'98 Zetec 1.8 Diagnostics compatibility

patman99

Does anyone know if the Mk1 Focus 1.8 Zetec has an ODBII connector on it?

itsmeagain

OBDI and OBDII refer to NAS onboard diagostics legislation. I'm guessing that you have a EURO spec car and it will meet the EOBD legislation of the day. I think what you really mean is... does it have a J1962 conector? Answer... yes, but ive no idea where. Its fitted on may cars under the facia/glove box area.

johnnyroper

patman99 wrote: »

Does anyone know if the Mk1 Focus 1.8 Zetec has an ODBII connector on it?

yes a 98 focus petrol will be obd11 all petrol cars in this country post 1996 are obd11.

plug should be located on panel by drivers legs on 1998 car 2000my onwards i think it was located in fuse box.

itsmeagain

johnnyroper wrote: »

yes a 98 focus petrol will be obd11 all petrol cars in this country post 1996 are obd11.

plug should be located on panel by drivers legs on 1998 car 2000my onwards i think it was located in fuse box.

Ummm. The position may be correct but as it is my job to certify vehicles to EOBD i can tell you that EOBD is a relaxed version of OBD-II required in Europe since Model Year 2003 for diesel vehicles and 2001 for gasoline vehicles.

johnnyroper

itsmeagain wrote: »

Ummm. The position may be correct but as it is my job to certify vehicles to EOBD i can tell you that EOBD is a relaxed version of OBD-II required in Europe since Model Year 2003 for diesel vehicles and 2001 for gasoline vehicles.

vauxhall were using it post 1996 so i assumed it was mandatory maybe i was wrong then.

patman99

I've been told in the past that a lot of new cars use 'CANBus', can I assume this is yet another name for it?.

Anyway, I asked as for Xmas I may get one of those diagnostic modules that plug in to the ODBII port, hence the op.

benham3160

patman99 wrote: »

I've been told in the past that a lot of new cars use 'CANBus', can I assume this is yet another name for it?.

Anyway, I asked as for Xmas I may get one of those diagnostic modules that plug in to the ODBII port, hence the op.

CANBUS is (and this is a very simplistic explanation, it's very technical) a new method of connecting components in the car to the ECU, they are now laid out more like a computer network and in theroy everything communicates with each other though a common "bus".

Regards,
Andy