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Title: scanner connection to veccy
Post by: marrus69 on 13 December 2011, 17:11:02
tried plugging in scanner to my mates veccy 2.5v6 estate think its v reg.the obd connecter is under handbrake,ignition on scanner wont connec to car any iders.
Title: Re: scanner connection to veccy
Post by: RobG on 13 December 2011, 17:22:45
tried plugging in scanner to my mates veccy 2.5v6 estate think its v reg.the obd connecter is under handbrake,ignition on scanner wont connec to car any iders.
Not OBDII. Should paperclip though
Title: Re: scanner connection to veccy
Post by: TheBoy on 13 December 2011, 18:21:37
As RobG says, if generic OBDII scanner, it won't work
Title: Re: scanner connection to veccy
Post by: marrus69 on 13 December 2011, 20:10:03
its a memoscan one the unit lights up when i connect to the car but then nothing,it connects to my car ok,and my citreon van,the veccy must be OBDII it was made after 96,
Title: Re: scanner connection to veccy
Post by: TheBoy on 13 December 2011, 20:14:21
its a memoscan one the unit lights up when i connect to the car but then nothing,it connects to my car ok,and my citreon van,the veccy must be OBDII it was made after 96,
Nope, the Vectra-B is NOT OBDII compliant (or EOBD compliant, as is the euro standard).

The only Vectra V6 EOBD complaint engines are 2.6, 2.8 and 3.2
Title: Re: scanner connection to veccy
Post by: TheBoy on 13 December 2011, 20:16:50
memoscan
If its the same as the only ones I can find on google, then its EOBD/OBDII only, thus no chance of working with Veccy 2.5.

I lights up, as it has power from the diag socket, but cannot talk to the ECUs.
Title: Re: scanner connection to veccy
Post by: Nick W on 13 December 2011, 20:49:52
its a memoscan one the unit lights up when i connect to the car but then nothing,it connects to my car ok,and my citreon van,the veccy must be OBDII it was made after 96,

OBDII and particularly EOBD are only guaranteed to work from 2001 for petrol, and 2004 for diesel.
MANY cars before that work, but you can't rely on it.
Title: Re: scanner connection to veccy
Post by: TheBoy on 13 December 2011, 20:51:42
its a memoscan one the unit lights up when i connect to the car but then nothing,it connects to my car ok,and my citreon van,the veccy must be OBDII it was made after 96,

OBDII and particularly EOBD are only guaranteed to work from 2001 for petrol, and 2004 for diesel.
MANY cars before that work, but you can't rely on it.
Very FEW non US cars work pre 2001 (petrol) or 2003 (diesel)
Title: Re: scanner connection to veccy
Post by: henryd on 14 December 2011, 00:13:32
its a memoscan one the unit lights up when i connect to the car but then nothing,it connects to my car ok,and my citreon van,the veccy must be OBDII it was made after 96,

OBDII and particularly EOBD are only guaranteed to work from 2001 for petrol, and 2004 for diesel.
MANY cars before that work, but you can't rely on it.
Very FEW non US cars work pre 2001 (petrol) or 2003 (diesel)



my 98 grand cherokee diesel did which surprised me some :o
Title: Re: scanner connection to veccy
Post by: TheBoy on 14 December 2011, 18:44:38
its a memoscan one the unit lights up when i connect to the car but then nothing,it connects to my car ok,and my citreon van,the veccy must be OBDII it was made after 96,

OBDII and particularly EOBD are only guaranteed to work from 2001 for petrol, and 2004 for diesel.
MANY cars before that work, but you can't rely on it.
Very FEW non US cars work pre 2001 (petrol) or 2003 (diesel)



my 98 grand cherokee diesel did which surprised me some :o
Yeah, Yank Tanks with a small European dealer network do tend to follow the US 1996/2000 rules...