http://www.thinkythings.org/obdii/

was looking around this site and found something you guys would use more than i would.

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" If your vehicle was manufactured after 1996, it contains an On Board Diagnostic (OBD) computer that captures information about how it's running. OBD II is version 2.0 of the standard for communicating this information. The data tracked by the OBD II system was originally intended to monitor the engine's emissions and track down problems that caused cars to pollute more than normal. Today, however, manufacturers have extended the standard to contain a great deal of data about problems and performance. OBD II data is what causes your car's "check engine" light to go on when there is a problem, and it is your mechanic's tool of first recourse when you bring the car in with symptoms that have no obvious cause. Since the data's transmission format and content are standardized, a number of third parties have developed hardware to detect and display these codes. Some of these devices hook up to laptops, which means you can display and catpure this data. "

2/5/2006 9:59:36 AM

is this a joke?

2/5/2006 10:12:45 AM

only if you want it to be

2/5/2006 10:16:14 AM

or you can buy a GM so your car can e-mail you every month

2/5/2006 10:18:41 AM

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"is this a joke?"

i think it is

what kinda shit is this?

2/5/2006 1:42:31 PM

2/5/2006 1:44:15 PM

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"is this a joke?"

2/5/2006 2:16:59 PM

I thought it started in 1995, and oh yeah...I'm pretty sure most people already knew this

2/5/2006 3:05:36 PM

damn, so thats what all that diagnostic equipment we have at workis for. i guess we can start using it now.

2/5/2006 4:02:38 PM

I used to think dFshadow might have a clue about something that he hadn't had the opportunity to share... but now that he's started posting material more representative of his actual thought processes, I think it's safe to say very little is going on upstairs.

2/5/2006 9:41:24 PM

give him a break

that site is useful if you are a n00b

[Edited on February 5, 2006 at 10:10 PM. Reason : .]

2/5/2006 10:10:12 PM

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"if you are a n00b"

yeah that pretty much sums me up when it comes to cars.
but i hit my garage posting quota for the year hah

2/5/2006 11:03:05 PM