i wanna bring my car to get a full diagnosotic check on it, but how can i do this without the f-ing mechanic making up **** and what not. i think they usually cost 100bucks to fully look over your car which isnt bad but i dont wanna pay it when the guy is gonna blow smoke up my *** to get money outta me

 

you can get a diagnostic test at autozone for free if you tell hem your check engine light has been coming on. I don' know if its free or what your looking for, but they do it for free.

 

Well, would Autozone have the 'Consult' thingie to plug into Maxima ECU? My local Nissan dealer also want $80 to do diagnostic, that is why I haven't done it yet.

 

you can run the ECU self diagnostics for free by yourself easily
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i think thats what they do isn't it????

 

It is but they have a computer that controls it so they don't have to get in the footwell and do Kama Sutra to get the thing set and read the code. They just plug in somewhere and use a console to run the self diagnostic. It really is crap that they charge you for 1 hour when it can be done at home the hard way in 20 minutes.