When mysterious lights start appearing on your car's dashboard, an affordable OBD2 dongle can help you diagnose and fix problems.

There are basic tools that are good to have for emergencies and normal upkeep — and many more if you intend to do actual ...

This video follows Joe after buying a black Range Rover Sport L494 at the BCA Blackbushe auction for £15,000 as a vehicle for his father. After discovering an OBD scanner left inside the car, he ...

Yet anyone can get an idea of the problem with a simple check using a tool that can cost less than a pub lunch. Most cars have an On Board Diagnostics (OBD) port, which allows you to plug in a device ...

It’s the moment every car owner dreads, especially those of us who own older, out-of-warranty cars: The check engine light pops on. Keep a vehicle long enough, and it’s bound to happen. It happened to ...

I like to remind people that they really do not have to worry about their electric-vehicle batteries. The vast, vast majority of all batteries survive until the car is crashed, mechanically totaled or ...

There are few things more distracting when driving than a check engine light, or CEL. The CEL is a vague, catch-all light that indicates there is an error somewhere ...

An OBD2 (On-Board Diagnostics II) scanner can provide information about the status and health of various vehicular systems. This information can help inform the user as to what the source of a problem ...