Thread: Is D2 OBDII compliant for the V8 engine ECU?

Originally Posted by wozzlegummich

Hi All,

Is Discovery 2 (mine's a 06/2000) OBDII compliant for the V8 engine ECU? (I know the US versions are)

I'm interested in getting some real time data out of it using a bluetooth OBDII scanner and some software (HERE) on my android phone.

Cheers,

Robbie

Don't think so, my scanner would not read a D2 of that era. There are plenty of pre-04 cars which don't have OBD2 enabled in Oz but do elsewhere. I even had an 03 Prado here which wasn't enabled, which surprised my LPG wholesaler.

Been wondering the same thing lately, would any of the scanners from the US work on D2's or cars in aus in general?

Hey guys, take a look at this thread in it's entirety from July 2009:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/electronic...th-obd-ii.html

I'm still using this generic bluetooth OBD-II reader on my 2000 V8 Auto Disco.
(edit: mines an Oz model too)
It's no where near Nanocom type standards, but is excellent for generic codes.
Has helped me out a number of times already in diagnosing issues.
I've found it to be well worth the very cheap price.

So you CAN use an OBD-II generic reader in the V8, but we've also tried it in a forumites TD5 of the same year and spec, but it wouldn't read the TD5 ECU.
Usually have mine plugged in whilst on trips as a "real time" monitor. Very happy with it.


..:: KIEREN ::..
2000 Disco II Auto V8
Object Of Mass Consumption
AussieAubs Disco Page

D2Au - The Australian Discovery2 owners group (Yahoo! group)
d2au.com - Australian D2 specific web forum (different from above!)

Originally Posted by AussieAub

Hey guys, take a look at this thread in it's entirety from July 2009:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/electronic...th-obd-ii.html

I'm still using this generic bluetooth OBD-II reader on my 2000 V8 Auto Disco.
(edit: mines an Oz model too)
It's no where near Nanocom type standards, but is excellent for generic codes.
Has helped me out a number of times already in diagnosing issues.
I've found it to be well worth the very cheap price.

So you CAN use an OBD-II generic reader in the V8, but we've also tried it in a forumites TD5 of the same year and spec, but it wouldn't read the TD5 ECU.
Usually have mine plugged in whilst on trips as a "real time" monitor. Very happy with it.


..:: KIEREN ::..
2000 Disco II Auto V8
Object Of Mass Consumption
AussieAubs Disco Page

D2Au - The Australian Discovery2 owners group (Yahoo! group)
d2au.com - Australian D2 specific web forum (different from above!)

Thanks Aussie - There is a lot of interesting android/iphone apps available for OBDII & bluetooth with more coming out. Maybe the Nanocom guys can look at writing an app for the 3 amigo's and TD5.

Then all you'd need would be the app, a phone and the dongle.

Cheers,

Wozz