Do you think cars should have an ECAM system like Airbus has?

[3 Lions]

I think they should because you wouldn't need to plug a diagnostics tool to find the fault code. 

 

[Guest]

For a few petrol heads, maybe. For most people, an engine warning light is too technical for 'em 

[3 Lions]

4 minutes ago, AUniqueName said:

For most people, an engine warning light is too technical for 'em 

But an ECAM system would make it much easier to understand the fault. 

[Coaxialgamer]

18 hours ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

But an ECAM system would make it much easier to understand the fault. 

And how would that help the average Joe, who's probably brought the car to a mechanic by this point? 

[Guest Kloaked]

18 hours ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

But an ECAM system would make it much easier to understand the fault. 

I think many shops have the appropriate tools to get the error codes from vehicles that support it so that they can diagnose accordingly.

[Clanscorpia]

Airbus is also handling much more expensive and much, much more complicated equipment

[Pilot mam]

yes ecam would be good. it could save you hundreds in repairs that mechanics say you need but you dont really need

 

[lewdicrous]

You can use an OBD2 reader to find out what's wrong with your car and that's the easy way. You don't have to "reinvent the wheel" just cause a company is using a specific system on their machines.

On 2/12/2017 at 1:00 AM, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

I think they should because you wouldn't need to plug a diagnostics tool to find the fault code. 

OBD2 readers (and other devices) are cheap and easy to use.

And the image you provided would be much more difficult to understand for the average consumer, it's easier to scan for codes and search for them online.

On 2/12/2017 at 7:49 PM, Coaxialgamer said:

And how would that help the average Joe, who's probably brought the car to a mechanic by this point? 

I agree with this, not everyone is going to even bother looking at the problem by themselves, they'd much rather take it to a shop and get them to fix it instead.

On 2/13/2017 at 1:15 AM, Clanscorpia said:

Airbus is also handling much more expensive and much, much more complicated equipment

To add to this, the technology they're using is too advanced for cars IMO.

[it_dont_work]

They mostly do these days, its called obd II. bluetooth reader is pretty cheap too plus the torque app will tell you all you need

[Monte_Carlo]

To some extent a lot of new cars already have something similar.  You can get a fair idea by looking at the lights and in newer cars they'll often times put up a message on what is falling off.  If you want something more technical... I imagine a scanner would work just fine since they're fairly cheap these days.