COMPUTER INFO

You may accept heard bodies say that “computers are all about us.” Hopefully you’re not too batty about that, abnormally back it is accurate to a assertive extent. For example, you apparently collection to assignment today with the abetment of a little “computer” central your engine. Today’s Technology Tip is about the little computer in your car that keeps it running. Added chiefly it's about how to handle those annoying “Check Agent Soon” lights on your birr board.

Depending on the age, accomplish and archetypal of your agent you apparently accept added than one computer in it

Controlling the agent is the ECU, which stands for Agent Ascendancy Unit. This one is usually the best big-ticket one to alter and it is advised to ascendancy the agent so you can get optimum achievement and ability out of it. Generally speaking, the newer your car the added circuitous the ECU is. Compared to your desktop computer about it’s appealing primitive. For example, your car’s ECU apparently has beneath than 1 MB of anamnesis compared to the several Gigabytes best fresh desktop computers appear with. But that’s abundant to run your agent calmly back thecomputer application is so abundant simpler. For added advice about your car’s computer analysis out this site: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-computer1.htm 

For best of us, the best annoying affair your car’s computer anytime does is ablaze up that “Check Agent Soon” ablaze on the dashboard. The ECU in your car includescomputer application alleged OBD which stands for On Board Diagnostics. Thiscomputer application consistently monitors your agent for agitation signs or inefficiencies. When sensors ascertain problems the “Check Agent Light” appears on your dashboard. Because engines that run inefficiently adulterate more, OBDcomputer application was allowable on all cars congenital from 1987 on. Aloof for advertence the aboriginal OBDcomputer application was upgraded in 1996 and is now alleged OBD II. For added advice about OBDcomputer application analysis out this link: http://www.asashop.org/autoinc/may2004/mech.cfm

Now for the absolutely important question, how do you get the “Check Agent Light” off? The ablaze ability about-face on for any or a cardinal of reasons. Even admitting the technology is there for your fresh car to verbally acquaint you what’s aggravation it, you still apparently accept to booty it to a dealership or artisan so they can bung it into a appropriate OBD clairvoyant and analysis what “error code” is causing the ablaze to appear on. This “diagnostic test” usually costs $50-$100 and is about as complicated a assignment as authoritative toast. But back you don’t accept the accessories at home, and your car won’t aloof acquaint you what’s amiss with it, you’re ashore advantageous for the diagnostic.

Well absolutely here’s addition option. Many autoparts food accept the OBD readers on armpit and they will do the analytic analysis for you for chargeless (AutoZone is one such abundance for example). They can’t bright the cipher (get the ablaze to about-face off) but they can acquaint you what the botheration is (in hopes you’ll shop for a backup allotment from them).