That 16-pin connector tucked beneath the dashboard of every car built after 1996 is one of the most underused tools available ...

This story appears in the March 23 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Truck technicians next year will have to deal with a pronounced increase in engine fault codes ...

If you've ever seen a port by your car's dashboard that can't charge your phone or provide auxiliary power from your vehicle's battery, there's a good chance that it is an OBD (On-Board Diagnostics) ...

That Check Engine light can mean so many different things, as can any noticeable difference in your car's performance or weird sounds. Fortunately, there are ways to narrow down the problem using ...

I was recently at a seminar going over some diagnostics for some of the problematic and reoccurring fault codes. The general discussion led us in an interesting direction about the nature of fault ...

Aaron, a 27-year automotive technician and lifelong car enthusiast, attended Specs Howard School of Media Arts and learned the fundamentals of digital video and editing, shot composition and writing.

The technology available to managers and service technicians on their smartphones continues to get better—now Cummins engine owners can use a mobile app to read prioritized engine fault codes and ...

GALESBURG, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intelligent power management company Eaton today announced its IntelliConnect ™ remote diagnostic technology can now collect and analyze Cummins powertrain fault ...

It’s a familiar scene: the check-engine light pops on, the car starts acting a little “off,” and you do the responsible thing ...

We live in an age when dash cams have become a must-have, and while we’re not going to discuss the unfortunate reasons that made such equipment nearly mandatory, it’s pretty clear this market is ...

I think you could be looking in the wrong area. U2105 is an engine fault code, which perhaps helps explain why it comes on under heavy acceleration or travelling uphill. I would have a diagnostic ...

Engine fault codes P0251, P1211, P2288 showed up when my Mondeo diesel 2.0TDCI cut out a couple of months ago, three times within a mile after I had left the cross-channel ferry coming back from ...