Obd-ii?

[Lyrred]

hey, ive been searching to find out if we have the OBD-II and also the obd-II port so i could connect a computer to the car for readings and performance info. I have an 87 325is. This may be a repost.. But i couldn't find any other post about the actual question, it may be an easy question but i am unsure about it. I appreciate your help.

[hugh jass]

you have no obd on your car. obd 1 was 88+ and obd2 was 96+

[blunttech]

im sure he has some obd on his car. maybe he just has "obd" and obd1 came later and then obd2 followed. i am going to develop obd3 in my workshop later today

[EricT]

I run obd beta in my 86es.....its a little buggy...but I'm downloading the coldstartv3.2 patch from frostwire as we speak....hoping it fixes my idle issue below 32 degrees.

[Lyrred]

thanks, well is there any other kind of computer in there that will allow me the direct connection to do this kind of stuff?

you have no obd on your car. obd 1 was 88+ and obd2 was 96+

[SynSyx]

you have obd 1. about the most exciting thing you can do with it is reset your maintenance lights in the gauge cluster, and do the check engine light code reading:

For BMWs equipped with OBD I, you can read the codes using a system that is built into the car. For OBD II compliant cars (1996 and later), the codes can only be read using a scan tool (more on this later).

To read codes for an OBD I car, you start by turning the ignition key on (do not start the engine) and pressing the gas pedal to the floor five times within a period of five seconds. If you proceeded correctly, then the check engine lamp will light on for five seconds, then blink off, then blink on for 2.5 seconds, and then go off for another 2.5 seconds. After this, the computer will start to show you the trouble fault codes that are stored.

The codes are given by short flashes of the check engine light, followed by short pauses. The codes are all four digit numbers. For example, the trouble fault code for monitoring the battery voltage level is 1231. This would show up flashing as "flash - pause - flash - flash - pause - flash - flash - flash - pause - flash." I suggest having a pen and paper handy when you do this, as the codes have a tendency to flash faster than you would think.

If there is more than one fault code stored, then each code will be separated by a 2.5 second pause. When there are no more codes to be read, the computer will give the code 1000, which is one short flash, and then the light will remain off. Then the check engine light will flash a half-second and then turn off. To read the codes again, simply turn the ignition key off and on again and repeat the procedure with the gas pedal (five times within five seconds).

When you are finished reading the codes, you can reset the computer and clear them all out. Make sure that the last code (1000) has occurred, and then press down on the gas pedal for more than 10 seconds. This should clear out the memory of the DME. Repeat the fault code reading process, and the computer should generate code 1444, which means that there are no faults stored.

http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/techarticles/Mult-Code_Reading/Mult-Code_Reading.htm

[Lyrred]

thanks alot man
i'll talk to it when i feel lonely :)

[equate975]

Carsoft should be able to read and do more with obdi.

[hugh jass]

thanks, well is there any other kind of computer in there that will allow me the direct connection to do this kind of stuff?

you're younger than your car, aren't you? our cars aren't iphones. they have the computing power of about 2 wristwatches. don't expect miracles.