Category Archives: OBD Diagnostics

How to use OBD data to discover vehicle health, optimize for better performance… or use it to find complex “hair-pulling” car issues.

Top Reasons to Get VAG COM

Top Reasons to Get VAG COM

VAG COM is a diagnostics device that you can use to check the health and performance of your vehicle. This is simply a device that you plug into your OBD-II connector, which then communicates with your PC and some software in order to let you know everything that’s going on inside your car. This might… Continue Reading

Vehicle Diagnostics – Case Studies (for Mechanics)

Vehicle Diagnostics – Case Studies (for Mechanics)

INTRODUCTION Vehicle technology has seen rapid change Skills shortage in diagnostics and troubleshooting Problem analysis and diagnostics have become highly sophisticated and specialised Diagnostic skills encompass both mechanical and electrical diagnostics. Vacuum gauges, compression gauge and cylinder leakage tester, fuel pressure and flow testers, gas analysers Technicians now require an understanding of electrical theory and… Continue Reading

What Problems Can OBD2 Scanner Find and Fix?

What Problems Can OBD2 Scanner Find and Fix?

ODB2 scanner is an abbreviation for On Board Diagnostics Scanner. An OBD2 Scanner can read trouble codes that trigger the check engine light (MIL). OBD2 scanner tools are the latest industry standard and is incredibly more versatile than its predecessor. In 1988 the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) set a universal connector plug and a… Continue Reading

What is the ELM327 USB Car Scanner?

What is the ELM327 USB Car Scanner?

The ELM327 USB car scanner is a high end car diagnostics tool. This OBD2/OBDII reader and scanner is designed to be more reliable and comprehensive than the huge number of similar but inferior products currently available on online marketplaces like eBay, Alibaba, AliExpress and other websites. The ELM USB car scanner is an important device… Continue Reading

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