on board diagnostic system
The modern vehicle is an advanced piece of machinery. Every moment it’s on the road, sensor are telling the fuel injectors how much fuel to flow, sensors are telling the transmission exactly what gear it should be in and ABS is telling the brakes how much force should be applied to the rotors and calipers. The mind boggles on how everything works together. But sometimes things don’t go as planned and you need help immediately. Elkhart Mechanics can run all the onboard diagnostics to see what exactly is wrong and then fix it in a timely and low cost manner. On board diagnostics basically communicates with the vehicle and all it on board sensors, relays and the like and tells the mechanic what is wrong so it can be fixed easily. Saving you time and money.
The on-board diagnostic system eliminates much of the guesswork that drivers and mechanics had to do in the old days. Volkswagen made the first OBD-equipped car in 1968, and the systems gradually gained acceptance. All commercially produced cars made since 1996 have an on-board diagnostic system. The earliest on-board diagnostic systems just had one light, sometimes called a tell-tale or an idiot light, that indicated that there was a problem, but it did not specify what the problem was. Fortunately, the days of idiot lights are gone, and new on-board diagnostic systems have a variety of symbols that light up on the dashboard to alert drivers to various problems. The advantages of an on-board diagnostic system are many. First, it notices wear and tear on internal parts of your car before there are any symptoms the driver can feel or hear. This means that you can take it to be repaired before the problems become serious and expensive to repair. Second, the on-board diagnostic system even notices small changes to fuel economy, even if you could continue driving your car for many thousand more miles without there being any other symptoms. Correcting the problem could save you a lot of money on fuel over time. If your on-board diagnostic system is working properly, and your car does not have any other problems, the “check engine” light will flash briefly when you turn the car on, but then the light will turn off. If the “check engine light” stays on, it means that there is at least a minor problem with some part of your car. Bring your car to Elkhart Mechanics, and we will test your car with an OBD scan tool. This will tell us the source of the problem, so that we can fix it and send you back on your way. |
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