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Check engine light code reader advance auto.
If it turns out that your code isn t serious this device can turn off that annoying check engine light.
No other battery or charger is required as it powers up through that link.
When the mil is illuminated getting to the engine codes themselves is a simple process.
The scanner comes with a 2 5 foot long well insulated cable that connects with your car s obdii data link connector.
We cannot guarantee the problem can be resolved during the.
The advent of computerized engine controls in the 80s meant the check engine light cel on the dash alerted drivers to potential problems.
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O reilly auto carries obd scan tools and code readers to help make your diagnosis easier.
When the computer determines that something has gone wrong it logs a diagnostic trouble code and turns on the check engine light letting you know that you can scan for the code with your code reader.
A tech can connect a diagnostic code reader or scanner device to a port in the passenger compartment often under the steering column and the engine codes will show up on the scanner usually showing the code itself and a one line definition.
Keep in mind that vehicles made since 1996 require an obd ii reader but some scan tools are able to read both obd and obd ii codes.