We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you own a car built in 1996 or later for the U.S. market, the odds are overwhelming that it has an OBD port. You may have even noticed its ...

Antuan started out in the automotive industry the old-fashioned way, by turning wrenches in a driveway and picking up speeding tickets. He now has nearly 20 years of expertise and experience behind ...

Using an inexpensive OBD-II scanner can save you money, time, and frustration.

Modern vehicles’ sophisticated electronics go far beyond the simple car mechanics most of us grew up with. Now, OBD, or on-board diagnostics, diagnoses almost every issue within your vehicle. Whether ...

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These dongles aren't tuning tools that will save you money. They can damage your vehicle and cost you money. You can take safer precautions to keep your car in good status. Drivers will no doubt be ...

OBD-II was only ever specified to provide diagnostics information that is necessary for emissions testing over one of the supported electrical bus interfaces (either CAN, SAE J 1850 or others). Only ...

Do automotive electronics qualify as "mobile computing?" Presently I mount my iPhone to the left corner of my windshield and my Jabra Cruiser BlueTooth/FM speakerphone on my visor. The charging cables ...

After owning a three-car succession of modestly appointed subcompacts, I’ve finally upgraded to some neat technological features in my beloved 2011 BMW 128i. Even though I’ve driven many new cars over ...