#Obd diagnostics inc upgrade#
#Obd diagnostics inc software#
#Obd diagnostics inc code#

Make sure you buy the correct diagnostic cable setup for your car or cars! If you have a GM OBD1 system which has a 12 pin ALDL OBDI connector as pictured below, we sell data logging cables for those as well. Check under your hood for an OBDII compliance sticker on the 95 and 94 cars.

#Obd diagnostics inc code#

Some 19 cars are fully OBD2 compliant and our OBD 2 allinone scan tool and code reader will work fine on these vehicles. If you have a 94 or 95 GM car with the 16 pin connector, we sell 16 pin connector diagnostic cables for it here. Some 1994-95 GM cars have the 16 pin OBD 2 connector shown above (Corvette's, Camaro's, and LT1 cars among them), however, even though it is an OBD-II connector, it has an OBD1 system behind it on these 94-95 cars. If your 1996 or newer car is OBD II compliant (or European OBD, EOBD, or Japan OBD, JODB) you will see the above style 16 pin connector, called a J1962 connector. Under your cars dash you will most likely see this style OBDII connector: It will probably be the only thing you will need to buy to do your own diagnostics and clear your trouble codes, which turns off the check engine light. Let's look at the OBD-2 scan tool first, since we sell low cost OBD-II scan tools.

#Obd diagnostics inc upgrade#

For many, it is quite interesting to be able to see your car's sensor systems working in real time, and even having the potential to upgrade performance through PROM reprogramming of your cars PCM or ECU. Clearing the check engine light and engine codes must be done in order to pass a smog test or emissions test. This will save you money in repair costs by knowing what is or isn't wrong with your car in many cases, and avoid costly trips to the dealership or repair shop. With your own setup, if your check engine light or Service Engine Soon light (SES light) comes on you can look at detailed OBD data for yourself to see what trouble codes have been set and the conditions they were set under, and then clear that trouble code and turn off the Service Engine Soon or Check Engine Light. What is the reason for having the above setup for yourself? Mainly, you now have a powerful tool to analyze your cars On Board Diagnostic ( OBD ) data yourself, better even than the specialized scanning tools only dealerships and big automotive repair shops had in the distant past.

#Obd diagnostics inc software#

There are basically 3 things you need to record diagnostic data and clear diagnostic trouble codes ( DTC's ) and turn off the check engine light from an OBDII based system on your 1996 and newer car.ДЎ - A PC computer, a Pocket PC PDA, or PalmOS to look at the OBD data.Дў - The OBD2 All-In-One scan tool to interface your PC or handheld computer to the OBDII diagnostic port on your car.ДЈ - A software program running on your computer to capture the OBD data. This tool works with Every Make, Every Model, Foreign or Domestic! Our OBD2 AllInOne scan tool will work on 1996 or newer OBD 2 / EODB / JODB compliant cars and trucks, and is based on the ELM327 chip which autodetects all OBDII protocols: CAN, ISO, VPW, PWM, and KWP2000 Everyone with a 1996 or newer car needs this tool!