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Anybody have an OBD1 code reader in NoVA? (EOM)
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10-14-2006, 10:13 PM
Self explanatory.
2001 M5
2016 M3 2014 Grand Cherokee Been had: 1984 318i | 2003 S2000 | 1990 330is | 2005 STi | 2005 M3 
10-14-2006, 10:23 PM
Can't you jump the diagnostic port and count the CEL flashes?
That's what I've done on all my OBD1 cars.
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10-14-2006, 10:32 PM
The hell if I know - OBD1 is greek to me. I just looked at like the first 5 google results and nothing obvious came up, so you must be wrong.
2001 M5
2016 M3 2014 Grand Cherokee Been had: 1984 318i | 2003 S2000 | 1990 330is | 2005 STi | 2005 M3
10-14-2006, 11:10 PM
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^ Just figured some other folks might get use out of it, too.
When it comes to Ryan Jenkins, the story ends with me putting him in the wall.
2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee -Ginger
10-16-2006, 10:10 AM
Doesnt Autozone or a similar store have one of these?
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10-16-2006, 07:12 PM
karmapolice Wrote:Doesnt Autozone or a similar store have one of these?I dunno, do they? I was trying to avoid buying something that I'm probably only going to use once. Peake Research seems to make a nice one for $140 - these things seem manufacturer specific too...I dunno much about all this.
2001 M5
2016 M3 2014 Grand Cherokee Been had: 1984 318i | 2003 S2000 | 1990 330is | 2005 STi | 2005 M3 
10-16-2006, 08:16 PM
OBD I doesn't have it's own "code reader" that you'll be able to find, except for maybe GM/FoMoCo products.
OBD II is where all that shit got standardized. Your best bet is to search the intertubes for the key/pedal/fuse sequence you need to make the CEL flash the code at you, then compare the code to what it's in a table. If you're lucky, this will be in a haynes manual. If you ain't, you should still be able to find it on the internet. Some ECU's (nissan and honda at least) have a light on the ECU itself that flashes codes. My 240SX did that. What kind of car are we talking about?
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10-16-2006, 08:29 PM
CaptainHenreh Wrote:What kind of car are we talking about? maybe the car he's picking up this weekend? just spill the beans bj
1994 Ford Ranger
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10-16-2006, 08:35 PM
Why do people just post what they are thinking? Without thinking.
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10-16-2006, 09:25 PM
Yeah I didn't know the magical way that would take me 10 times to perfect to make the code flash on the light, so I couldn't try it...and now the car is like 3 hours away. It ran fine so I'm not stressing about anything, I just wonder what it was. I thought OBD1 was way more standardized than it apparently is.
No beans yet!
2001 M5
2016 M3 2014 Grand Cherokee Been had: 1984 318i | 2003 S2000 | 1990 330is | 2005 STi | 2005 M3
11-30-2006, 10:43 PM
I bought a Peake R5/FCX-II in case anyone needs to read or clear codes or anything. Should be good for 1987-2000 BMW's.
2001 M5
2016 M3 2014 Grand Cherokee Been had: 1984 318i | 2003 S2000 | 1990 330is | 2005 STi | 2005 M3 
11-30-2006, 10:49 PM
You can usually get codes pulled for free at AAP or other car stores. Dunno if they can do OBD1, but I know they can do OBD2...I've gotten them read before.
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11-30-2006, 11:47 PM
WRXtranceformed Wrote:You can usually get codes pulled for free at AAP or other car stores. Dunno if they can do OBD1, but I know they can do OBD2...I've gotten them read before. autozone only reads my codes but they won't clear them, booo!
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12-04-2006, 08:56 PM
asteele2 Wrote:http://www.unofficialbmw.com/repair_faqs/motronic.html Thats exactly what I've always gotten the 325 to tell me its secrets, but theres still always multiple things that trigger the same codes.
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