![]() ![]() There are tens of thousands of codes, and the way to fix the problems they diagnose might be different for every single make and model of car.įixing some problems in today’s new cars requires some relationship with their manufacturers. Other trouble codes require specific software or access from different manufacturers to read and understand. “P2706” means a shift solenoid F malfunction. They then read trouble codes from those tools’ screens. Technicians often start a repair not by poking around an engine, but by plugging a computer tool into what’s known as an “On-board diagnostics (OBD port”-a cracker-sized opening, often located under the dashboard, that looks similar to one you may have seen on a computer monitor or DVD player. Soon after, car manufacturers started to add computer controls to vehicles’ steering wheels, airbags, brakes, windows, mirrors, and just about everything else. Dykstra’s current Audi has around 75 computer modules in it, and employees at his three repair shops near Grand Rapids, Michigan, are more appropriately called “technicians” than mechanics. ![]() When Jim Dykstra became part owner of his family’s auto repair service business in 1994, mechanics diagnosed car problems by looking under the hood.
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