Diagnose car troubles before they even happen using this $15 device

Hoping to ditch your clunky car because of an impending utopian future in which self-driving cars render car ownership obsolete? Think again. While autonomously driving vehicles have been all the talk for a few years now, they're still a distant dream (the closest thing is Waymo's new app, which has a waitlist).

That doesn't mean you have to constantly lug your car to the mechanic for the smallest of issues. Here’s a game-changing hack: Get an OBD scanner.

WTF is that, you ask? Some context: OBD scanners work by accessing the OBD-II (or Onboard Diagnostics) system on your car. OBD-II is a standardized system that runs on its onboard computer and offers an array of communication protocols, codes, and other data used to diagnose car health. Most cars are equipped with an OBD-II system, and that probably applies to your vehicle as well. Read more...

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