A few years ago I had a 2000 Dodge Ram truck that the voltage regulator went out on. Having worked on many older 70’s and 80’s cars and trucks at first I thought no big deal just need to swap out the external voltage regulator. To my surprise the voltage regulator now comes built into the onboard-computer which… Read More »
Recently a friend brought a 2012 Toyota Corolla to me to look at that had the ESC(Electronic Stability Control) Light On and would not shut off. The ESC light also called ESP or DSC has a dashboard light with a car and wavy lines under it. After reading online below is what I found so far with… Read More »
Testing a car or truck battery health can be done a few ways with most using a multi-meter to check the voltage. If more information is needed on the state of a 12-volt automotive battery, testers can be used which give much more information. One such unit is the TT TOPDON ArtiBattery 101 which can do… Read More »
A friend of mine who has a 2010 Toyota Camry had a problem were the car ran but when the gas pedal was pressed nothing happened. I took My OBD2 code diagnostic tool over and it gave a P2118 which is the ETCS. First of all we still have the problem which may be a bad… Read More »
Among the different car manufacturers, vehicle models, and years, made before 1995 there are many different computerized engine control systems. Although there are significant differences between the various systems, when compared they are actually more alike than different. COMMON FEATURES Computers The comprehensive automotive computer is a small, highly reliable, solid-state digital computer protected inside a metal… Read More »