This article was updated in August 2025 with new products and information. That little yellow check-engine light is sneaky. Most of the time, you forget it could be there. But when it detects an issue ...

In 1976, Chrysler ushered in the computer engine management system era with their Electronic Lean Burn 400 4-bbl. This early computerized spark-advance control system was developed to make the engine ...

Vital Engineering has made available its Bluetooth OBD-II connector software for use with Microsoft Windows Mobile Smartphones. The software was previously available for Windows Mobile Pocket PC and ...

Your check engine light can come on a host of reasons, ranging from a loose gas cap to a faulty engine component. If you see a light illuminated on your dashboard, you can use an OBD2 scanner to ...

British software firm OBD Experts has announced its software is being used in a new product from navigation technology giant TomTom. OBD Experts is a company dedicated to on-board diagnostics and has ...

I'm looking at buying a TPMS reset tool, but I don't mind paying more to get a decent OBDII/etc tool for doing various resets or WTF on the car.

Navigation-device manufacturer Garmin today announced the ecoRoute HD, an add-on that allows GPS units to monitor a vehicle’s performance in real-time. The $150 device plugs into a car’s OBD II port ...

One of the best things about open source software is that, instead of being lost to the ravages of time like older proprietary software, anyone can dust off an old open source program and bring it up ...