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 ...

How annoying is it to get in your vehicle and your check engine light or other alerts suddenly flash in your face? The ...

Modern vehicles are rolling computers, with systems managed by embedded hardware and software designed to talk to the manufacturers' diagnostic tools locally and wirelessly. While this complexity can ...

In 1976, Chrysler ushered in the computer engine management system era with their Electronic Lean Burn 400 4-bbl. This early computerized spark-advance control system was developed to make the engine ...

That 16-pin connector tucked beneath the dashboard of every car built after 1996 is one of the most underused tools available to everyday drivers. Most people encounter the OBD-II port only when a ...

A few weeks ago, I decided to buy a couple of cheap OBD-II adapters to start out some ethical hacking experiments. However, when looking for a reliable adapter on the market, you can get a lot of ...

Vital Engineering has made available its Bluetooth OBD-II connector for use with Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Palm OS handhelds. Currently there's a demo version available for ...

What’s an OBD-II (sometimes alternatively referred to as OBD-2, and other times in either form absent the interstitial hyphen) scanner? Answering that question first requires an understanding of what ...