prey to this scam
There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch…
15% Fuel Saving
For Benzine Cars
35% More Power
25% More Torque
Please leave a comment about any gas saver scams you’ve seen
Let’s play (and drive) safely out there…. Mike
Yes, Thanks Mike for the scam alert. That said, ODB2 readers are a good thing when used for the right purposes. I have several ODB2 scanners that I use to track transmission and radiator coolant temperatures, particularly while towing. They are also great to have along on a long trip (or while towing) to diagnose what’s going on when your check engine light comes on or some other kind of fault occurs. One time the cause was a gas cap leak and another time it was a bad sensor in the emission control system. It is scary when these codes come on while driving but it’s nice to have a code reader when it does happen.
Thank you, MIKE for all that you do. You’re always looking out for us. There really needs to be something to stop thieves such as these