Now that I have your attention. Mods, I didn't know where best to apply this seeing how it doesn't relate to one motor type. How-To make your own OBDII Scan tool station in your garage or mobile while your Drive.

Apr 02, 2013 I want to build a DIY OBD2 interface. Talk to an interface cable without the. You'll need a computer with either a serial port or a serial/USB cable. I want to build a DIY OBD2 interface. Talk to an interface cable without the. You'll need a computer with either a serial port or a serial/USB cable.

Fsx (and Fs9) Fs2crew Level-d 767 Voice Commander Edition. Now I know there are quite a few products out there for this type of stuff however, if you are limited in budget and have some of the pieces to the puzzle such as an older laptop or PC laying around, go ahead and turn it into your own OBDII scan tool. Here is the scoop. I recently finished my truck and had the battery disconnected for a long while and the pcm lost its sensor parameter history. I failed emissions because of sensors reading ‘Not Ready Set’. Download Rapidshare Exescript Software.

I was told to drive around a bunch. I have a friend at a Firestone who is more than willing to toss the truck on the scanner and read stuff but I got sick of bothering him with it and made my own. Long story short, I did end up having a check engine light for the secondary air injection system (Code P0410). If you go to..you can get an OBDII (and for your earlier guys, an OBD) scan tool interface. The programs for running this are actually free. Some of them are trial versions but even then the trial versions do not expire and allow you to do enough diagnostics to do what you need to do.

Great part is, is if you have a PocketPC or a PalmPilot then you can run these programs on the fly while you drive. The programs are free. Where they get you is the interface.

I spent $110 for the interface and a couple extra bucks on the proper cables for my PocketPc. You can read sensor data and readings in real-time. Read emission sensor testing and O2 sensor input in real-time. You can review check engine light DTC codes and clear them. Read water temp increase by the degree to dial in your adjustable e-fans. Con’s.haven’t found one yet.

(Running on a Laptop) Here is what you need. -Old or new lap top hanging around to run the programs. PC must have a USB or Serial port that can be configured to Comm 1.

-Serial (DB9) or USB cable to connect to the scan tool interface. You can buy either a serial or a USB interface according to your needs. (I’m running an Older laptop with only one serial and one USB port and the USB port is already dedicated to my PocketPC sync) -Programs for running OBDII diagnostics of the vehicle.

(A CD is provided with a number of various freeware for running OBDII. You can pick which one you like best. Or you can buy the full version software. Either way, the OBDII interface will work with a multitude of freeware and written software.) (If you would like to see these programs before purchasing the interface, OBDIIALLINONE.com has them as links on their website.) -If you have a PocketPC or PalmPilot you can load another program on the laptop that will graph recorded data from the mobile device. All you have to do is sync with the laptop and run the program. It pulls the log file from the PocketPC and you can change the graph views, select specific sensors to graph, compare sensor data such as Throttle Position vs. Vehicle Speed vs. Real One Player Full Version For Xp.

(Running on a PocketPC) You need. -You need to have Win PocketPC 2003 running as the OS of the device. If you have Win PocketPC 2002 running I suggest you upgrade to 2003 or find a.net compact framework 1.0 or better to load to the device. 2003 has the,net framework built in. I will tell you, its near impossible to find the.net compact framework files for a PocketPC that is a small enough file to actually load to the device.