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Now here's a geeky question: what type of OBD does the Solstice have? Is it CAN or VPW. Maybe something else?
I know this sounds stupid, but what is an OBD?Salamander said:Now here's a geeky question: what type of OBD does the Solstice have? Is it CAN or VPW. Maybe something else?
On-Board Diagnostic Systemcadillacricket said:I know this sounds stupid, but what is an OBD?
:lol: That reminds me of a scene in an old Bogart movie, but I can't recall the name. It was about fifth columnists and it was a mixture of drama and comedy.achieftain said:Its the ECU to PC interface to quadrivent the circumspect.![]()
Cartoon in our local paper the other day had three infamous inventors with their names in the caption: Mr. Watchamacallit, Mr. Thingamabob, and a Mr. Doohickie. I still LOL thinking about it.Editguy said::lol: That reminds me of a scene in an old Bogart movie, but I can't recall the name. It was about fifth columnists and it was a mixture of drama and comedy.
Don't be so shy, some people here post mindlessly, not that I ever would :jester:JimmyFknMood said:Yay, I can finally post because I know something!
Hey, I resemble that remark!!!RODEO said:Don't be so shy, some people here post mindlessly, not that I ever would :jester:
What, and I don't :glol:Editguy said:Hey, I resemble that remark!!!
Make four holes in an outer covering for no apparent reason. See Buick Portholes. :lol:RODEO said:OK, what's "quadrivent the circumspect", do I need a dictionary to hang out here????
:lol: Hey, I love Buick portholes!achieftain said:Make four holes in an outer covering for no apparent reason. See Buick Portholes. :lol:
picture please???Editguy said::lol: Hey, I love Buick portholes!
Have you never seen a Buick? If you have, you've likely seen the portholes.RODEO said:picture please???
A Buick, come on man, I live in LA LA land, no Buicks allowed. :lol: J/K of course. But I still don't know what you mean....I'm off too google......Editguy said:Have you never seen a Buick? If you have, you've likely seen the portholes.
JimmyFknMood said:Yay, I can finally post because I know something!
The 2005 GM cars with Ecotec are using CAN compliant OBD II, I would assume the Sol will be compliant as well. It is important to note most cars support multiple interfaces, so those VPW scan tools will probably still work with the Sol. By 2008, all cars must have CAN compliant diagnostic ports. In case the alphabet soup isn't getting to you yet, CAN stands for Controller Area Network, VPW is Variable Pulse Width, both define how the diagnostic tool talks to the car's computer.
Check out this page for information on determining what interfaces a car supports. Maybe someone on the forum can take a picture of the OBD connector for us? BTW, I own the auterra scan tool and it rocks!
http://www.auterraweb.com/obdiipinout.html
Best Regards,
-Jimmy
Anyone know this one?????heintz said:On a (slightly) related note, does the Sol have electronic ignition? I have never seen any reference to the ignition system.
That's the babies. Purty, ain't they!RODEO said:Anyone know this one?????
P.S. buick protholes
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