Bought a cheap bore scope for under $100 and it paid for itself in one job

I was working on a car with a misfire and the usual checks came up clean. The customer didn't want to pay for a full tear down without more proof. I grabbed this little USB camera on a flexible cable I got online for about $90. Snaked it through a spark plug hole and found a big chunk of carbon stuck on a valve. Showed the customer right on my laptop screen and they okayed the head work right then. Saved me hours of guesswork and gave them a clear reason for the cost. What other cheap tools have you guys found that actually work well?

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keith_henderson20d ago

Nice! Did you have to pull the plug to get the camera in, or could you work around it?

tyler_baker20d ago

Had to yank it out, no way around it lol.