Hi all,

trying to read codes for the check engine light which is on.

I have the creader generic obd 2 but when i plug in it just fashes 1-2-3-4-5 and then e which means its not gettting a connection.

I tried when the car was on ...off and igntion on with car off.

am i doing something wrong ?

Thanks !

 

Mine will only read when the engine is runni ng for some reason. Is your reader on a laptop?

 

no, its just one you plug and the codes display...the check engine light went away....but has reappered today :-(

 

try an obd scanner that works! there's a list of known good ones on this forum. It should read when the key is in position II. Initially loading the SAE protocol. The Elm readers seem popular. What make/model is yours and have you tried it on another car? at $20-30 they're cheap enough things.

 

Mine is an ELM327 type device, hooked to a laptop. It works great for OBD stuff, but won't read Jag specific codes. The problem with car specific devices is they may not work on other vehicles.

 

None of the generic OBDII readers will read the Jaguar specific codes. Autoenginuity is the low price leader at just under $500 that reads all the codes.

Check out this link on all the readers.

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/g...oved-**-33347/

 

However, now that the official Jaguar standard is the Mongoose JLR or other J2374-2 device, the autoenginuity does not look quite so cheap as compared to factory. The difference is that the supported J2374-2 devices can program modules in addition to the read-only capabilities of the AE.

 

To use the Mongoose, it looks like you also have to buy a factory subscription to (???) in addition to the Mongoose. By the time the dust settles and you have bought everything you need, you might need to spend $1000 or so to be in business.

 

What do you understand by saying "Jaguar specific codes"?! Do you get any codes at all with the ELM327?! I've tried to use one with Bluetooth and Torque Pro application on Android phone - it gets all the live data, everything is good but when I try to read the Error codes it processes and after reaching 100% of reading it shows up "No faults found" which in my case is impossible

And what version of ELM327 are you using - 1.4 or 1.5?!

 

Do you have a Check engine/warnings?

 

I have the check engine symbol but no message and no warning light...

 

Hello,

I would really appreciate if you can send me a picture of the OBD port in the car because I cannot find it.

Thanks in advance from Spain!

 

@ adriaxj8

its under the steering wheel/dash towards the transmission tunnel.

 

probably an O2 sensor code?.....get the code pulled from the car with an obd reader

 

I have ELM327 1.5a, and it reads the codes just fine using EasyOBD II. Well, I say it reads the codes, but my car has so far only given the P1111 code...

 

I would like to ask you for a favor... Can you send me (here in this thread or as private message) a link to ebay item (for example) with the exactly the same reader you have.

I ask you for this because I already tried two different obd readers (one with USB and one with Bluetooth) that have nothing to do in between (neither shape or manufacture) and they both were described as ELM327, but can't read codes I want to be sure that when I order something from ebay it will be (at least as appearance) the one I need

 

I have a relatively cheap(around $125) Actron CP9175 that has read any code my XJ8 has ever thrown.

 

This is where I bought mine: ELM327 USB Vehicle OBD-2 Scanner Tool - Free Shipping - DealExtreme

And there are several like it in eBay as well.. elm327 1.5a | eBay

 

You may want to try one from obd.com . If you have a laptop, it uses usb hookup.
Works great for codes, also check item when engine on monitor rpm,speed, o2 sensors and other thing while driving. When you get the codes you can save the file , print it and it gives you the code results. I really like mine. Cost about $100.00 and the support is great. The guys name is Mike.

Good Luck PDF

 

Hi, i've the autoenginuity and IDS factory.
Autoinginuity is a good reader for the price.

Marc