OBD2 connection

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OBD2 connection

Postby fezsi1986 on Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:42 pm

Hi. I av done some research but cant seem to find anythin. Has the fiesta mk3 1.6si got a obd2 connection.
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Re: OBD2 connection

Postby Smo on Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:55 am

Nope!

You can only retrieve very basic diagnostics results from a 3-pin port (found in the engine bay loom) in the form of pulses (either using an LED or a code-reader which just translates the pulses) and if you want to do any form of tuning/mapping, it typically has to be done in the form of a chip/plug-in module inserted into the J3 port (at the other end of the ECU to the EEC-IV connector). Unlike with VAG cars, there's nothing like VAGCOM available for us to use for diagnostics or, for example, Revo for user-friendly/safe tuning, so you really have to take your chances with a Superchip (which isn't really worth the money) or have your car properly mapped by someone who can tailor a chip for your ECU - although you would see very little benefit from such a service with a 1.6 Si :(
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