Where is the male pin on the ALDL cable?
If you have the bare pin cable, you will have to look under your dash to plug the male pin from the ALDL cable into the correct female pin in the cars connector. On the standard 12 pin OBDI connector, this will usually be pin M on the 8192 baud rate cars, or pin E on 160 baud rate US domestic cars.
What kind of ALDL cable do I need for OBD?
You can buy an ALDL Cable with an OBD1 12 pin connector shell, or OBD2 style 16 pin connector shell, or a cable with just a bare male pin, to plug into your cars female connector serial data pin location (pin M or E or 9 on the diagrams above).
What is the above setup for yourself, OBD diagnostics?
1 – A PC computer, preferably a laptop, to collect, log, and analyze the OBD data. 2 – An ALDL cable to interface your PC computer to the ALDL OBDI diagnostic port on your car. 3 – A software program running on your PC to capture the OBD data. Why This Setup? What is the reason for having the above setup for yourself?
What are the pins for the OBD-2 connector?
OBD-2 connector must have pins 4, 5 for ground connections and pin 16 for 12 volt power supply from the vehicle battery. What is OBD DTC? Prior to OBD, auto manufacturers did not standardize DTC’s (diagnostic trouble code).
What are the pinouts for the J1962 OBD-2?
The pinouts for the 16 pin J1962 OBD-2 car proprietary connector are: Audi OBD-II diagnostic interface pinout and wiring BMW 20 pin to OBD adapter pinout and wiring BMW OBD-II diagnostic interface pinout and wiring BMW S1000R 2015 to OBD2 pinout and wiring Citroen OBD-2 diagnostic pinout and wiring
Is it legal to tamper with the OBD system?
It is a federal law to modify or tamper with the OBD system of your car, but if your engine failure light has gone in your Car and you want to diagnose the problem by yourself then it is pretty much easy to use connectors like ODB-II to connect between your Car…
When did cars have to be OBD II compliant?
All cars and light trucks built and sold in the United States after January 1, 1996 were required to be OBD II equipped. In general, this means all 1996 model year cars and light trucks are compliant, even if built in late 1995.