OBD2 Reader - connect to V8V ?

[nw28840]

Just received one of these through the post , having trouble locating the vehicles Data Link Connector ?

[Token Jock]

It is on the left hand side of the steering column beneath the lower dash panels.

There are 2 OBD connectors, one for body, one for engine.

You need to get to get on your hands and knees and have a look upwards to see the stickers. When you find these the connectors are behind the panel.

Happy hunting!

[nw28840]

Excellent , Thanks.

Found it , connected it up and reset the Engine Management Light that has come on for the '02 CKT slow response' sensor problem.

If the issue returns , I'll get it sorted when i next have the car serviced in April.

[AWV12]

Token Jock said:

It is on the left hand side of the steering column beneath the lower dash panels.

There are 2 OBD connectors, one for body, one for engine.

You need to get to get on your hands and knees and have a look upwards to see the stickers. When you find these the connectors are behind the panel.

Happy hunting!

Thx, in my DBS I found only one port, probably different architecture?

What OBD2 scanner software do you guys use?

I already have VAGCOM (including original VAGCOM/obd2 cable), this of course is ment for VAG cars, but has also general OBD2 functionality, so for reading DTCs, etc it would be ok, or is there a better alternative?

[BingoBob]

Vagcom is pretty good for this application. Not only will it read and reset fault codes in the same way as a generic reader, but you can also log engine data graphically for troubleshooting. You would need an expensive generic reader to do the same thing. I use my vagcom for all sorts of non-VAG cars.

[dredders]

I have one of these http://www.obdkey.com/ and use this software http://torque-bhp.com/wiki/Main_Page - which allows graphical display of realtime data & checking & clearing fault codes. Have connected it my Vantage & it connected & worked no problem. Being bluetooth you can just leave the dongle connected.

[AWV12]

thx BingoBob and Dredders for your comments, I will first try the VAGCOM (cable pls sw) then (since I already have it) and maybe later also the mobile (Android/Bluetooth) solution.