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You hear a new, disturbing noise coming from your engine, open the hood, look around, and find nothing. Now what? Before you reach for a conveniently-placed torque wrench to try the ol’ “love tap,” ...

This month we will be concentrating on diagnosing a clogged fuel injector using data from a can tool. Diagnosing a clogged injector is not always easy because the symptoms act similar to low ...

Q: You have mentioned a scan tool that was not overly expensive but bordered on something a professional would use. What kind was it? When I look online, there are many to choose from. A: Innova ...

In this installment we will be finishing our series on diagnosing fuel injector problems. We will be covering some of the differences between the diagnostic procedures for the 1982-’95 Corvettes ...

Your vehicle's computer contains a wealth of information that it gathers from sensor on almost every system. It used to be that only shops had access to that information, but that's not the case ...

Ever since OBDII vehicles became the norm, anyone interested in repairing them must have a scan tool at hand. Some people refer to those devices as scan tools, diagnostic machines, or OBD dongles. In ...

Q: I am shopping for a used car. What do you think about bringing along a computer scan tool to test the car before buying it? Do you think the dealer or private seller would mind? A: I think scanning ...

A lot of car enthusiasts have started working on their own cars, turning their garages into at-home mechanics, in order to avoid high prices and possibly getting overcharged by repair shops. However, ...