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Maybe of use to someone
« on: 23 October 2013, 16:43:28 »
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« Reply #1 on: 23 October 2013, 16:50:48 »
What is my '99 TD? Not OBD11 I know but is it OBD? If so this should read it?
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« Reply #2 on: 23 October 2013, 18:57:24 »
Quote from: Shackeng on 23 October 2013, 16:50:48
What is my '99 TD? Not OBD11 I know but is it OBD? If so this should read it?
Doubt it
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« Reply #3 on: 23 October 2013, 19:04:35 »
Quote from: Shackeng on 23 October 2013, 16:50:48
What is my '99 TD? Not OBD11 I know but is it OBD? If so this should read it?

If you want to check, pop over and we'll try my obd/obdII reader .. if it works then your car is OBD . if it doesn't .......   :)
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« Reply #4 on: 23 October 2013, 19:30:13 »
Euro cars are not ODB(1), thats purely a US standard. In fact euro cars aren't OBDII either, as thats also US. Ours are EOBD, fortunately as EOBD is heavily derived from ODBII, its mostly compatible.

No (low-ish) cost generic tool is ever likely to read a euro non EOBD car, no matter what the retard writing the Ebay bullshit ad says.
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« Reply #5 on: 23 October 2013, 19:39:39 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 23 October 2013, 19:30:13
Euro cars are not ODB(1), thats purely a US standard. In fact euro cars aren't OBDII either, as thats also US. Ours are EOBD, fortunately as EOBD is heavily derived from ODBII, its mostly compatible.

No (low-ish) cost generic tool is ever likely to read a euro non EOBD car, no matter what the retard writing the Ebay bullshit ad says.

I'd hardly describe the Maxscan GS500 in those terms .. and its not let me down on any vehicle made after 1996 ... so far ..

Communication Protocols:
1. C.A.N. (Controller Area Network)
2. J1850PWM
3. J1850VPW
4. KWP 2000 ISO 14230-4
5. ISO 9141

Nowt to lose by trying it ... :)
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Re: Maybe of use to someone
« Reply #6 on: 23 October 2013, 19:45:03 »
Quote from: Entwood on 23 October 2013, 19:39:39
Quote from: TheBoy on 23 October 2013, 19:30:13
Euro cars are not ODB(1), thats purely a US standard. In fact euro cars aren't OBDII either, as thats also US. Ours are EOBD, fortunately as EOBD is heavily derived from ODBII, its mostly compatible.

No (low-ish) cost generic tool is ever likely to read a euro non EOBD car, no matter what the retard writing the Ebay bullshit ad says.

I'd hardly describe the Maxscan GS500 in those terms .. and its not let me down on any vehicle made after 1996 ... so far ..

Communication Protocols:
1. C.A.N. (Controller Area Network)
2. J1850PWM
3. J1850VPW
4. KWP 2000 ISO 14230-4
5. ISO 9141

Nowt to lose by trying it ... :)
Tried it on a 2.5/3.0 Omega?

The post 96 crap is for American market, where they were forced down the OBDII route. We were force in 2001 and 2003 (tractors).

Those protocols are just that, protocols. Entirely independenent of the language used (OBD/II/EOBD).

And the Maxscan is a low cost generic scanner
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Re: Maybe of use to someone
« Reply #7 on: 23 October 2013, 21:46:55 »
OBD/EOBD coverage is spotty on European cars until 2001 when the EOBD coverage started. Fords are good, Vauxhalls are pot luck although Astras seem to be reasonably consistent. I've been using a Maxiscan pretty much everyday for the last five years and can recommend them.
Don't buy one that doesn't do live data, and the newer ones graph it for you, which makes doing proper diagnosis much easier.
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Re: Maybe of use to someone
« Reply #8 on: 23 October 2013, 22:12:36 »
I have an Omiscan which reads live data on the '51 3.2, but does not read the TD.  :(
Thanks for the offer Nige, I will try it next time I visit if I may. :y
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