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Anti-lock Braking Systems have allowed for safer braking for more than two decades.  Thanks to their technology, potentially dangerous or even fatal skids and uncontrollable vehicles have been rendered controllable by drivers in peril.  Thanks to automotive technologies such as ABS, millions of lives have been saved throughout America’s roadways.

As a mechanic, it is a solemn duty to ensure every vehicle you service is safe for the road.  When a customer comes to you with brake problems, using onboard diagnostics to ensure proper repair and operation is an essential step towards successful service.  To equip your shop to handle all of your ABS onboard diagnostic needs, purchase this OTC Tools OTC3416 ABS Reader II and you’ll be set to go.

It employs the latest available technology to make servicing ABS and air bag systems as easy as possible.  A new Genisys-based tool, it comes loaded with Genisys ABS/Air Bag and Global OBD II software.  It provides the latest system codes and data from Domestic and Asian 2005 and comes with the cables necessary to facilitate use, updates, and interaction with a PC.  Update or outfit your shop for ABS service with this multi-use reader.

We have all seen them. It’s that light in our car the pops on out of seemingly out of nowhere. The full name used by Mechanics in the body shop is “Check Engine Light Malfunction Indicator” or more commonly called the check engine light.

This check engine light always has a meaning. Even if the meaning is something simple and not really harmful, there is always a basis for the indication. Why? The computer doesn’t guess or have the ability to reason. It can only think in binary (Yes or No) terms.

Older cars are much harder to diagnose check engine light related problems. The car companies developed hard to understand blinking lights or other similar techniques. Even though it seems very “old school” today, at least it was a step in the right direction.

Today diagnosing these type of problems is a simple as hooking up a scanner, whether it be hand held or PC based, to the on-board diagnostic system on your vehicle.

If you would like to set your mind at ease every time a check engine light shows up on your dash, you might want to look at getting a diagnostic scanner for your garage. You can purchase the same scanners the pros use at Mechanics Tool Supply.