Gilbert Smith is an automotive journalist with over five years of specialized research and writing experience. Before joining CarBuzz in 2024, he produced in-depth buyer’s guides and feature articles ...

The lie that you're told on the box and the sales literature is that you plug the dongle into your vehicle's OBD2 port, ...

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I fixed the $300 gmc Yukon xl SLT! After charging the new battery all night I tried to crank it and had a check engine light.

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From the late '80s onward, cars were becoming more and more technically advanced, and an old-school toolkit could only do so much. So, following some development (and the limited OBD-I design), the ...