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Continue reading »]]> The obd 2 codes used to inform the obd car system and the car owener that is something wrong with the car. Usualy obb ii codes are asociated with the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL). This trouble codes can be obtained with an obd scanner or code reader.

Continue reading »]]> How to obtain the obd ii codes

1. Turn ON the ignition key and make sure that the „Check Engine” light is on
    
2. Turn OFF the ignition key
    
3. Find the obd socket located in the engine compartiment and connect the obd scanner to it
    
4. Turn ON the ignition key but do not start the engine
    
5. After you turn ON the ignition key the „Check Engine” light should start to flash; the obd scan tool should read a code. If the obd 2 code reader isn't a professional one then you have to check the obtained code through a list.
    

1. First the car should be tested on normal mode
    
2. The obd ii codes obtained in normal test should be deleted
    
3. Connect the obd 2 code reader with obd socked located under the driver's side dashboard
    
4. Turn ON the ignition key and make sure that the „Check Engine” light flashes (do not start the engine)
    
5. Start the engine; during this period the engine signal is checked
    
6. Take the car for a drive (the car speed should exceed 5Km/h to avoid the car speed sensor to turn on). During this period the obd tool scans the obd car system for errors
    
7. After the test drive stop the car but do not turn OFF the ignition key
    
8. Connect the obd ii scanner to the socket near the engine compartiment and check for malfunction. If a malfunction had occurred then the obd 2 scan tool should read a code.
    

Continue reading »]]> OBD2 U Codes

Continue reading »]]> OBD2 P Codes

Continue reading »]]> The obd 2 scaner or obd ii code reader is used for reading the obd trouble codes. Ther are three main types of obd code readers:

Continue reading »]]> OBD Store – BMW Inpa DIS GT1 Tools

     OBD stand’s for On-Board Diagnostics and it was first implemented on a Volkswagen in 1969. A vehicle equipped with OBD is capable of self-diagnostic and reporting capability. The system reports to the mechanic or owner the health of the car usually through a MIL lamp. MIL stand for “malfunction indicator light” or “check engine light”. If in the beginning OBD system was not standardized, since 1999, with the implementation of OBDII, the communication was standardized and a series of trouble codes where introduced (DTCs) to reduce the time and the work needed to identify  car troubleshooting problems. Initially OBD was created to reduce car emissions but now this system does a lot more then that, it can tell you the status of the engine, airbags, ABS, and all that is electronic controlled and monitored in your car. The OBD diagnostic trouble codes are composed of 4 digits followed by a letter U for network, B for body, C for chassis and P for transmission and engine. New OBD car diagnostics tools since 2008 are also designed to be compatible with CAN comunication standard. OBD scan tools can be of two types:

1. The first type is the stand alone OBD diagnostic tools or hand-held scan tools which are more expensive then the others but are more portable and don’t need additional software to run ;
2. Type two is the PC-based OBD diagnostic tools which are commonly composed of a cable (usually with USB and serial standard), a CD with the software and sometimes with a data convertor all connected to a PC or laptop.

OBD codes are generally of two types:

1. Type A are the trouble codes that are triggered the first time an event occurs and they are more serious then the other;
2. Type A are the trouble codes that are triggered when an event occurs more then one time and they are less serious then type A codes.

In hand-held tools the OBD software is included in the tool and you have to be very careful when you buy one, let’s say a OBDII scanner, because it has to be compatible with CAN standard (since 2008 all new cars in North America switch over CAN standard). A good indicator when buying an OBD2 reader is to ask for the year when the model was designed. For now our OBD Store can offer you only one OBD auto diagnostic tool: BMW Inpa USB OBD Ediabas DIS SSS GT1 Diagnostic cable. This is a great PC-based diagnostic tool very easy to install and use for BMW models starting from 1998 up to 2007.

Continue reading »]]>      BMW Inpa Ediabas is a powerful engineering diagnostic equipement capable of programming booth new and old BMW models with comunication speeds much grater then GT1. For new car the bmw inpa ediabas system need only 6 seconds to read the obd trouble codes and on older models the time for scanning the trouble codes is less then 5 seconds.

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