![]() With the modern tools, skilled technicians should be able to diagnose and solve many of the problems, which prior to this, required the sophisticated console tools of main dealers. This provides very little information to the owner, or to the garage asked to investigate the problem. The 'Check Engine' warning light on the dashboard is often the first an owner knows about a problem with their car. ![]() Only the latest scan tools and code readers can be relied upon to read the diagnostic information through the EOBD socket. These systems were introduced in line with European Directive 98/69/EC to monitor and reduce emissions from cars.Īll such cars must also have a standard EOBD diagnostic socket that provides access to this system. The only other option is an after market chip and in your case probably the Unichip.ĮOBD is an abbreviation of European On-Board Diagnostics.Īll petrol cars sold within Europe since, and diesel cars manufactured from 2003, must have on-board diagnostic systems to monitor engine emissions. Perhaps eventually there will be a way, but at this stage I think you can only read and clear DTC’s and monitor the engines sensors. From the early 90’s and with the addition of an add on card or daughter board, you could make all manner of changes to the ECU’s parameters, but I don’t think this is the case with OBD-II. Nissan Consult was one of the best engine management diagnostic systems around because in most cases, it enabled the user to read diagnostic trouble codes (DTC’s) without the need for any expensive tools or equipment. OBD-II with CAN protocol will become the international standard and although Australia is lagging behind, we will have to come into line with the standard. At that time, Nissan introduced their Consult-II, which can diagnose all Nissans whether they are OBD-II or not. ![]() ![]() I think all Nissan cars after 2000 went to the OBD-II plug and socket, but not all are OBD-II compliant. ![]()
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