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OBD1 Reader

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 3:55 am
by imtb
Just got this in and I do not have CEL hooked up, I am super stoked, to able to see any codes. I have 92 ej22 in my VW Synco.

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Re: OBD1

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 9:05 pm
by Legacy777
Do you have the oxygen sensor hooked up? If you do, I would check the wiring from the oxygen sensor to the ECU.

Try clearing the codes and see if the O2 sensor comes back.

Re: OBD1 Reader

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 4:00 pm
by imtb
O2 is hooked up, but I didnt try clearing the codes. I oreded a new one since this one is pretty gummed up.

I gues the ecu just runs in defualt mode since O2 not working? Maybe this is why plugs so clean.

Re: OBD1 Reader

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:47 pm
by Legacy777
The O2 sensor is responsible for closed loop running and affects fuel trims which can increase power and/or improve fuel economy over time, depending on how you drive fuel type/quality, etc.

If the O2 sensor isn't work, the ECU stays in open loop mode and performs fueling via the fuel tables.

Re: OBD1 Reader

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 4:19 am
by imtb
Should I have the green connectors and the black connectors together when i use thiis?

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Re: OBD1 Reader

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 4:50 am
by mike-tracy
I used different software (Revscan) but I didn't need to plug the black or green connectors in to read values or reset codes.

Re: OBD1 Reader

Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 11:33 pm
by Legacy777
No, you don't need to have the diagnostic connectors when you use the scan tool.

Re: OBD1 Reader

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:37 pm
by Abeall2
In case anyone missed it here is the website where you can purchase the obd1 scanner mentioned above. http://straighttalkautomotive.com/kits/ ... 1-kit.html