Code readers??
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Code readers??
Can anyone recommend a code reader for a 1999 diesel Focus?
There are a few of them on fleebay but I dont understand what CAN BUS, OBD, OBD2, EOBD are?
Its a 1999 1800 TCDi
Ta
J
There are a few of them on fleebay but I dont understand what CAN BUS, OBD, OBD2, EOBD are?
Its a 1999 1800 TCDi
Ta
J
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OBD2 is a USA standard, closely related to EOBD, which is the European standard.
With this standard you can read codes and data and reset codes on all makes.
Unfortunately for you on diesels in Europe from model-year 2004 on.
These code readers will NOT work on your car.
Can-Bus is a method of connecting several ecu's with only 2 wires.
A bit similar to a Network with several PC's.
It is used on "newer" vehicles for diagnostics, but not on your car.
With this standard you can read codes and data and reset codes on all makes.
Unfortunately for you on diesels in Europe from model-year 2004 on.
These code readers will NOT work on your car.
Can-Bus is a method of connecting several ecu's with only 2 wires.
A bit similar to a Network with several PC's.
It is used on "newer" vehicles for diagnostics, but not on your car.
Thread Starter
15000
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 44
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From: North Wales
OBD2 is a USA standard, closely related to EOBD, which is the European standard.
With this standard you can read codes and data and reset codes on all makes.
Unfortunately for you on diesels in Europe from model-year 2004 on.
These code readers will NOT work on your car.
Can-Bus is a method of connecting several ecu's with only 2 wires.
A bit similar to a Network with several PC's.
It is used on "newer" vehicles for diagnostics, but not on your car.
With this standard you can read codes and data and reset codes on all makes.
Unfortunately for you on diesels in Europe from model-year 2004 on.
These code readers will NOT work on your car.
Can-Bus is a method of connecting several ecu's with only 2 wires.
A bit similar to a Network with several PC's.
It is used on "newer" vehicles for diagnostics, but not on your car.
Cheers
J
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The name OBD1 reader is used, but it makes no sense at all.
OBD1 is an old American standard (before OBD2) that was used up till 1995.
There was nothing defined in OBD1. It only mandated a list of all trouble codes, not how to obtain them.
What you need is a scanner that works with the Ford factory protocol.
Something like this: http://forscan.org/home.html
Contact them to see if it works on your car.
Remember that reading codes is one thing, repairing the car is something else.
OBD1 is an old American standard (before OBD2) that was used up till 1995.
There was nothing defined in OBD1. It only mandated a list of all trouble codes, not how to obtain them.
What you need is a scanner that works with the Ford factory protocol.
Something like this: http://forscan.org/home.html
Contact them to see if it works on your car.
Remember that reading codes is one thing, repairing the car is something else.
Last edited by oldford; Dec 26, 2012 at 11:14 AM.
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