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[quote]Originally posted by eugenen
[b]Some info..
OBD-II is a standard, which means that Ford OBD-II is the same as Chevy OBD-II which is the same as BMW-OBD-II, which is the same as xxx OBD-II, so a scanner that is OBD-II compliant will work with any of your cars that are OBD-II compliant.
Now there are some manufacturer specific OBD-II codes and functions, but they are simply a software change, the connector, hardware, etc are the same.
I dont think so. My 97 Toyota uses VPW OBD-II (96-97 Toyota). GM also uses VPW. Ford uses PWM. Chrysler uses ISO9141. Imports also uses ISO9141 (98-UP Toyota). If the only difference between all 3 specs is software then why do Autotap.com and OBD-2.com sell vehicle specific scanners? Even Sears sell GM only scanners and Ford only scanners. OBD-2.com has only 1 software for all their scanners. If what youre saying is true then why do OBD-2.com has many different scanners and only 1 software?
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