Volvo cars like TouchScan is an easy-to-use, touchscreen-friendly software package for monitoring vehicle data and diagnosing problems in modern vehicles. OBD -2 trouble With newer cars from OBD -II scanner and diagnostic software Wireless Diagnostics Once you Wireless Diagnostics tool There are Data LifeGuard Diagnostics. Its latest software development kit Windows Mac.
Windows Users' choice Obd car diagnostic software Obd car diagnostic software Most people looking for Obd car diagnostic software downloaded: ecuEdit. OBD Tool for Honda. OBD Toolbox. While the car is off, sitting still, turn the ignition key forward while this jumper is in place.
Do not start the car. A service manual for your year car will have a chart outlining what each trouble code stands for, or this Trouble Code website can be of help. This paper clip method will tell you the trouble code or codes set in your ECM, but it will not tell you what conditions the trouble code is being set under, or let you clear the trouble codes on the fly, as the ALDL cable and PC setup will.
The hardware requirements for the PC are largely dictated by what scanning or diagnostic software you plan on running. Some of the scanning programs are very simple DOS based programs, others are more graphically intensive. Look at the software links we have posted and read the hardware requirements for the program you are thinking of using. For the most part, the simple DOS programs can be run on very old, based laptops with very little memory Whatever PC you end up using, it must be equipped with a USB interface or a serial RS interface.
All newer laptop computers only have a USB interface, as seen here:. The Diagnostic Software The last item needed is the diagnostic software that will run on your laptop to collect and record the data from your OBD1 system.
There are a number of excellent software packages available, with some of them being free and others giving you a trial period of fully functional use. Screen shots and links to each website are provided below for each of the software packages I have found and loaded up for myself.
I'm not endorsing one scanning package over another, as they all have their place and will provide critical data. I can say I've used Tunerpro RT the most, and it is an excellent package in the way it's laid out and the data it provides.
I've also used TTS Datamaster , and it is also an excellent package in the way it's laid out and the data it provides. You can use it 20 times on data recording runs before purchasing a key, and you can view previously recorded data any number of times while on trial, before purchasing a key.
Below are some screen shots of some of the software packages. There are many more screens to all of these packages, I've just included a few for viewing here. You can click on the image to get a larger view, and the title link below the picture will take you to the packages website. TTS Datamaster. EFILive V4. Read the documentation for the particular software package you are using.
In Car Operation In car operation is fairly straight forward. Fire up your laptop and start whatever data collection or tuning program software you use, and turn the car key forward to start the data stream flowing. Click the record button in the software package, and start logging data. View data later on to see and review results. If you have the bare pin cable, you will have to look under your dash to plug the male pin from the ALDL cable into the correct female pin in the cars connector.
Various other makes have slightly different pin assignments and connector shapes, so find the correct connector pin location on your car for the serial data pin. This page on connector layouts should help. The 10Kohm resistor is built into our cable and is enabled with a simple jumper setting. We have found in car operation to be more reliable by using a DC to AC inverter to power our laptop while doing data collection runs. We didn't have to worry about the battery on the laptop discharging, and we could leave the laptop running for hours, even with the car turned off while we were taking a break.
A good thing is you can just pause your data recording session during this time and start it again when you are ready. The simpler route, by far, is to buy a custom chip or calibration that is already programmed for your car, whether modified or stock.
We can highly recommend these very experienced sources:. Burning your own PROM takes more hardware and software, and a lot more knowledge.
Good sites to get smart on PROM chip burning are at:. Be aware the you can seriously damage your car by burning or loading the wrong parameters into your prom.
Study up on chip burning very carefully before even beginning to consider doing it for yourself.
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