Did your vehicle's Check Engine light just pop on? An OBD-II scanner can provide some direction. We tested a handful to find ...

OBD-II became the mandatory I/O diagnostic port on cars starting around 1996 in the US. Considering that the interface consists of a couple of I/O lines, serial/usb adapters have been ridiculously ...

An OBD2 (On-Board Diagnostics II) scanner can provide information about the status and health of various vehicular systems.

All the mechanic has to do for an OBD-II compliant car is plug into the OBD port and view the output on another monitor, rather than fuss with attaching sensors to the exhaust and running the car ...

First things first, we need to address the fact that there are different types of OBD2 scanners. The more traditional kind is that which plugs into the port and has a screen and scanner built-in. As ...