Trying to find a cheap scan tool that will set the rear-EPB into service mode.
The dealer and a local mechanic are wanting to charge $400 for just the rear brake pads - not pads and rotor just the pads - I can buy both front and rear pads and rotors for that price and do it myself; however, I ran into this stupid service mode thing in the service manual and I don't have the Honda-Super-Secret service computer.
If I have to spend $600 on a scan tool that will put the brake into service mode then I might as well bite the bullet and have the shop do it (argh)
Never allow a dealership to work on your car. They will rip you off.
Forget the dealer. Find another local mechanic that has the bi-directional scan tool to set the ABS solenoids to do the job, or, if you want, buy one and do it yourself.
https://www.obdadvisor.com/best-bidirectional-scan-tool-review/
Hello Doc,
Thank you for link
As for local mechanic - they want at least $200 to set the brakes to service mode.
Anyone have some hands on experience with a suitable tool to set the EPB that a weekend DIY can aford?
(yep - a lot of money hunger going on since COVID) just this morning gas jumped another 20 cents overnight - they haven't even had a fuel delivery!!!
I feel your pain, brother. Life sucks, then you die.
would be nice if it wasn't such a difficult life though
+ Looking at the scan-tools out there, by the time I purchase one I might as well have had the dealership do the work. 🙁