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

Using an OBD2 (On-Board Diagnostics II) scanner is a relatively simple process that can provide crucial information about the ...

Often, however, the explanation is simple and the problem is an easy fix. OBD stands for On Board Diagnostics, and an OBD-II scanner can check on your vehicle's vital systems, providing valuable ...

Later in this chapter, and in the final chapter of the book, there is more information about the development of on-board diagnostics and the potential for further improvements. Some aspects are ...

Automotive diagnostics have come a long way since the “idiot lights” of the 1980s. The current version of the on-board diagnostics (OBD) protocol provides real time data as well as fault ...

Whatever you did, though, it’s likely that one major event passed you by without a thought: The standardization of on-board vehicle diagnostics (in the US), otherwise known as OBD-II.

A car diagnostic scanner — aka an on-board diagnostics scanner or an OBD2 code reader — is a device that communicates with ...