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What if a scantool OBD2 could not connect to ACU (no communication)

No communication between scantool and car computer

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You have OBD1. OBD2 started around 92 depending on the manufacturer. Under the dash there is a blue plug with only two wires, take a small piece of wire or paper clip and plug into both leads. Then turn the car to the run position, but don't start. The check engine lite will blink slow for the 10 space fast for the 1 space. then there will be a long gap and if you have more then one code the flash sequence will be different if it starts to repeat the same sequence you have gotten all the codes.

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1988 does not have OBD2

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