{"id":47956,"date":"2022-03-14T13:59:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T13:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dubizzle.com\/blog\/cars\/?p=47956"},"modified":"2022-03-14T14:00:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T14:00:21","slug":"obd-car-scanner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dubizzle.com\/blog\/cars\/obd-car-scanner\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need to Know about the OBD Car Scanner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Since the advent of electronic systems in cars, automobile engineers have constantly worked to improve the vehicle management systems. They have used sensors and components that work using electronic systems. Onboard diagnostic (OBD) scanner is a tool that can connect to the OBD system in your vehicle and show diagnostic codes<\/a> that identify the issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

OBD is a very crucial tool in car workshops that provide car electronic system repair services. Here\u2019s all you need to know about the OBD car scanner, its working and its advantages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT IS AN OBD CAR SCANNER?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The OBD-II car scanners also help in resetting check engine light and troubleshooting some of the problems<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A car computer<\/a>, also known as an electronic control unit (ECU), integrates with the vehicle memory to store any fault information. One can connect this automotive diagnostic tool<\/a> to the OBD port in the car and get the fault information stored in the memory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the latest models have components and sensors connected to the ECU, the OBD car scanner reads all the data from the memory helping you to identify the problem via fault codes. An OBD scanner is a mobile device with an easy-to-use interface. If you don’t own an OBD reader, you can take your car to service stations for fault scanning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TYPES OF OBD SCANNER<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are mainly two types of OBD scanners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n