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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: San Jose, California
Age: 58
Posts: 5,264
Real Name: Tim
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Elite Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: San Jose, California
Age: 58
Posts: 5,264
Real Name: Tim
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To add to this conversation, I found out due to my own stupidity that these OBD II Readers will kill your battery faster than you think. I have the on/off switch for mine to prevent this from happening, but I forgot to switch it off when my drove my 98 last week. Today I tried to start it and the battery was dead. At first I thought I accidentally left the one of the dome lights on but I didn't. But, I did notice that I forgot to turn off the OBD II reader. This rig is not my primary rig so the the last time I drove it was around 4-5 days ago.
Just wanted you guys to know this so if you're using an OBD II reader in a rig you don't drive all that often, it's best to remove the reader or install an on/off switch so you can turn it off.
I knew the reader could drain a battery but I was a little shocked it only took 4-5 days to do it. My battery is not that old, maybe 2 years, and it's a good battery from Toyota.
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Last edited by mtbtim; 03-26-2020 at 08:01 PM.
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