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effluvium | 1 year ago

I did some casual searching on disabling Toyota Dealer Communications System (DCS). The results of that search was not informative.

I highly doubt that just pulling that fuse will disable Toyota's tracking. I'd suspect their tracking is tied into either the infotainment system, OBD, or the PCM. So when you go to the dealer they notice it not working, they put in a fuse, pull your stored data, and remove the fuse again.

With every company being anti-consumer, presume the worst until otherwise proven.

Also pulling that fuse would likely void a warranty.

Post script: It's fun driving a 20+ year old car with a V8. Modern naturally aspirated I4 don't stand a chance. And I'm typically neck to neck with turboed I4 and naturally aspirated V6. People in their shiny new cars losing to a 20 plus year old rust bucket is amusing to me.

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ProllyInfamous|1 year ago

You are correct that even if you pull the fuse a modern Toyota does still have a "black box" which could be physically accessed (e.g.) after an accident occurs.

I'll bet an AWD Camry hybrid would be quicker than your 20 year old V8 =D