Why Get an Auto Diagnotic?

Here’s a scenario: you’re driving home from work and you notice your car just doesn’t act right. Maybe it’s misfiring or acceleration is slow. Next, the dreaded check engine light comes on. Is it the radiator or catalytic converter? Hmm, the air filter hasn’t been changed in a while. It could be a number of issues, and the auto diagnostic allows our technicians to pull the error log from your vehicle’s computer. The auto diagnostic eliminates a lot of the trial-and-error guessing that used to go into the diagnosing car troubles. This saves you time and money. We can find any small issues affecting your car, and correct them before they become big, expensive, emergency projects!

Your car is telling you it’s sick and needs some care, so come in as soon as you can so the problem doesn’t become a huge expensive problem.

Auto Diagnostic Places Near Me

The very first thing we will do is plug the scanner into your OBD-II port. This generates a report of the computer codes, computer software version numbers, and critical data and sensor information. While it seems simple (and it is), there’s a lot more that goes into the diagnostic process. While codes are great, it’s not ALL the information we use to help you get back on the road.

Next, there’s a verification phase of testing, where we test various auto systems like engine pressure, back pressure, ignition, emissions. There is a lot more to running these tests than just pulling codes because this does not offer all of the information available.

If anything goes haywire with any of these basic systems, that’s when your check engine light comes on. We’ll work through wiring diagrams for your car’s make and model and perform electrical and mechanical tests, bi-directional control tests, and visual inspections of the areas that could be causing your car trouble.

Reno Auto Diagnostics: What to Expect

When you bring your car in to Nevada Auto Diagnostics, we’ll hook your vehicle up to a diagnostic machine that helps us spot any performance issues that need to be fixed. Our diagnostic machines have software that accesses your car’s computer system. This is where all your faults with the car are logged. It’s simple, but it tells us a lot about the condition of your engine.

We plug the scanner into your OBD-II port. This generates a report of the computer codes, computer software version numbers, and critical data and sensor information. While it seems simple (and it is), there’s a lot more that goes into the diagnostic process. While codes are great, it’s not ALL the information we use to help you get back on the road.

Next, there’s a verification phase of testing, where we test various auto systems like back pressure, engine pressure, ignition, emissions. There is a lot more to running these tests than just pulling codes because this does not offer all of the information available. Next, we’ll run a verification test. This phase of auto diagnostics will test systems like engine vacuum and back pressure, the ignition system, and the emissions systems. If anything goes haywire with any of these basic systems, that’s when your check engine light comes on.

We can fix your car faster when we can see what’s going on with it. We'll give you a custom repair plan with timelines and cost estimates, and make sure you understand each problem we found, and which items you should fix NOW.