Using an OBD2 scanner is a relatively simple process that can provide crucial information about the vehicle’s electronic and mechanical components alike.

We've all been there: you're driving along, minding your own business, when all of a sudden your check engine light comes on or you begin to hear a mysterious rattle that you can't quite identify. At ...

In the past, car diagnostic tools were prohibitively expensive. Prior to 1996, an independent technician could expect to pay thousands of dollars for a tool that was compatible with only a single ...

The Zurich ZR-PRO scan tool is a professional-level OBD-II scan tool that can read active and pending DTCs and clear the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL).

Once in service, the car is diagnosed using a computer and its available OBD port. For a while now, various electronics manufacturers have begun offering OBD tools to everyone willing to buy them.

A basic tool for basic needs, this OBDII scanner is a no-brainer if you don't already have one in your toolbox.

Instead of an integrated scan tool with a small, monochrome LCD, like the majority of models available, BlueDriver consists of an OBD-II dongle connecting to a smartphone through Bluetooth.

We'll explain how to use an OBDII code reader to clear Cummins fault codes, and we'll also explain how to clear the codes if you don't have access to a scan tool.