Got the cable , got the laptop , got the software

Problem 1 , wrong pins were in the pc to aldl apdapter , revised them to so that wasnt a problem

Problem 2 First software didnt work , doesnt support any cadillacs ecept for the big fleets

Problem 3 no software will support the cadillac 4.9 v8 , let alone and cadillac outside the fleetwood ...

Problem 4 , apprently the Cadillac FWDs dont operate like the rest , all data is completely diffrent and talks to the IPC first , and the data is masked espically for this function , there is no way in ....

This is so frustrateing

your talking about like a scanner. that will read isc, air intake temp, timeing, map, everything. it should read it. im pretty sure the easy scan 600 will read it but is that obd1 or 2?

So you are using a laptop in the car to check engine data and whatnot?

That is EXACTLY what I have been thinking about doing... because my trusty IBM ThinkPad 560E is laying here right besides me with really nothing to do... and its perfect size/speed etc... for a car computer type deal...

but... it sounds like it isn't working....

Well i found a thread here that had a definintion file , so i used that and im getting alittle futher , its doing sone interesting things , none of them accutate ...i think now im fighting the diag connector itself ....im on the 2 utart data lines so i think im where i should be ....its a diffrent pin out then the connetor i got so im haveing to modify that too

did i menton how difficult this is for someone who knows nothing about computers ?

Stoneage, get www.digimoto.com I have it works with my chrysler and both my seville and my dad's deville. i can send you some screen shots if you want, or that website has some. i have some posted in a thread in the seville forum.

but your cars are obd2 ...ive got obd1

Mike, once you get it all figured out, you'll have to show me what to do so I can get it up and running too....

well lets just say last night at 1030 the laptop picked up one of the cooling fans kicking on ...

were getting close

but your cars are obd2 ...ive got obd1

ooh, damn. :(

They (digimoto) say this...

Will it work on my car?


Every vehicle made since 1996 has been required to be OBDII compatible. You can verify whether or not your vehicle is OBDII compliant by viewing a sticker that is most often found underneath the hood of your car. The mOByDic interface we use works with all protocols of vehicles (ISO, VPW, PWM, CAN etc.) ~ it is not necessary to determine the protocol of your vehicle. If your vehicle has an OBDII sticker, it will be compliant with our system.