Replacing a worn-out, oil-burning, smoke-belching engine in a 4x4 is a big goal for many enthusiasts. Swapping in a late-model, fuel-efficient, more powerful engine is a great idea, but when it comes ...

What Is A Basic Drive Cycle? A basic drive cycle is a simplified version of a standard drive cycle used to evaluate the performance of a vehicle's onboard diagnostic (OBD) system. Unlike a standard ...

The OBD system can regulate the vital car systems, detect faults and report them as well as be used to command and maintain some of the electronic components. Hello Peter, OBD stands for On Board ...

In the Last diagnostics article, we outlined how to retrieve and decipher engine diagnostics for engines running OBD-I engine management computers. OBD or On Board Diagnostics is a subsystem of the ...

A lot of things can go wrong with the cars we drive. Fortunately, modern vehicles are built with onboard diagnostics (OBD) systems, which monitor various parts of the car and detect errors and ...

Robert has been an auto enthusiast his entire life. He started working on cars at a young age, learning the basics from his father in the home garage on the weekends. Over the years, he learned as ...