probally been asked this.....obd1-2 question

[DanH 1]

hi, jus a quick question, my car has the ob1 throttlebodie/inlet design, ob2 antilock brake setup, ob1 square side repeaters with ob2 colour coded no arch trim, and ob2 brakes! wots going on there? have i bought a lemon??

cheers, dan

[craggsy 91]

You have a Highline so will be smooth bumpers and no arch trims.

As for the rest what year is it? as they swapped over about '95 -'96

[Ben Seabrook 4]

yours will be obd1 I would think mate as the throttle body bit is the most important mine is obd1 but has a coilpack and obd2 style maf and a few other bits as it's a 1995 which was the crosover year as Craig says

[Ben Seabrook 4]

http://www.vr6oc.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?106705 here is the guide mate

[binliner 0]

it's an OBD1.5!

[DanH 1]

obd1.5 lol. its a june 1995.....so could be either or. saw that guide cheers, so it looks like an ob2 car and parts with an ob1 engine.......its coilpack too. oh well hope parts are easy to find! cheers!

[GraLaw 0]

Mines a 95 and everything is obd1 but the socket for diagnostics is obd2

[russj249 2]

same here. mines a late '95, with OBD1 throttle body and plastic wheel arch kits, but OBD2 Coilpack, diagnostics port and ABS.

Must have been a mix and match phase VW went through

[GraLaw 0]

I want to buy a fault code reader as it's a pain in the rear taking my laptop out everytime. All the code readers on the market with obd2 sockets say there for 96 and after. Will they still work?

[thegoth 5]

Must have been a mix and match phase VW went through

using up all the old bits they had left in stock. I have even seen a proper / pukka highline with the rectangle repeaters

I want to buy a fault code reader as it's a pain in the rear taking my laptop out everytime. All the code readers on the market with obd2 sockets say there for 96 and after. Will they still work?

pretty sure the answer is yes as they talk the same protocol unless the OBD2 talk quicker. do you have the make and model?

[GraLaw 0]

http://www.gendan.co.uk/product_GDVAG.html

It just gives the fault code but I just want something smaller than a laptop.

[thegoth 5]

yep that'll work. I've got one the same. look on ebay and you might find it cheaper.

[thegoth 5]

in fact here's one to watch

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAG-SCANNER-CAN-VW-AUDI-SCAN-TOOL-VAG305_W0QQitemZ150343996649QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment?hash=item150343996649&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

[GraLaw 0]

Cheers, I'll keep an eye on that.

[binliner 0]

btw Coilpack has nothing to do with the OBD1/2 change... they started putting coilpacks on about 2 years before OBD2 so most VR6s had coilpacks

[thegoth 5]

btw Coilpack has nothing to do with the OBD1/2 change... they started putting coilpacks on about 2 years before OBD2 so most VR6s had coilpacks

yep, the main tell is the throttle body / ISV

[Rikki 2]

OBD stands for on board diagnostics...its only the management all this obd2 wings brakes? You have pre mid 95 sqaure repeaters etc and the later stuff ovals etc.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You have an early highline which is obd1 as you said you have obd1 throttlebody

[DanH 1]

http://www.gendan.co.uk/product_GDVAG.html

It just gives the fault code but I just want something smaller than a laptop.

a guy at works got one of these...in red, mac tools i think. ive never used one tho, if i plug it in the diagnostics port it will show some codes (or hopefully not!) that tell me wots up with the car? is that right?

[GraLaw 0]

Yes it gives the fault as a basic codes then you can look up the code on Ross-wiki. I have VAG-COM but my laptop is too bulky to carry around. I need to make sure it's charged then walk down the road with it and hope the battery holds charge.