Obd Ii Cable Help!

[StewartyBoy]

Evening All,

Going to buy an OBD cable to switch off the service light in my car, as I service them all myself. Are OBD cables car specific!? Everytime I look them up online it just says VAG! I thought they were all the same plug...

...HELP!

[scouk]

They are the same plug, but not all cables are standard OBD cables.. Some are more car specific. VAG cables tend to be for euro cars (I think).. But a general ODB code reader/resetter "should" do the job, it is a standard OBD connection afterall.

Alternatively you can get a USB cable from Tactrix (http://www.tactrix.com/) in the US which is specific for Subaru's and Evo's (& soem Nissans) which lets you read subaru specific error codes as well as the standard OBD ones. Also reset ECU and read ECU information, like pressure levels, air flows, & other bits of engien telemetry.. You can also re-program the ECU with the tactrix cable, but not for the feight hearted