If you have a late-model vehicle, you have OBD II. However, just because it’s generic, and the wiring connector from any OBD II scan tool will plug into your vehicle, doesn’t mean any OBD II scan tool will work on your car. The Europeans are the problem, as the latest ones (1998 and later) require a software upgrade. Korean cars are also problematic, and how well they work with any given scan tool needs to be investigated on a case-by-case basis.
The OTC Mind Reader for OBD I can be upgraded with an additional chip to read generic OBD II in domestic, Japanese and earlier European models (but not the newest Europeans).VDM UCANDAS WIFI
Launch produces a programmable scan tool. Although it doesn’t have the OBD I Chrysler command tests of the Mind Reader, it is the one home mechanic’s scan tool we’ve tested to date that covers all generic OBD II models (including the Europeans) with more on the way. The software will be sold over the Internet. You’ll be able to store it on your personal computer and then download it to your scan tool via a cable available from the manufacturer.
Any auto scan tool is designed to be upgraded electronically, from one-make OBD I coverage through the latest models. Although the professionals have had all this software (and a lot more) in their scan tools, you have to wait for it in the general consumer market. Other scan tools may be upgraded to enhanced status and beyond with new cartridges, CD-ROM or via the Internet.
[As of 2001] OBD II is entering its sixth full year and the earliest vehicles that have this system are off warranty. OBD II is complex. The OBD II powertrain computer is getting a lot better at finding problems and logging codes. But, the computer won’t tell you a thing unless you hook up a scan tool.
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