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Coming soon I WISH I did not have so much time and effort into trying to figure out what keys I need to stock to do all vehicles. Fobik and bladed keys throw a huge monkey wrench into the whole operation.

Coming soon Am I really about to try to update my Autel tools in order to add functionality of newer updates at the risk of losing the features I already have in regards to All Keys Lost? I have watched a couple of videos explaining how backing up your tools before hand can allow you to copy back the files you lost in order to retain that functionality... but does it really work? In that regard I LOVE blogs over silly videos on youtube. There are many fools who discount r

I was excited to order my IM508... finally nearing the end of a long list of tools you need in order to do automotive keys in the present world. They say you should never update Autel tools and you should listen to them. But what if you get a tool that has been made after an update removes features? Can you get them back? Well, lets try some of "fixes" I have seen online with an assist to Nord VPN and something sneaky labelled a "travel VPN router".... one of the best prop

This is something I almost hate to mention but there are situations where it cannot be avoided. No one likes to hear "sorry but we have to wait until the problem gets worse to be able to prove what is wrong with your car" in this day and age: they expect quick results with a reasonable cost. If you have every had to fix a vehicle struck by lightening you would understand how time consuming diagnostics can really be. It is hard to relate such an experience to a customer whe

I saw this tool used in a YouTube video and thought it was pretty sick. While it is not the most modern option for Short Finding it is pretty cool to have old tools handy that still have a place in this modern automotive world. This is another tool not mentioned by name in a video that required me to use the snipping tool and do a google image source to locate. The gauge shows a direction of current flow when you hold it close to a wire harness that somewhere along the lin

Coming Soon But AI said.... Corvette oil pan story 2024 bronco story

I watch ALOT of videos these days. If you want to know something, depending on the subject, there can be hundreds of videos on YouTube for you to educate yourself with. Whether its reviews on tools you are interested in buying, diagnostic videos that can open your mind and help you refine your diagnostic process or even how to do keys on this vehicle or that vehicle... There is a great wealth of information available to you. After all, this entire blog is dedicated to the

Coming Soon! You guys are going to love this.... KeyDIY Phone As Key Xhorse Watch

I have used many different jump packs over the years starting with a conventional Snap On jump pack I bought when I started my career even though I literally never used it. Surprising isn't it? A tech that never needed to jump start a battery... To be honest I owned jumper cables that I never even used. Batteries just were not as critical when I started driving and working on cars as they are now a days. Let us go through some information you should know about buying a ju

Another shop came to me to clone a PCM for another ford 6.2L truck. I was excited, obviously, another satisfied customer spreading to everyone they know the value I provided them. I know I covered my basis with the customer when we talked about doing this: you can get a bad used computer, you might not even need a computer/lets diagnose it, here are the options new/used/repair that you have before you, worse case scenario you have a spare computer for down the road.  It wa

There is a little bit of a story here. For thousands of years stories were how people learned the knowledge their people had accumulated over the years. We have lost that in this day and age where we have unlimited data at our finger tips. It can be a huge benefit but it can weigh you down. Lets see if we can find some truth hidden in the mass of data about diagnostics. Enter a new customer with a Prius that does not move under its own power with a "service hybrid syste

I have to wonder.... With "vibrations that can cause nerve damage if driven a full race distance" and the only way to fix it is a complete redesign... I am looking forward to seeing how this is regulated. Manufacturers are allowed a certain amount of redesign based on their competitiveness but a complete replacement of the engine is almost an infinite amount of redesign. How can they make this fair for other teams? They would have to let everyone have a second take based

This is my plan to expand my business. I do not have formal training on this outside of my experience to develop side hustles & businesses. There is a limit on the amount of time in a day you have to pursue each of your interests especially if you work a full time job. That makes your free time and the business you do in it extremely valuable. I prefer to be able to be picky about hot I spend my time, doing what and for what reward. I made targeted business cards. I do

D26 is the part number of the chip. You need software version number 1.38+ in order to use them. They require a 2 step process to program which is a negative due to additional complexity. You have to make them to the key series (ID11, ID12, ...) then add vehicle specific information to the chip to make it work. Xhorse chips are considered superior for this reason. Been told... Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge programming has demonstrated incompatibility/failure in some applications th

For the longest time there was no Autel transponder chips available for sale or purchase anywhere although their tools include a slot for them. For years everyone thought this was weird and many still do (having not heard that Autel is now selling chips yay!). It was not all that inconvenient because the Autel tools could program the Xhorse super chips lol. It is not a published fact from either manufacturer but I literally watched a video for a Mercedes bench key adding p

So here I am doing my research on key programming and writing notes for all the complicated key services I could find myself doing someday when I come across just about the coolest adapter I have ever seen. It is a in-circuit MCU (microcontroller) communication adapter AND I have to have it. After some intense searching I find a tool that is not available for purchase anywhere like it is no longer in production. I managed to snip a screenshot of the adapter in the YouTube

I have never had a platform before. I do have some silent thoughts that have run through my head when I do watch pre season and practices before the first grand pre when there are new regulations. I would like to put them here ultimately to see how the season compares to my expectations. I love Formula 1 and have dreamed of being able to drive one of these cars. I love the technology and ultimately anything that can be used to help my own vehicles go faster. This is prob

I did not spend much money on this build at all. For what it is worth - I got an pretty cool case from one of those electronic recyclers. Freezes all the time/Explorer crashes (although I never shut anything off and apparently its running at 25gb of ram usage lol) - XMP is on so now so the memory has gotten faster. It really is not meant for power users Does not have iGPU but this is all about setting up for an i9 future build. The GPU doesnt boost over 3.9 for some reason