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Old May 6, 2011 | 02:11 PM
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I have a 95 Z28 and I am trying to figure out how to pull its codes when the check engine light is on. I know it has OBD1 but it has an OBD2 connector. How do I pull codes on it?
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You use an OBD-I scanner with the correct adapter cable or adapt a 12 pin cable like this. Or you can use diagnostic software, PC and an adapter cable.
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do you know of a good cheap scanner...that will work..for it
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Old May 6, 2011 | 04:26 PM
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At o'rileys their scaner is like $25
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Originally Posted by jlpz
do you know of a good cheap scanner...that will work..for it
Actron CP9145 is used by many 1995 people.

Originally Posted by idformula
At o'rileys their scaner is like $25
...and probably won't work, since most at that price are just a glorified paper clip that shorts the pins to read the code with the SES light (which won't work past 1993).
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Old May 6, 2011 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by shbox
You use an OBD-I scanner with the correct adapter cable or adapt a 12 pin cable like this. Or you can use diagnostic software, PC and an adapter cable.
Just a note to the above. My OBD-I scanner will not work wired like the photo. So if yours doesn't post a note here and I'll try to help. Mine does not use the ground pin ( pin 9 IIRC) to the scanner. Sounds nuts but it only gets the actual data lead and + voltage.

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