free diagnostics

Know what "free" diagnostics are before you use them

We have customers come in to our facility who have recently had a “free” diagnostic service performed at a parts store. They always tell the same story. “The parts person came out with his scanner, read the code, sold me a sensor, and my light is STILL on. Now, they won’t take the part back!”

Reading a trouble code is only a “bird’s eye view” of what is happening with your vehicle’s onboard diagnostic system.

Think about it another way. If your “problem with printer” icon came on right now, would you automatically replace your printer? Of course not, you would run through a troubleshooting sequence to properly diagnose the root cause of the problem. As you know most times you do not have to replace your printer to make it work. Reading a trouble code in a vehicle’s onboard system is just like having a problem icon appear on your PC. It’s only a start. It is much less expensive and time consuming to have a professional diagnosis performed and replace only the parts that are needed instead of playing an expensive guessing game. We recommend making an appointment with experienced and fully equipped technicians like Allied Service Center.

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