ENG: OBD I scan tool.

[HenRoc]

OK so I had an issue awhile back with my motor when the MIL (or Check Engine Light) came on. I had to stop at a gas station and bum a paper clip from a local gas station in Mass.

While jumping the terminal...I remembered that one of my instructors had an OBD I scan tool from Honda that also doubled as a key chain...unfortunately for me Honda had that one part on back order and at a price of $5.00 I wasn't about to waste the $$.

And since I hated using paper clips I decided to make one for myself.

So I said to myself why waste $5 when you can do it yourself for free with some spare parts?

Basically you can use either:

1. Female plug from a power seat

2. Female plug from a tweeter.

Since I had my drivers seat just collecting dust in the basement I cut the harness and looped the wire into the plug.

In the end it should look something like this.



Makes a cool keychain as well. Be sure that when you loop the other wire install a new metal pin so it locks into the terminal.

:edit:

This will work on 90-95 Hondas except for the 1995 Accord V6 since it was the first in Honda's line up to utilize OBD II status.

[slowguy7]

the seat plug is exactly what I used.Good idea

[The G-Man]

I thought about wiring a switch in, but I never get CELs.

[HenRoc]

I thought about wiring a switch in, but I never get CELs.

I did think of using a switch as well and some how tying an LED into it just in case the bulb on the dash ever burned out but I didn't want to start hacking wires for the ECU.

[NorcoAccord]

Maybe you should try to sell these at 3 bucks a pop, I would buy one, and most likely slammed he lazy like me, anyways good job bro.

[HenRoc]

Maybe you should try to sell these at 3 bucks a pop, I would buy one, and most likely slammed he lazy like me, anyways good job bro.

I thought about that actually but it's easy as hell to make But if you guys do want me to make them let me know and I'll do it up.

[Losiracer2]

by the seat plug, do you mean the seatbelt plug? the one for the driver's seat?

[HenRoc]

by the seat plug, do you mean the seatbelt plug? the one for the driver's seat?

Yeah the power seat plug.

[EJX_Michael]

There is also the plug under the center console for the Auto transmition shifer pannel light... The bulb there isn't really nessicary anyway... Its blue too!

[smatt_mith]

awesome great post thanks for the info

[*JDM_CB7*]

so i can jusy take it off my old seat? and loop it how???? ab just plug it into tha other one under the dash that we all have used paper clips?? lemme kno thanx

[H22Artman]

very good idea.
looks like i'll be hunting for that connector.

or you could build me one and ship it to me

[Accord R33]

that's gangster.