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  The Difference Between the iCarsoft MB V2.0  & V1.0 At LJM Car Diagnostics, we’re all about making it easier for people to maintain their vehicles without the hassle and cost of visiting the garage. We do this in two ways. Firstly, we offer affordable car diagnostic tool  products and we back this up by creating blogs like this one to help educate our readers on things you should watch out for. In this particular blog, we look at the difference between the iCarsoft MB V2.0  and what some wrongly believe to be its predecessor - the iCarsoft MB V1.0....

  iCarsoft car diagnostic tools are known for being first class scanners. They provide great value for money, offering varying ranges of specification for a multitude of uses. iCarsoft scanners can help you troubleshoot varying systems within your vehicle from the transmission control unit to the airbag control unit, the ESP unit as well as ABS and much more. They’re favoured for the fact that they can provide more in-depth diagnostics than most OBD2 scanners out there. To put it simply, for their price, they’re a world class piece of kit to have in your armoury, which is why we’re...

You may already be familiar with OBD2 car diagnostic tools but if you’re not, then allow us to explain a little more about what they are and how they can help the car owner. The term OBD-II or OBD2 stands for On Board Diagnostics and it relates to a standard system of computer networks within your car or vehicle. This system is used to diagnose vehicles that may be displaying faults or issues which can’t be easily detected using day-to-day tools. It’s a revolutionary system however, it’s left many car owners struggling to decide what exactly is wrong with their...

If you’re new to vehicle diagnostics or you’ve recently purchased a vehicle that requires being linked to a diagnostic tool in order to reveal the problems you’re having, then you may have stumbled upon Onboard Diagnostics II (OBD2). These are diagnostic systems that are included in every vehicle made after 1996.  These onboard diagnostics are used to check the vehicle’s engine and any other vehicle systems to help communicate any possible glitches that happen to them. The original system was created by the California Air Resource Management Board and since 1996 has come a very long way, so much so...

There are multiple different warning light symbols and signs in modern day cars. So many in fact that it can feel like an entirely new language. Due to the advancements in technologies, cars have now far greater onboard control systems and as a result, have a much greater range of dashboard symbols that can often send any driver into a whirl of confusion when they appear.  Thankfully, we’re about to make things a whole lot clearer by showing you a selection of what some of these OBD and car dashboard symbols mean, beginning with the Engine/Check Engine Warning Light. Engine/Check...