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Well, technically, they work on ALL cars. The problem though lies in the connector. So......you would need to buy a connector that is specific to each vehicle.
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I thought the point was that they all used a standard connector that could be read by any reader (particularly the ones at inspection stations)
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The reader is for ALL cars that are OBD compliant. The problem is that the connector will differ in various cars. For example, if you log onto the Durametric website you have to specify which car you have so you get the "correct" connector. All the 9X6 9X7 and 955 cars share the same plug.
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Originally Posted by LVDell
The reader is for ALL cars that are OBD compliant. The problem is that the connector will differ in various cars. For example, if you log onto the Durametric website you have to specify which car you have so you get the "correct" connector. All the 9X6 9X7 and 955 cars share the same plug.
I bought one of these to use for quick reads & resets:
http://www.actron.com/product_detail.php?pid=16298
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Originally Posted by Patrick
That's not entirely true for OBDII. Durametric requires different connectors, sure. Generic OBDII readers should just work with the same connector for all cars since, what, '95? At least, that's what the EPA mandates. Compliance sometimes lacks. The generic code readers will reset a CEL, and will let you read OBDII codes. They will not let you do custom actions like resetting the airbag light on your 996 because you powered up with the receiver disconnected.
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Patrick.....Maybe you misinterpreted my post. A "generic" one WILL work in all OBD compliant cars BUT.....you have to have a specific plug to perform proprietary tasks for proper connectivity without possible damage.
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Originally Posted by LVDell
Patrick.....Maybe you misinterpreted my post. A "generic" one WILL work in all OBD compliant cars BUT.....you have to have a specific plug to perform proprietary tasks for proper connectivity without possible damage.
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Originally Posted by LVDell
Sorry, what I was getting at was that the 9X6/7 cars and the 993, etc. cars require DIFFERENT plugs if you get the scan tool.
Ah, OK. Livefreeanddrive was asking about one that would work with anything. I thought that is what you were discussing. You need a specific connector if you get Durametric's. A generic actron should work fine on any of them. (For those 993 that are OBDII compliant, that is.)
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It sounds like people are talking about a lot of different things, and I think I can clarify:
Porsche uses their own proprietary codes and so forth. An ODB machine might do some things for you, but the Durametric unit does a lot more on the Porsche. The Durametric unit is meant for Porsche only. It's the closest you'll get to the computer that the dealer uses that I am aware of.
If you have other cars - go get another ODB machine for them. But for your Porsche, get the Durametric unit, I'd say. I was impressed that they have updated the Durametric software just about every month for the last 6 months since I bought it. I updated my software and linked up to my C4, and wow, it does a lot more new things now. In this niche market, I would say that these guys deserve your business.
Porsche uses their own proprietary codes and so forth. An ODB machine might do some things for you, but the Durametric unit does a lot more on the Porsche. The Durametric unit is meant for Porsche only. It's the closest you'll get to the computer that the dealer uses that I am aware of.
If you have other cars - go get another ODB machine for them. But for your Porsche, get the Durametric unit, I'd say. I was impressed that they have updated the Durametric software just about every month for the last 6 months since I bought it. I updated my software and linked up to my C4, and wow, it does a lot more new things now. In this niche market, I would say that these guys deserve your business.
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Originally Posted by plantraco
It sounds like people are talking about a lot of different things, and I think I can clarify:
Porsche uses their own proprietary codes and so forth. An ODB machine might do some things for you, but the Durametric unit does a lot more on the Porsche. The Durametric unit is meant for Porsche only. It's the closest you'll get to the computer that the dealer uses that I am aware of.
If you have other cars - go get another ODB machine for them. But for your Porsche, get the Durametric unit, I'd say. I was impressed that they have updated the Durametric software just about every month for the last 6 months since I bought it. I updated my software and linked up to my C4, and wow, it does a lot more new things now. In this niche market, I would say that these guys deserve your business.
Porsche uses their own proprietary codes and so forth. An ODB machine might do some things for you, but the Durametric unit does a lot more on the Porsche. The Durametric unit is meant for Porsche only. It's the closest you'll get to the computer that the dealer uses that I am aware of.
If you have other cars - go get another ODB machine for them. But for your Porsche, get the Durametric unit, I'd say. I was impressed that they have updated the Durametric software just about every month for the last 6 months since I bought it. I updated my software and linked up to my C4, and wow, it does a lot more new things now. In this niche market, I would say that these guys deserve your business.
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...kinda difficult if you're a mac owner that doesn't have a PC though - as far as I can tell I didn't see a mac version of the software on their site when I was shopping.
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Originally Posted by oreganet
...kinda difficult if you're a mac owner that doesn't have a PC though - as far as I can tell I didn't see a mac version of the software on their site when I was shopping.