OBDII, mine doesnt work????

[michael]

i went to autozone to get my SES light code pulled, they said that my plug under my steering wheel isnt hooked up, is there anything i can do on my own to fix it, or has anyone else had this problem??? [img]graemlins/toto.gif[/img]

[Wicked 3800 V6]

Try somewhere else? They might have been connecting with the wrong gateway? I dunno ... check fuses ... darn thing should be hooked up.
Make sure you're a 95 (or 96?) or newer, as those have OBD-II. OBD-I has a similar plug, but no II interface.
-Rob

[michael]

ive got a 95 3.4

[zlightning]

Yeah you don't have obd2 you have obd1 they can't pull them. It takes a special thing to pull the codes. Take it to a mechanic they can do it. I know you are gonna say but I have the obd2 connector so do I but we have the obd1 computer.

[Wicked 3800 V6]

For OBD-I, short the correct pins, and the SES light will flash 20-whatever times, displaying the code for you. If you can't do that, go to Autozone and buy the $20 OBD-I reader (II's are 10x that), which does it for you, and can probably reset.
-Rob

[michael]

so autozone wont pull the obdI codes??? so i have to buy one????

[predator5100]

Hmm funny dealership says 94 and 95's are obd2's
I thought

[strobhen]

whatever dealership said that is wrong, it is obd1 for 6's & 8's of those years...

[Wicked 3800 V6]

Ask them to pull your codes as an OBD-I computer. If they can't or refuse, grab a paperclip, or buy the OBD-I code reader / clearer for like $20 (?), and you'll have it for yourself. But I really thought you just shorted (connect w/ paperclip) two pins, and the light would flash the code.
-Rob

[Gr8_expectations]

hay i have a 95 3.4 as well and i have played hell pulling hte codes. what 2 pins do you short to get the codes. plz reply

[94-3.4]

The $20 code puller will not work on 3.4l cars. Nor does jumping the pins. I don't know why but there is a reason.

[Shadly]

Supposedly, you can short pin A & B(?) and codes will flash. It sure didn't work for me. I had to take it to a mechanic to pull and clear codes. That $20 code puller from Autozone is an expensive paperclip. ;)

[nova]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Wicked 3800 V6:
For OBD-I, short the correct pins, and the SES light will flash 20-whatever times, displaying the code for you. If you can't do that, go to Autozone and buy the $20 OBD-I reader (II's are 10x that), which does it for you, and can probably reset.
-Rob<hr></blockquote>

The $20 code readers will only work on cars that came from certain factories from what I understand. I have one and it won't work on my 94 or my friends 95.

[michael]

im getting mixed reactions!!!!, anyone with a 95 3.4, how did u exactly get your codes pulled????

[Dan90RS]

Lets make this real simple. If your ALDL connector is a RECTANGLE shape, it's an OBD1 style connector and the paperclip trick WILL WORK.

If your ALDL connector is a TRAPEZOID shape, it's an OBD2 style connector (regardless of weather it's an OBD1 or OBD2 ECM)and the paperclip trick WILL NOT WORK.


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