VagCom will scan Nissan

[FlyBoy]

I was in a pinch yesterday helping a friend with a 2003 Nissan Sentra Spec-V with an idle throttle problem, plugged the VagCom in and went to the generic OBDII functions and it all works. Including logging/graphing, etc. Just FYI.

[Shoppingcart111]

Re: VagCom will scan Nissan

Any idea off the top of your head if it will work on Dodge?

[FlyBoy]

Re: VagCom will scan Nissan

Haven't tried it on a Dodge.

I think I got lights on the cable but no connection to the computer on a 2004Mazda3, and I'm pretty sure I got no connection on a 98 GMC Jimmy.

[stefan]

Re: VagCom will scan Nissan

ford and chev are a no-go, I'm pretty sure.

[Khyron]

Re: VagCom will scan Nissan

Hrm I'll have to try a subaru?

[VAG_Tech]

Re: VagCom will scan Nissan

Generic OBD2 scanners are very compatible tools. My wife sells a generic scanner here for 34$ that will scan almost anything OBD2.

Here's the layout of OBD2. As a rule of thumb, GM cars and light trucks use SAE J1850 VPW (Variable Pulse Width Modulation). Chrysler products and all European and most Asian imports use ISO 9141 circuitry. Fords use SAE J1850 PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) communication patterns.

There are some variations among captive imports such as the Cadillac Catera, a German Opel derivative, which uses the European ISO 9141 protocol.

On 1996 and later vehicles, you can tell which protocol is used by examining the OBD II connector:

J1850 VPW--The connector should have metallic contacts in pins 2, 4, 5, and 16, but not 10.
ISO 9141-2--The connector should have metallic contacts in pins 4, 5, 7, 15, and 16.
J1850 PWM--The connector should have metallic contacts in pins 2, 4, 5, 10, and 16.

If your vehicle has this style connector, but doesn't have these pins populated, you probably have a pre-OBDII vehicle. To add some confusion, even having the connector with the contacts shown above is not a guarantee of OBD II compliance. This style connector has been seen on some pre-1996 vehicles which were not OBD II compliant.

[Volkstech01]

Re: VagCom will scan Nissan

Will you include it with my cable buddy old pal old friend from the hood,

[VAG_Tech]

Re: VagCom will scan Nissan

Will you include it with my cable buddy old pal old friend from the hood,

No worries hometown! I gottcha covered.

[Volkstech01]

Re: VagCom will scan Nissan

werd

[shconer]

Re: VagCom will scan Nissan

I've scanned Ford's and Subaru's with my vag-com.