Good news is that the device works. It used the KWP2000 protocol and I
have cleared the code.
The code was p0420, which means that cat is running below efficiency
(though it could be the oxygen sensors).
Had a new exhaust fitted by KwikFit last year, so it could be their
cheap parts. I'll drive it for a while and see if the problem re-occurs.
David
David Hearn wrote:
> My old 306 had the right connector and pins, but didn't output the right
> info for normal OBD readers. However, that was a 1998 model, so far
> from likely to be compliant compared to a 2002 model.
>
> If I remember correctly, that link I sent also suggested that you could
> not register a non-compliant vehicle after that date - so maybe not just
> manufactured after that date. I'd be very surprised if they left it
> that late to implement it.
>
> Good luck!
>
> David
>
> David wrote:
>> Thanks David.
>>
>> I've gone ahead and bought it, I can always put it back on Ebay if it
>> doesn't work with my car.
>>
>> I've had a look at my OBD pins and it appears they sup****t ISO 9141-2,
>> which the reader also sup****ts. But of course that doesn't mean it'll
>> output the correct info, so we'll see.
>>
>> David
>>
>> David Hearn wrote:
>>> David wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I am thinking of buying one of these:
>>>>
>>>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150232912484
>>>>
>>>> I have a 2002 206 ('51 plate), but want to make sure it will work
>>>> before I buy. Is the 206 at that time fully eobd compliant - ie
>>>> will I be able to read and erase codes?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> I believe OBD was mandated for all EU *petrol* cars since 1st Jan
>>> 2000, with a 1 year extension for cars already in production at that
>>> time. So, in theory a 2002 *built* car should be fine. However, it
>>> may have been manufactured before that point.
>>>
>>> Also, I understand that OBD wasn't required for diesel cars until
>>> 2003 (existing) / 2004 (all).
>>>
>>> (for petrol)
>>> "8.1. Vehicles with positive-ignition engines
>>>
>>> With effect from 1 January 2000 for new types and from 1 January 2001
>>> for all types,
>>> vehicles of category M1, except vehicles the maximum mass of which
>>> exceeds 2 500
>>> kg, and vehicles of category N1 class I, must be fitted with an
>>> on-board diagnostic
>>> (OBD) system for emission control in accordance with Annex XI."
>>>
>>> (for diesel)
>>> "8.2. Vehicles with compression-ignition engines
>>>
>>> Vehicles of category M1, except
>>> – vehicles designed to carry more than six occupants including the
>>> driver,
>>> – vehicles whose maximum mass exceeds 2 500 kg,
>>> from 1 January 2003 for new types and from 1 January 2004 for all
>>> types, must be
>>> fitted with an on-board diagnostic (OBD) system for emission control
>>> in accordance
>>> with Annex XI."
>>>
>>>
<http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/automotive/pagesbackground/pollutant_emission/pollutant_emission.pdf>
>>>
>>>
>>> D
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