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Old Feb 16, 2025 | 03:00 PM
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Greetings, i just bought a five-pin fault code reader from Draper off ebay new old stock, and tried to use it on a 2.0 sohc 8v non-catalyst pinto engine, and it didn't work. Then i tried it on a 2.0 catalytic car and it worked flawlessly, though it shouldn't work at all. Any ideas as to why it doesnt work as it should?
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Old Feb 17, 2025 | 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by sierrakos115
Greetings, i just bought a five-pin fault code reader from Draper off ebay new old stock, and tried to use it on a 2.0 sohc 8v non-catalyst pinto engine, and it didn't work. Then i tried it on a 2.0 catalytic car and it worked flawlessly, though it shouldn't work at all. Any ideas as to why it doesnt work as it should?
It sounds like the five-pin fault code reader might be designed to work with specific systems, and the non-catalyst Pinto engine might not be compatible with it. The reader could be expecting signals from certain sensors or ECU systems that aren't present or active in the non-catalytic version. The fact that it worked on the catalytic car suggests it's reading data from a different system that the older engine just doesn't have. You might want to check the manual for the reader to see what it's specifically designed to work with, or try a different diagnostic tool that's more compatible with your engine.
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Old Feb 18, 2025 | 04:28 PM
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[ΠΑΡΆΘΕΣΗ=Limbi1; 6839705]Ακούγεται ότι ο αναγνώστης κωδικών βλάβης πέντε ακίδων μπορεί να έχει σχεδιαστεί για να λειτουργεί με συγκεκριμένα συστήματα και ο μη καταλυτικός κινητήρας Pinto ενδέχεται να μην είναι συμβατός με αυτόν. Ο αναγνώστης θα μπορούσε να αναμένει σήματα από ορισμένους αισθητήρες ή συστήματα ECU που δεν υπάρχουν ή δεν είναι ενεργά στη μη καταλυτική έκδοση. Το γεγονός ότι δούλεψε στο καταλυτικό αυτοκίνητο υποδηλώνει ότι διαβάζει δεδομένα από ένα διαφορετικό σύστημα που ο παλαιότερος κινητήρας απλά δεν έχει. Ίσως θελήσετε να ελέγξετε το εγχειρίδιο για τη συσκευή ανάγνωσης για να δείτε με τι έχει σχεδιαστεί ειδικά για να λειτουργεί ή να δοκιμάσετε ένα διαφορετικό διαγνωστικό εργαλείο που είναι πιο συμβατό με τον κινητήρα σας. [/ΠΑΡΆΘΕΣΗ]Good evening. The diagnostic tool is this and the manual says that it fits the specific engine system.
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