The affected radios are made by Panasonic. That’s not really fair since the firmware and software are the responsibility of the vehicle manufacturer, not the supplier.

Check fuel pressure at the fuel rail first, that’s way more logical than immediately pulling up the seats to check for voltage.

Yes.... Always check for spark using your power steering hose end [sarcasm].

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But seriously, yeah how?

There’s also awards you don’t want like “Most Heroic Fix.”

Writers with better technical knowledge to avoid regurgitating other blogs incorrect information. There is a plague of “hacking” or wireless control that are clearly written by someone that has no clue.

And it comes with a bitch'n arm rest

This article also fails to touch on the cost of a fuel stack vs a battery. Fuel cell stacks currently require larg amounts of rare earth metals such as platinum for it to function.

It's a bit hyperbolic to imply what this article implies. There are super cheep Bluetooth OBDII data scanners that have an on board CAN controller built in. Most likely he used one of those and figured out how to send the specific CAN diagnostic command to the engine controller (most good scan tools can do this, some…

The term "closed loop" is probably misleading or perhaps not the correct term at all in this instance. The vehicle will achieve closed loop when the pre and post O2 sensor(s) have reached approximately 900 degrees with the aid of the integrated heater, catalyst operation will not be apparent until the post catalyst O2…

I never said that anything would heat up "faster" at idle vs driving, that is not the issue. Your catalysts will acheve tempreture more quickly by driving, that is a fact. Purely from an emmision standpoint an engine under driving load will produce much higher polution that will quickly outpace the total extended rate…

The term "closed loop" is probably misleading or perhaps not the correct term at all in this instance. The vehicle will achieve closed loop when the pre and post O2 sensor(s) have reached approximately 900 degrees with the aid of the integrated heater, catalyst operation will not be apparent until the post catalyst O2…

Now that I read it again it is confusing.

I do agree with the author, not warming up your car is BS.

Yes, it will arrive at temp quicker. However the time spent under load out of closed loop and during cold enrichment can be extraordinarily bad for emissions in a short time span. Possibly worse than if allowed to idle, really depends on how cold and how much load vs idle time to achieve catalyst light off (can vary…

Unlike gasoline the only emissions that are a concern on a cold diesel engine are particulate. The catalyst on a modern diesel is mainly used to reduce Nox which only becomes a problem at high temps.

Even though catalyst operation can be achieved in a shorter time frame by putting a load on the engine, that period of time is extraordinarily bad for emissions especially if still operating under cold enrichment. To the other point, yes emissions are lower under steady load than idle but usually only if the catalyst…