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How to Diagnose a Bad Transmission by Checking your Vehicle's Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC) using FORScan

27 Feb, 2020

How to Diagnose a Bad Transmission by Checking your Vehicle's Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC) using FORScan

DTC or the Diagnostic Trouble Codes are specific codes used by manufacturers to diagnose certain problems in a vehicle. These are the codes OBD-II scan tools identify and communicate with technicians to help them pinpoint the exact areas of your vehicle's issues. The DTC can be accessed using FORScan. In a video by hackfreehvac, he showed how to diagnose a bad transmission on a Ford E Series van by checking the DTC using FORScan.
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How to Distinguish the OHP ELMconfig OBDII USB Scan Tool from Bad Clones and Counterfeits

20 Nov, 2019

How to Distinguish the OHP ELMconfig OBDII USB Scan Tool from Bad Clones and Counterfeits

The car diagnostic tool market has long been littered with copycat products with questionable quality and performance. One of the most popular and often copied PC-to-OBD diagnostic interface is the ELM327 command protocol. About 80% of the ELM327 interface adapters today are either bad clones or counterfeits. The OHP ELMconfig OBDII USB scan tool is not one of them, and here are the qualities that would differentiate the OHP ELM327 interface USB device from the pretenders.
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