Cars are more than just oil and steel. Modern models have incorporated electronics and computer chips to help manage and optimize their mechanical components. That means maintaining your car's ...

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 ...

If you've been involved in automotive repair for a while, you probably know that modern vehicles use onboard diagnostic (OBD) systems to help notify us when there's a problem. The OBD system works ...

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Another day, another failed timing chain. Oddly enough, the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta TSI 1.8-litre that was recently towed in doesn’t usually have timing-chain issues. Not to say that it’s unheard of, ...