Anyone have an OBD2 Reader I can borrow this weekend?

[j4ck100]

Hey all,

Picked up a new car today (Mits EVO) but it's thrown the engine management light up on the way home,

Does anyone have an OBD reader i could use for 10 minutes around the hants/berks/surrey area?

Thanks

Jack

[Frimley111R]

Yep, you can borrow mine. Drop me a PM if you need it. And i assume you can guess where I am based!

[j4ck100]

Frimley111R said:

Yep, you can borrow mine. Drop me a PM if you need it. And i assume you can guess where I am based!

Thanks mate, PM'd

[FurryExocet]

Failing that I've got one for my BMW which should work, if you've got the software

[j4ck100]

Thanks 111R, unfortunately we couldn't get it to connect at all so I think I'll leave it to the professionals!! Thanks for the offer though Furry.

[simonr100]

Why wouldn't it connect? Did the reader power up from the OBD port? If not it could be a fuse - I had a mercedes that I couldn't connect my OBD reader too. Upon checking there was no power to pin 16, I found the fuse and it was blown, I changed it and the reader worked.
I am in Windsor if you are ever near and want to try again. I have a foxwell auto master pro, it's a garage quality reader(£700). You are welcome to try and get a reading with it.

[j4ck100]

Ahh you may be on to something there, could be as simple as a fuse!

Will have a look tomorrow and report back. Thanks for the offer, might take you up on that!

[j4ck100]

Hmm fuse looked all ok, it's in the garage this morning will see if they can get a connection

[liner33]

Not all evos's use obd

[Frimley111R]

liner33 said:

Not all evos's use obd

It had the correct connection physically but just said there was an error when connecting.

Good luck with diagnosis though!

[liner33]

Frimley111R said:

It had the correct connection physically but just said there was an error when connecting.

Good luck with diagnosis though!

Yes they have a standard socket but not the software, on some Evo's you connect pins 1 and 4 on the obd and the dash flashes the fault codes , knowing which model Evo would have helped greatly

[j4ck100]

liner33 said:

Yes they have a standard socket but not the software, on some Evo's you connect pins 1 and 4 on the obd and the dash flashes the fault codes , knowing which model Evo would have helped greatly

Was/ Is an X. Garage got them, very random bunch including misfire cylinder 3. Still hoping it's a sensor but it's off to a specialist!

[j4ck100]

Frimley111R said:

It had the correct connection physically but just said there was an error when connecting.

Good luck with diagnosis though!

Engine had fried a spark plug causing intermittent misfire in cylinder 3! Good as gold now and a cheap fix, happy jack!