When your car’s computer sensors find a problem with any system, including electronics or the motor, it will flash the check engine light to let you know. You can check for codes to streamline the repair process by using a scan tool that plugs into your OBD-II port, which you can usu...
Here is a closer look at the different components of the system.Electronic control units process the information for the OBD system. The ECU has two jobs. It manages the engine, transmission, braking and other car functions. Also, it collects performance data, sends malfunction alerts to the ...
OBD-II In the early 1990s, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and International Standardization Organization (ISO) issued a set of standards which described the interchange of digital information between ECUs and a diagnostic scan tool. All OBD-II compliant vehicles were required to use a standa...
The OBD I was initially externally connected to the console of a car, while the OBDII is now integrated within the vehicle itself. The original OBD was used until OBDII was invented in the early 1990s. To learn more about the value of the OBD port, read this white paper: Preserving ...
Depending on the type of vehicle, the port could have a 16-pin, 6-pin or 9-pin configuration. What’s the difference between an OBD and OBDII? An OBDII is, simply put, the second generation of an OBD or OBD I. The OBD I was initially externally connected to the console of a car...
OBD Auto Doctor supports the following standard OBD-II parameters (PIDs) defined in SAE J1979-DA MAR2022. The actual list of available parameters is vehicle-specific. Only the parameters supported by the car will be shown in the software. ...
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Plug in your device to quickly track vehicles via the OBD-II port. PNP devices work for most of our customers, which saves them money. The units themselves are less expensive, and installing them is as simple as plugging them into a vehicle’s diagnostic port. That also means you won’t...
OBD-II (on-board diagnostics) is a computer system that monitors vehicle systems such as the engine, fuel pumps, exhaust and much more. When your "check engine" light comes on, it's because the OBD system has detected trouble. And when you take a car in for repairs, the mechanic typ...
If you purchased a car built after 1996, it probably has an OBD-II port. But what is it for, and how do you diagnose errors with it?