Approximate length: 8 hours

CAAT Certificate awarded upon successful completion of course

This course provides a student with the background and history of OBD leading up to the OBD-II legislation, requiring OBD-II compliance on all 1996-and-later vehicles. At the conclusion of this class, the students should be familiar with the history of OBD, the operation of the sensor types used, basic strategies used to detect malfunctions, and the progression leading up to OBD-II legislation.

• Get a basic understanding of the input sensors and the parameters for setting a code
• Get a basic understanding of the output components (actuators) and the parameters for setting a code
• Know about the standardization of OBD-II
• Compare OBD-I to OBD-II