jfkmk wrote:
theoldwizard1 wrote:
The quickest theft deterrent is to remove the fuse or relay that powers the fuel injection computer or fuel pump. They are not likely to haul it away with a tow truck or push it very far.
Just beware that removing some relays for any length of time can turn on your CEL.
The worst thing that would happen with a fuel injection computer is that is would forget any stored OBD-II codes and it would have to re-learn any adaptive driving.
Newer
(after about 2010?) have OBD-II code stored in true "non-volatile" memory. No power required to remember fault codes
(so the old trick about disconnecting the battery so that it forgets the error no longer works).
