GM, Ford, And Others Want to Make Working on Your Own Car Illegal

[Jim_Higgins]

GM, Ford, And Others Want to Make Working on Your Own Car Illegal
https://www.yahoo.com/autos/s/gm-ford-others-want-working-own-car-illegal-160000229.html

[Ed Pawlowski]

On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 18:14:54 -0400, Jim_Higgins

Post by Jim_Higgins
GM, Ford, And Others Want to Make Working on Your Own Car Illegal
https://www.yahoo.com/autos/s/gm-ford-others-want-working-own-car-illegal-160000229.html

Subject line is a bit misleading. They don't want you messing with
the main computer. You really can screw up some important safety
stuff there is you don't know what you are doing.

You can still change your spark plugs.

[Steve W.]

Post by Ed Pawlowski
On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 18:14:54 -0400, Jim_Higgins

Post by Jim_Higgins
GM, Ford, And Others Want to Make Working on Your Own Car Illegal
https://www.yahoo.com/autos/s/gm-ford-others-want-working-own-car-illegal-160000229.html

Subject line is a bit misleading. They don't want you messing with
the main computer. You really can screw up some important safety
stuff there is you don't know what you are doing.
You can still change your spark plugs.

Yeah, you can get into real problems if you screw with the ECM/BCM
programming.