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Everyone with a 1996 or newer car needs this tool!Turn off that Check Engine Light, readtrouble codes, and monitor performanceIT WILL SAVE YOU MONEY!!
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 whichautodetects all OBDII protocols: CAN, ISO, VPW, PWM, and KWP2000
3 Things Needed
There are basically 3 things you need
to record diagnostic data and cleardiagnostic trouble codes ( DTC's ) and turn off the check engine light from an OBDIIbased system on your 1996 and newer car.
1 -
A PC computer, a Pocket PC PDA, or PalmOS to look at the OBD data.
2 -
The OBD2 All-In-One scan tool to interface your PC or handheld computer to theOBDII diagnostic port on your car.
3 -
A software program running on your computer to capture the OBD data.
Why This Setup?
What is the reason
for having the above setup for yourself? Mainly, you now havea powerful tool to analyze your cars On Board Diagnostic ( OBD ) data yourself,better even than the specialized scanning tools only dealerships and big automotiverepair shops had in the distant past. With your own setup, if your check engine lightor Service Engine Soon light (SES light) comes on you can look at detailed OBDdata for yourself to see what trouble codes have been set and the conditions theywere set under, and then clear that trouble code and
turn off the Service EngineSoon
or Check Engine Light.
This will save you money
in repair costs by knowingwhat is or isn't wrong with your car in many cases, and avoid costly trips to thedealership or repair shop. Clearing the check engine light and engine codes must bedone in order to pass a smog test or emissions test. For many, it is quite interestingto be able to see your car's sensor systems working in real time, and even havingthe potential to upgrade performance through PROM reprogramming of your carsPCM or ECU.
The OBDII Scan Tool
Let's look at the OBD-2 scan tool first, since we sell low cost OBD-II scan tools. Itwill probably be the only thing you will need to buy to do your own diagnostics andclear your trouble codes, which turns off the check engine light.Under your cars dash you will most likely see this style OBDII connector:
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If your 1996 or newer car is OBD II compliant (or European OBD, EOBD, or JapanOBD, JODB) you will see the above style 16 pin connector, called a J1962 connector.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-IIconnector, it has an OBD1 system behind it on these 94-95 cars. If you have a 94 or95 GM car with the 16 pin connector,
we sell 16 pin connector diagnosticcables for it here.
Some
1994 and 1995 cars are fully OBD2 compliant
and our OBD 2 allinonescan tool and code reader will work fine on these vehicles. Check under your hoodfor an OBDII compliance sticker on the 95 and 94 cars.If you have a GM OBD1 system which has a 12 pin ALDL OBDI connector as picturedbelow,
we sell data logging cables for those as well
.
Make sure you buy the correct diagnostic cable setup for your car or cars!
What PC's or Handhelds Work
You will need a computer to run your scanning or diagnostic software, preferably alaptop PC (there are
programs available
for almost any PalmOS and Pocket PCPDA also). The hardware requirements for the PC are largely dictated by whatscanning or diagnostic software you plan on running. Some of the scanningprograms are very simple DOS based programs, others are more graphicallyintensive. Look at the
software links
we have posted and read the hardwarerequirements for the program you are thinking of using. For the most part, thesimple DOS programs can be run on very old, 486 based laptops with very littlememory ( <16MB ). The more advanced graphical scanning programs, such as
Scanmaster
and
OBD2Spy
, still have very modest hardware requirements,requiring Windows 98 or newer, a 90Mhz or greater pentium CPU, and 32MB of RAMor greater. If you do not already have a laptop, these are approximately 1996 eralaptops and can be had for very little money off of ebay, many times for less than$50.Whatever PC or handheld PDA you end up using, determine if it has a USB or serialinterface adapter, or both. Almost all older laptops and PC's come with the serialinterface built into the computer itself. It will be a 9 pin male connector that lookslike this (the connector on left):
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Many newer laptop computers no longer have a built in serial interface, and onlycome equipped with USB interface ports, as seen here:If you have a newer laptop that does not have the 9 pin serial RS-232 interfacebuilt in and has a USB only interface, order the
OBD2Allinone with USBinterface
. You can use our
serial version
OBDII PC scan tool on a USB only PC byadding a USB to Serial converter. You can either buy a USB to serial adapter, or buya PCMCIA PC card that has a RS-232 serial 9 pin interface. These serial adapters aresold with a disk that contains the software drivers needed to make them work. Buyone that can be returned in case it does not work properly on your computer,especially with the USB adapter. There are reports of compatibility problems withthese USB to serial adapters, and they can be tricky to get working properly oncertain computers. The USB adapter we have had the best reports about is theBelkin F5U103, and these can be found on ebay for $10 or less. Ultimately it iseasier to order the
OBD2Allinone with USB interface
.
The Diagnostic Software - Free
The last item needed is the
diagnostic software
that will run on your PC orhandheld to collect and record the data from your OBD-II system. There are anumber of excellent software packages available, with some of them being free andothers giving you a trial or demo mode. Screen shots and links to each website areprovided below for a few of the software packages we have tested and work wellwith the OBD 2 AllInOne scan tool. We're not endorsing one scanning package overanother, as they all have their place and will provide critical data. Below are screenshots of some of the software packages. There are many more screens to all of these packages, we've just included a few for viewing here. You can click on theimage to get a larger view, and clicking on the title link below the picture will takeyou to the manufacturers website for each of these OBD-II packages. We provide asoftware CD with all OBD2Allinone units.
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