Spent $200 on a Snap-On scan tool for older Cummins trucks, best money I ever wasted

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Used to think these expensive scan tools were total overkill. Picked up a cheaper one first and fought with it for months before getting a Snap-On. Completely changed my mind about what "worth it" means for diagnostics.

shane17013d ago

Wait, didn't you hear what happened to my buddy who tried the same thing @hannahj49?

bell.jessica13d ago

...and honestly that's the thing nobody tells you about cheap scan tools - they miss stuff. Grabbed a $40 Autel for my old 5.9 and it couldn't even pull a P0216 code right. Ended up chasing my tail for three days before borrowing a buddy's Snap-On and finding the injection pump timing was shot in five minutes. Not saying you gotta spend big to be a good mechanic but sometimes you really do get what you pay for.

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