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Kingbolen soloscan is solution to not having ECU coding (unlocking hidden features) in cheap smartphone OBD2 scanners. You can get fully equipped scan tool under…
Author: Juraj Lukacko
Hi, I am Juraj "Yuri" Lukacko. I got frustrated by unhelpful and scammy mechanics, so I decided to learn everything about car diagnostics myself. I test dozens of new car diagnostic tools every month along with learning new strategies to fix and customize cars. About Juraj Lukacko (Yuri)
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