[s-cars] Re: S-CAR-List Digest, Vol 16, Issue 32

[RM]

It was a federal regulation that all cars sold in the US (possibly North 
America) had to have OBD-2. There were no exceptions, other than perhaps 
some unusual ultra-low production vehicles or soemthing running on fuel 
other than gasoline.

Rolf

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gabriel Caldwell" <gabriel at ts.bc.ca>
To: "RM" <waves at epix.net>; <Mtgadbois at aol.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 3:09 PM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Re: S-CAR-List Digest, Vol 16, Issue 32


I don't think the '96 and '97 S6's were OBDII complaint.  They had an
OBDII style connector but the car was not OBDII compliant.

Gabriel Caldwell

-----Original Message-----
From: RM [mailto:waves at epix.net]
Sent: March 10, 2005 12:43 PM
To: Mtgadbois at aol.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: [s-cars] Re: S-CAR-List Digest, Vol 16, Issue 32

There were a handfull of I5's obd2 compliant, mainly the 96-up S6's
which
were made into 1997 I believe. They are very rare however. I also dont
think
that 12/31/95 was that critical, rather any car dubbed as a 1996 MY car
had
to have OBD-2 electronics.

Rolf

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Mtgadbois at aol.com>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Cc: <mark.pollan at mci.com>; <waves at epix.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: S-CAR-List Digest, Vol 16, Issue 32


> Gentlemen:
>
> Please correct me if I am wrong, but I thought no I5 engines were
OBD-II
> compliant.  The reason being that Audi did not want to pay to certify
the
> engine.  The beginning date for OBD-II was model year 1996 or
manufactured
> after 12/31/95.
>
> Mark near Chicago
>
>
>
>
>
> Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 11:25:55 -0500
> From: Mark Pollan <mark.pollan at mci.com>
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] ARGH!!  Stalling at idle
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
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>
> Hi Rolf:
>
> Thank you for this post and your direct post to me.  The car actually
> starts
> fine hot or cold.  It sometimes takes a few more cranks than other
times
> but
> otherwise uneventful.  My 95.5 is OBD-1.  I think the 97s are OBD-2.
>
> Yes, I am nearing wits end with this one and thought one last hurrah
> before
> taking it in for "proper" diagnosis was in order.  My dilemma is
finding a
> trusted technician in the DC/Suburban Maryland area.
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of RM
> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:11 AM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] ARGH!! Stalling at idle
>
>
> Mark, no matter what anyone says, fuel pressure is not the issue here.
FP
> is
>
> vacuum adjusted, not temp. driven. Yes, in effect the FP reg. could be

> bad,
> but it would affect more than just cold starts. The CTS is the leading

> input
>
> to the ECM for cold starts. Check here first. Having said all this,
your
> 95.5 is possibly OBD-2 compliant and requires proper experience, info
> systems and tools to diagnose correctly. Most anyone can visually look
for
> problems (broken vacuum lines or hoses) and most everyone can replace
> sensors and switches out of frustration. I have at my disposal the
real
> factory info system and thousands of $$$ of quality diagnostic tools,
and
> i
> still can find difficulty finding problems, esp. with older cars that
have
> a
>
> few miles on them. Unless this is a common problem with these cars,
which
> it
>
> isn't all that common, you'll be subject to allot of specualtion and
that
> could cost you more than if you took it to a trusted technician.
>> Rolf Mair
>> waves at epix.net
>>
>> 94 UrS4
>> 90 20v turbo 90q
>> 69 camaro conv.
>> 02 Allroad (wifes)
>>
>
>
>
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