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Originally posted by G Pappas:
I am confused confused .

What "codes" are they talking about in the article?

My understanding is that [b]ALL 1996+ cars that are sold in the U.S. are Federally mandated to use the OBD-II system for emissions. This means that there is only ONE standard out there.

The article says:

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The computer gives the mechanic a code of numbers or letters that designate the source of a problem. Without the reference material to interpret the code, a mechanic can't fix the car.
Can't they just look up the OBD-II code?

Is there something that I am missing here???[/b]
i agree, my brother has a obd2 diagnostic, reader if u wanna call it that. and it tells, what the code is, on reader. it would say like p0231 (made code) oxygen sensor bank 2

it says exactly whats wrong with it. but there are some codes, that say manufacture specific.

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