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Old 11-10-2018, 12:42 PM
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What obd1 scanner do you guys use?

I'm looking into a ses light and trying to get a scanner on the car. My father has a blue point obd2 scanner and when I bought the cable to go from a 2 to a 1 it wont scan. So I'm asking you guys, what do you personally use?

I'm trying to do something more than the paper clip method because with that all I get is code 12 and that's just telling me that there are no codes. (If that's the case whys the light on?)
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Re: What obd1 scanner do you guys use?

I use a old otc pathfinder for obd1. Have you verified the code 12 with blinking the codes ?
if you just have a code 12 and the mil is on you might have a bad ecm.
if you need a ecm and have tpi send me a pm I have a few 1227730 ecms
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Re: What obd1 scanner do you guys use?

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I use a old otc pathfinder for obd1. Have you verified the code 12 with blinking the codes ?
if you just have a code 12 and the mil is on you might have a bad ecm.
if you need a ecm and have tpi send me a pm I have a few 1227730 ecms
good to know, I'll keep it in mind when I figure out if my ECM is bad or not.
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Re: What obd1 scanner do you guys use?

With the tpi swap what ecm are you using ?
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/exha...-controls.html

you might be reading the wrong port in the aldl if it’s tpi maf and you are running a 1227165 ecm data is read on pin e of the aldl. Tpi sd pin m .
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Re: What obd1 scanner do you guys use?

If you have a Android device you can install ALDLdroid, you will need the correct files to go with your ecm. You can read your codes with that. You will also need a obd1 cable. Another option is A Tech 1 if you can get a hold of one.

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