secur60

Hello every one i have a Honda civic coupe 1998 ej6 d16y7
well can some one help me to find the obd location i searched all over the car and couldn't find any thing
here is a photo for the fuse box

wheil other 1997 honda has it here


thanks in advance

JRCivic1

It should be clipped into the rectangular port/cut-out that you see clearly in your first photo. You may have to remove the fuse box and search behind to find the plug... or it may be higher in the front of the dash. More searching will be necessary.

NVturbo

Previous owner definitely relocated the OBD2 port. Should still be in the area. Just have to look

secur60

do you have any idea where shall i start from
the obd wiring diagram for example
it shouldn't go too far

civic402lx

Start top left corner of your first photo. There is some kind of plug there. Look there and work around the fuse box.

Michael Mendoza

That small blue connector looks like my OBD 1 connector. Is it possible he made it OBD1 ?

NVturbo

OP, on your pic....left of the fuses, you will see a rectangular opening. That's where the OBD port is supposed to go. Check there. Not sure why anyone would remove it, even if the car was to have an OBD1 engine setup.

No, it doesn't work like that.

secur60

i spent almost 30 minutes in that tiny place searching for it well i have seen things .. horrible things and didnt find any thing
there were a Bunche of cables with a note assemble in Mexico




here is a video too

secur60

today i took out the dash in front of the fuse box and here is what i found
no OBD 2

just some mystery disconnected ports

NVturbo

One thing no one seemed to ask.....is the car a USDM? If not, YOU don't have one.

secur60

You mean a car made in USA well there us a plate under the hood said it was made by Honda America in Ohio
Its imported into Germany from USA

So if it is so
What does that mean
Whata the difference and us there any way to make a connection
Thanks in advance

NVturbo

Your car is designated for the German market. Even though it's assembled in the states, emissions was set for that country. That is why you DO NOT have an OBD2 port.

secur60

damn dude
why the hell they took it out
and inst there any way to make a connection ?

TomCat39

Did you verify if your car is USDM or CDM?

secur60

Good morning
Wel​​​​​​l it seems to be USDM
so one last thing to ask
Is not there any way to diagnose the ecu for a USDM Honda ?

TomCat39

Okay, it appears the chassis is USDM as per the VIN you posted:



So now, we can fairly confidently assume someone removed your OBD2 scanner port/plug. It is disturbing that your check digit is 0 and not 7 as per the decoder.

No if someone can provide photos of the obd2 port and harness to show where it runs to, that would be ideal to help you find the harness junction.

Then again, someone more knowledgeable may point out my assumption is incorrect and that it is not a CDM or USDM car. It's manufactured in the USA, but was it for a different market then imported? I do not know how to check that. That check digit bugs.....

secur60

Dude you have mistaken with the number there is I instead of 1 after the W

1hgej6140wi601188

Btw whats the different between usdm and others

TomCat39

Lots of things, Europe OBD2 is a different protocol than North America and JDM used a totally different Honda proprietary diagnostic service and possibly port. And is why OBD2 scanners that have Euro protocol in them are more expensive than your most basic CDM/USDM obd2 scanners.

And it can't be an I as per the decoder:

VIN:
1HGEJ6140WI601188
Warning: VIN has invalid check digit (9th character). Make sure it is spelled correctly! (check digit = X, found = 0)
Decoding error: VIN contains illegal characters: I, O or Q. Make sure it is spelled correctly!

And just so you know, posting your VIN allows someone to goto Honda and order a key for your car. Then they just have to figure out where you live and bye-bye car.

I will edit my photo's if you like if this is a concern to you.

civic402lx

Honda dealer will requires proof of ownership before cutting new key off the vin. Im sure some "other" center will do it without proof. Anything is posdible, i guess.

NVturbo

USDM cars DO NOT have that green plate in the engine bay.

TomCat39

So maybe the concern was for stalking?

I remember everyone always said posting your full VIN was bad.

In this case, it's not a USDM or CDM VIN so seems like a moot point....

civic402lx

True. Any info, personal, posted on the interweb is bad. Never know who's watching.

secur60

well i don't know what shall i do now
and at the registration papers there is another letter not I nor 1

so back to or point if its now a USDM or CDM what the heck is this car

any one here lives in Europe has a 1998 civic ?

secur60

btw i dont know how things going in US but how other ppl gonna benefit from cars VIN

TomCat39

Honda had cars in more than just Europe, there is New Zealand, Australia, Japan etc etc.

Each one is it's own domestic market.

Your dealership might be able to help you identify it with the VIN as I mentioned in PM.