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Christ · 11-23-2008, 01:22 PM

That's great, if you have OBD-2... problem with that is - that's the reason the MPGuino was developed in the first place, for non-OBD cars, where the SG and SG2 couldn't be used.

My wife's car has an OBD-1 port, but it's not OBD-1, exactly... it's GM's first revision of OBD-2a... so it's "technically" OBD-1, uses OBD-1 codes, but doesn't have the same data retrieval system. This means that I have to waste money at the dealer or getting a special scan tool to find out why my wife's CEL is on. That's not cool.

My Honda, lmao... peel the carpet back, count the blinks.

11-23-2008, 01:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	That's great, if you have OBD-2... problem with that is - that's the reason the MPGuino was developed in the first place, for non-OBD cars, where the SG and SG2 couldn't be used. My wife's car has an OBD-1 port, but it's not OBD-1, exactly... it's GM's first revision of OBD-2a... so it's "technically" OBD-1, uses OBD-1 codes, but doesn't have the same data retrieval system. This means that I have to waste money at the dealer or getting a special scan tool to find out why my wife's CEL is on. That's not cool. My Honda, lmao... peel the carpet back, count the blinks. __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"