Post by vimeo on Aug 13, 2012 6:32:05 GMT -5
At some point the powers that be decided that it would be easier to figure out what was wrong with your car if it just told them what the problem was. Sounds like a great idea, right? In some ways it was, but there are 10,000 different diagnoses your car can give, so putting your finger on the right one can be difficult.
Figuring out how to fix the problem is another kettle of fish, but the first step is to know what your car is trying to tell you. The language it speaks is OBD, which stands for On Board Diagnostics. If something goes wrong, a technician (or you if you have a $59 code reader) can plug into your car, and will get a numeric code telling them what is amiss.
Figuring out how to fix the problem is another kettle of fish, but the first step is to know what your car is trying to tell you. The language it speaks is OBD, which stands for On Board Diagnostics. If something goes wrong, a technician (or you if you have a $59 code reader) can plug into your car, and will get a numeric code telling them what is amiss.