Glossary / General

OBD

11 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

OBD is a system in cars that checks how well the engine and other parts are working. It helps find problems by showing error codes.

Technical Definition

OBD stands for On-Board Diagnostics, a system that monitors the performance of a vehicle's engine and other essential components. It provides diagnostic information through fault codes and can help identify issues.

Hear It Discussed

"This was back in the say, nineteen ninety six and just prior time frame when OBD was coming on board... so there was a lot of modules already in the car."
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - Classic Car Doctor - October 17. 2015 - Hour 2 - When Your Car Needs a Software Update Ron Ananian The Car Doctor 03:27

"And just one last point, listening to your podcast from last week, you talked about the Better Root Planner software. Just a quick addition to that is if you get yourself a Bluetooth connected OBD..."
123 - Polestar Boss on sales and the future Two Blokes Talking Electric Cars - The EV Podcast 35:34

"So I have tools that I can actually pull timing from the from the OBD to port and I can pull data pretty quickly"
7.3 and 6.0 Owners - This is the Future of Tuning The Diesel Podcast 17:16