This kit is OK, does what it says. What you are not told though is that a lot of the Canon printers are too 'smart' for the refill kit to be of any use. Canon printers apparently record the ID number in non-volatile memory on a lot of their ink cartridges. What this means is that when the printer thinks a specific ink cartridge is low or empty, you cannot 'change its mind' by refilling it this is Canons way of forcing you to buy more ink cartridges.
There are all kinds of how-to instructions on the web to reset an ink cartridge, but for our MP495 none of them worked (and believe me, I have tried them ALL). I have no choice but to buy a new cartridge because my too smart printer thinks the cartridge is empty even though I refilled it. My new strategy is to monitor the ink levels and refill it BEFORE it hits the 'low' or 'out' level, but that may not work if the printer keeps track by a counter. If that is the case, no amount of refilling will help and this product is useless.
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