OBD

[Shannen Durphey]

martin at mgass.demon.co.uk wrote:
> 
>snip< 
  By 2001 all new
> petrol-engined Eurpopean cars will have to contain an on-board
> diagnostic system (OBD)......the problem is that car makers
> intend to design OBDs so that only proprietary devices can read
> the codes and to use proprietary codes.....this would unfairly
> limit competition... and penalise independant repairers..
> 
> --Well, lets wait and see with interest.......the "small
> anti-polution gadget" is of course ECU with OBD capability.
> 
> I guess this may cause a bit of amusement or deja vu with some
> of the US based diy_efi subscribers.
> 
> Martin
> 
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> martin at mgass.demon.co.uk
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Might as well throw OBD away and get right on to OBDII. 
Standard diagnostic capability is the only way to go.  

The great thing about standards is that there are so many to
choose from.

Shannen