Mechanics are urging motorists to buy the £7 gadget before replacing their car battery or risking a nasty problem that will take hours to fix.
cut Power It wreaks havoc on the motor’s computer system, potentially costing you hundreds in payouts.
Scotty Kilmer, who has been working on cars for 50 years, reveals how to safely change cars without destroying your car’s data storage.
The computer units in modern cars have memory banks that can be programmed to store information useful to the driver.
This includes previous navigation destinations, favorite radio stations, preferred seating positions, and more.
However, it can also store important data such as system updates and diagnostics. history This can have a significant impact on vehicle performance.
Unfortunately, data is often lost and unrecoverable when the unit is powered down by removing the battery.
I got it on eBay for £7
Scotty Kilmer
If this happens, you’ll either have to spend a few hours reprogramming your computer, or pay hundreds of pounds to have it done in your garage.
Thankfully, there are cheaper and easier ways to solve the problem, as Scotty demonstrated.
“If you’re going to replace your car battery, there are things you need to do before you take it out,” he said on his YouTube channel.
“This little device saves everything.
“It’s called a memory saver and I got it online on eBay for £7.”
The memory saver is a long cable with an on-board diagnostics (OBD) plug on one end and a pair of alligator clips on the other end.
Insert the OBD plug into the OBD port (usually located under the glove box) and connect the clip to a working 12V car battery.
Some have an adapter on the end of the clip that allows you to connect it to another car’s cigarette lighter.
Scotti added, “Even if you remove the battery, the computer module still has power and no memory is lost.”
Social media commenters loved this handy hack.
One person wrote, “Scotty had never heard anything like this before.”
Another person begged: “Where is the link to order?”
This comes after owners of the original VW Beetle in Herbie: The Love Bug reveal the annoying problems they face when they’re out and about.