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

Learn what that pesky dashboard light means before heading to the shop — and maybe save some cash in the process.

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.

This includes a requirement that all vehicles sold within their territories must support an on-board diagnostic system that can be operated to determine the serviceability of the vehicle's emission ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

By Eddie POKU I have recently realized that there are so many ads on social media hawking vehicle diagnostic scan tools! It looks like in our world of fast fixes and internet solutions, everyone is an ...