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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 10:44 AM
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The Hi/Lo twisted pair runs to the TCM and the ones from the TCM I assume would go to the OBD2 connector.

Can anybody tell me what needs to go where on the OBD2 connector pins?

I know about the 2 grounds and 12V+ pins but where should the twisted pair go on the connector?

Thanks, Ken
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 11:09 AM
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read this:

http://download.efilive.com/Tutorial...20Tutorial.pdf
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 12:37 PM
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Pins 6 and 14, see attached.
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Coops96
How about the same info for a 2007 E38. The one I have is different for sure, I have tried the diagram posted already and it isn't correct for my style. For example my pin 13 on J1 goes to the A/C low pressure signal.

I also tried wiring the OBD to the V2 pin out. My scanner doesn't even turn on that way.
Pin 13 is an AC low reference, which is probably just ground. the EFI live tutorial linked above should be fine or you could take the grounds and 12V from somewhere other than the ECM.

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Pins 1,2,&3: Not Used
Pin 4: (BLACK) Ground, Circuit 1050
Pin 5: (BLACK/WHITE) Ground, Circuit 1851
Pin 6: (TAN/BLACK) GM High Speed LAN Serial Data Bus +, Circuit 2500, ECM X1 Pin 28
Pins 7 thru 13: Not Used
Pin 14: (TAN) GM High Speed LAN Serial Data Bus -, Circuit 2501, ECM X1 pin 27
Pin 15: Not Used
Pin 16: (RED/WHITE) Battery Positive Voltage, Circuit 640

That is from this thread, but I added the ECM pins for the GM LAN.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...bdii-port.html

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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 05:15 PM
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Thanks Bandit!

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Old Feb 4, 2013 | 07:02 PM
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Yes that does work however I am also working with the stock 07 Cluster. I need to know where to put the low speed serial wire. Dark green pin 6 on the cluster plug. The information I have is incomplete and just tells me it goes to circuit 5060 and says "data communication schematics"
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Low-speed data is tied together at a splice.
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Old Feb 4, 2013 | 08:04 PM
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Thanks for the info.

I can wire it to pin 1 on the obd port. This still isn't telling me where to go to get it connected to the ecm. It is starting to look like I may need the BCM just to run the cluster.
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There is no low-speed data connection on the E38 ECM.

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Thanks for the conformation. Now I just need the pins out for the BCM, and a BCM, and pig tails, and... really wishing I had gone with an 06...
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