So here I am trying to hack my iPod in to connecting to my car... and I notice this:





These look like aftermarket welds holding them on... what the hell is this for? My camera doesn't have a macro mode, so the close up shots are kind of blurry, sorry about that :\

 

 

That's your OBDII diagnostic port.

 

Damn, if you can get your IPOD working, I want one.

MP3's to go, good ****.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Austin &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That's your OBDII diagnostic port.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ahhh... alright, the welds made me think it was some kind of aftermarket thing, for a second I thought I had plugs for Hondata or something

 

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Ahhh... alright, the welds made me think it was some kind of aftermarket thing, for a second I thought I had plugs for Hondata or something </TD></TR></TABLE>

You can buy an adapter and a program to datalog via a palm pilot, or laptop if you're so inclined...

 

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Right.

Which reminds me. When I had the Pig inspected this month, they just plugged it up and checked for codes. No sniffer like in the past. Hype R got sniffed in '01.

Is the plug test that recent? How will a modded car react to the plug test?

 

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Is the plug test that recent? How will a modded car react to the plug test?</TD></TR></TABLE>

No worries, Pat. As long as you don't throw a CEL, the "plug-in" test won't complain. It looks for problems in your engine management/control.

It will be a while, before the "plug-in" test can read all the records from the ECU (OBD-3??). (But, it won't matter much to OBD-I & OBD-II since they don't record much info AFAIK.)

 

great, good thing i've got a nicey nice CEL

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Cosworth &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">No worries, Pat. As long as you don't throw a CEL, the "plug-in" test won't complain. It looks for problems in your engine management/control. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, that's what I thought, too

The Pig had popped a CEL, but all tests (temp good, power good, no limp mode) proved fine, so I reset it. Waited a couple hundred miles, CEL stayed off. So I took it to get tested. Failed - O2 not ready, O2 heater not ready, couple of other not readys

Asked the dealer while I was there buying parts, and they said to drive the **** out of it, then take it. Followed instructions, and it passed.

This plug **** sucks - I'm going to either start leaving my cars alone, or just buy pre-'96

Robby - your car registered in Forsyth or what? Only a handful of NC counties do emissions.

 

did you get the ipod to work?!?! what did you do, hooked it up with rcas? in the aux port of the cd player?

 

Hondatec38- (cringes as he restrains himself from making fun)
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Let me know if you get the I Pod to work. I have a Rio and was wondering if a hack was possible.

 

By the way. The plug test is new in PA and will go into effect in September. Yes, it does suck (no more OBD-II - OBD-I conversions). But, the tester does not read VIN numbers Hint Hint....Wink Wink....!

 

lol I thought you had an old nintendo video game stuck in your car somewhere

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Al Bundy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">lol I thought you had an old nintendo video game stuck in your car somewhere</TD></TR></TABLE>

LOL, so did I. One time, there was a Fossil watch and a pencil found in my car.

I think my car was once a drug car.

 

cuz drug dealers love pencils!

hehehe just messin. I love my OBD1

 

i want iPod!