Ba Mk1 Obd2 Port Scantool

[kjoy064]

Hello, I am wanting to know what reading and options you can see through the OBD port on a BA XR6T, the reason for asking is I am wanting to use a pda with a scan tool conector but am wondering if it's the car that decides what you can see or is it the program your running that determins what you can see and read.

The scan toll conector I have at the moment which I am borrowing only has a certain number of pins ( to be exact.

OXXOXOXO

XXXOOOXO

Where I have marked the (X) that is where there is a pin and where the (O) is there is nothing.

some help would be great..

thanks

[ratter]

most the cheaper scan tools will only read OBD2 generic powertrain codes, which means there are literally hundreds of trouble codes you will not be able to read

Scan tools that are dedicated workshop equipment can read the other codes, but will cost upwards of $7000 and require regular updates to keep up with manufacturer model changes

[Mike XR6T]

at work we use an ultrascan scan tool that costs around 12000

it does all vehicle thou,

it uses a CAN system interpreter to commun icate with ALL the BA

systems, most cheap ones only extract codes on the dedicated OBD2

data line, using the tool we have and the CAN module we can read all systems

codes, data, programming and manual opperation of just about anything.

I wonder wether u could do the same with a similar module setup, where u would get one for private use is anopther question!!!!

cheers

[senna_T]

I actually brought up a question re this

Apparently it can read CAN signals aswell as OBD2

Edited 20/02/08 09:18 AM by senna_T

[kjoy064]

  senna_T said:

I actually brought up a question re this

Apparently it can read CAN signals aswell as OBD2

Yeah I saw that thread and it looks horn.... love it