OBD II Scanners

I bought a scanner at Autozone only $39 and it is easy easy to use and full function

Very easy only two buttons

I believe all cars sold in America must have the plug in.
Old cars may not and I do not know when it was mandated. My 54 and 65 vettes do not have the plug in
On mine you push the "read" button. It reminds you to turn the ignition on if you forget or tells you what to do for the read function
You can then read what turned on your "service" light.
You then push the "erase" button to shut the light off
The plug is on the floor of the drivers seat, right side
The plug size is maybe 1 inch long and 1/2 inch wide
There maybe a time before they became standard size
When you buy a unit the back of the package may tell what years, not sure tho

good luck

Lee

 

Hi Lee, do you a pic of the obd socket on the 458? Just bought an obd2 scanner from autozone

 

It should be located on the drivers seat floor. Most plugs are on the right side wall in the drivers seat. I suppose they could be on the left side drivers seat wall.

On my Turbo 911 Porsche and the Mosler they are right side drivers seat wall, right side.

Your autozone plug is a male, you are looking for the female recepticle. The size is just about the size as the auro zone plug in. I estimate 1 1/2 inches long and 1/2 wide or so. Of course it is flush like an electric plug recepticle

My 458 is at my car storage as I write this. I am tied up Sunday with freinds. I will go to the 458 on Monday and look for it so I can tell you better how to find it. If someone can post it for me I will try to take a picture of the plug,

Sorry you are having a problem.

Lee

 

Hi Lee, i'm not having any problem with my car. But i have a catbypass pipe installed, i guess the check engine light will be trigger soon

 

I have a cable that attaches to my iPhone and an app on my phone that is an OBD scanner. The cable was $100, works great.

 

Do have obd tester to reset the service light?

 

What is the name of the app and where did you get the cable??

SV

 

The app is goLINK.
http://gopointtech.com/

 

Many thanks!

SV

 

As with every product, you get what you pay for. I'd buy the best one, or you'll end up throwing it away and buying a better one later on. Better to buy one just once .

Bought one myself a month ago. After doing all the research, from the 2 top-of-the-line models, chose the INNOVA 3160 based on its much better reviews, now that it includes a USB cable (it was extra before). It also reads ABS and SRS codes (not from all cars, but many). And it also displays 'live data', which many times is very beneficial. The difference from cheaper models is this one is very easy to use, and everything is shown on the screen. Bought it at Amazon for $198 shipped. Hope this helps.

 

Regarding which cars have the On Board Diagnosis plug in Europe I believe it was law for all manufacturers to have the plug fitted to new cars so they cannot hold customers to ransom for plugging in machine allowing independant garages a chance at the competition for work. And this has been the case since 1996 I think.

I was under the impression that the USA had the same law prior to Europe.

Although I think some use of this plug is going to be restricted in the not to distant future after insurance companies that thought they didn't have to pay out on stolen cars without keys was impossible but then saw this video, I think it has something to do with keyless start/entry.

Not gone in 60 seconds but 3 mins is close enough.

Article by piston heads for those that have not seen it. http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=25953

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To shed a little light on this, yes any obdII code reader will work on your car to an extent.

There are several "generic" codes that all cars in the US use. There are other manufacture specific codes that the code reader cannot understand or show you. In this case a factory scan tool or very high end aftermarket scanner is required.

 

Finding OBD2 port on Ferrari 458 was very easy. It is located under the steering wheel column on the driver side of the vehicle with a plastic cover on it. However, the OBD2 scanner (tried 2 different scanners) was unable to read the error code and was able to delete the error code. Does anyone know why?

 

can ferraris be stolen vie obd port hacks? anything to worry about?