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no power to obd port
I tried researching but everything that I found on this subject leads to people having a bad fuse. Well I tried to get my codes read at auto zone and there is no power in my obd port. I have checked all fuses one by one and all are good. What else could be the problem. My plates expire in 6 days and I can't get new ones until I pass emissions which I obviously can't do since the station can't hook up to my obd.
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I tried researching but everything that I found on this subject leads to people having a bad fuse. Well I tried to get my codes read at auto zone and there is no power in my obd port. I have checked all fuses one by one and all are good. What else could be the problem. My plates expire in 6 days and I can't get new ones until I pass emissions which I obviously can't do since the station can't hook up to my obd.
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I will do that tomorrow I guess. I just wanted to know if there might be something else to look at before I start monkeying around with wires . thanks
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I tried researching but everything that I found on this subject leads to people having a bad fuse. Well I tried to get my codes read at auto zone and there is no power in my obd port. I have checked all fuses one by one and all are good. What else could be the problem. My plates expire in 6 days and I can't get new ones until I pass emissions which I obviously can't do since the station can't hook up to my obd.
The grounds (2 each) for the DLC are at the oil dipstick tube mount bracket.
Did you test for power at the DLC using a voltmeter?
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Here's a schematic of the CCD Bus that includes the DLC pinout.
Note that pin cavity 16 is power (12 VDC) and pin cavities 4 and 5 are the grounds.
Pin cavities 6 and 7 are the SCI interface for the scan tool.
Examine the pin cavities in the DLC closely for corrosion and bing enlarged from people shoving meter probes in them. One should only touch the pin cavities when using a meter. You can't meter anything from the SCI pin cavities.
I had corrosion in my pin cavity 16 at one time. I used a round tooth pick dipped in White Vinegar to remove the corrosion then flushed it with CRC Electronic Cleaner.
freegdr is right, after checking your DLC, try a different store/different scan tool.
Note that pin cavity 16 is power (12 VDC) and pin cavities 4 and 5 are the grounds.
Pin cavities 6 and 7 are the SCI interface for the scan tool.
Examine the pin cavities in the DLC closely for corrosion and bing enlarged from people shoving meter probes in them. One should only touch the pin cavities when using a meter. You can't meter anything from the SCI pin cavities.
I had corrosion in my pin cavity 16 at one time. I used a round tooth pick dipped in White Vinegar to remove the corrosion then flushed it with CRC Electronic Cleaner.
freegdr is right, after checking your DLC, try a different store/different scan tool.
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I just looked at it . that ground is completely loose. I will get it bolted tight later and get it rescanned. Hopefully that's the issue. Thanks.
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Yeah that's the stud exactly. Its not broken. I just remembered about it because the bracket for the dipstick that it attaches to is broken. The ground wire is completely loose probably from me trying to loosen the bracket before I just decided to brake it off. And then I never retightened it. Or something like that. It was long time ago. I just looked at it now and the ground wire is completely loose. I hope that's the problem. Thanks
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Yeah that's the stud exactly. Its not broken. I just remembered about it because the bracket for the dipstick that it attaches to is broken. The ground wire is completely loose probably from me trying to loosen the bracket before I just decided to brake it off. And then I never retightened it. Or something like that. It was long time ago. I just looked at it now and the ground wire is completely loose. I hope that's the problem. Thanks
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Here's a schematic of the CCD Bus that includes the DLC pinout.
Note that pin cavity 16 is power (12 VDC) and pin cavities 4 and 5 are the grounds.
Pin cavities 6 and 7 are the SCI interface for the scan tool.
Examine the pin cavities in the DLC closely for corrosion and bing enlarged from people shoving meter probes in them. One should only touch the pin cavities when using a meter. You can't meter anything from the SCI pin cavities.
I had corrosion in my pin cavity 16 at one time. I used a round tooth pick dipped in White Vinegar to remove the corrosion then flushed it with CRC Electronic Cleaner.
freegdr is right, after checking your DLC, try a different store/different scan tool.
Note that pin cavity 16 is power (12 VDC) and pin cavities 4 and 5 are the grounds.
Pin cavities 6 and 7 are the SCI interface for the scan tool.
Examine the pin cavities in the DLC closely for corrosion and bing enlarged from people shoving meter probes in them. One should only touch the pin cavities when using a meter. You can't meter anything from the SCI pin cavities.
I had corrosion in my pin cavity 16 at one time. I used a round tooth pick dipped in White Vinegar to remove the corrosion then flushed it with CRC Electronic Cleaner.
freegdr is right, after checking your DLC, try a different store/different scan tool.