Automotive Links

Government United States of America

• Vehicle On-Board Diagnostics (OBD)
  FAQ sheet, OBD terms and all legislation on OBD
• Vehicle Inspection & Maintenance (I/M)
  Vehicle Inspections including IM240 drive schedule and car data tables
• Vehicle Recalls for Emission and OBD Defects

• The Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act Mobile Sources - Cleaner Cars
• Clean Air Act Section 202

• S.2138 108th CONGRESS 2nd Session 7-26-2004 A bill to protect the rights of American consumers to diagnose, service, and repair motor vehicles purchased in the United States, and for other purposes.
  • Summary
  • Text
• H.R.4167 108th CONGRESS 2d Session 4/2/2004 To authorize appropriations for the motor vehicle safety and information and cost savings programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for fiscal years 2005 through 2007, and for other purposes.
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• H.R.2735 108th CONGRESS 1st Session 7-15-2003 Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act of 2003(short title). To protect the rights of American consumers to diagnose, service, and repair motor vehicles purchased in the United States, and for other purposes
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• Congressional Research Service Library of Congress Subject Index
  • Automobile repair
  • Motor vehicle pollution control
  • Automobile industry

• June 27, 2003 Volume 68 No. 124 pp. 38427-38461 Revisions to Regulations Requiring Availability of Information for Use of On-Board Diagnostic Systems and Emission-Related Repairs on 1994 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks and 2005 and Later Model Year Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Engines Weighing 14,000 Pounds Gross Vehicle Weight or Less Final Rule
  Require an increased level of enhanced information to be made available to equipment and tool companies to develop more functional aftermarket diagnostic scan tools.
• December 20, 2005 Volume 70 Number 243 Page 75403-75411 Modification of Federal On-Board Diagnostic Regulations for: Light-Duty Vehicles, Light-Duty Trucks, Medium Duty Passenger Vehicles, Complete Heavy Duty Vehicles and Engines Intended for Use in Heavy Duty Vehicles Weighing 14,000 Pounds GVWR or Less. Final Rule
  Beginning with the 2008 MY only allowable protocols will be ISO 15765-4.3 (500 kbps baud rate)(CAN high speed) for vehicles 8500 pounds GVWR and below and either SAE J1939 or ISO 15765-4.3 (500 kbps baud rate)(CAN high speed) for vehicles 8500 to 14000 pounds GVWR. Accordingly, with the 2008 model year, the other currently-accepted protocols SAE J1850, ISO 9141-2 and ISO 14230-4, would no longer be accepted.
• June 17, 2003 Volume 68 No. 116 pp. 35792-35801 Modification of Federal On-Board Diagnostic Regulations for: Light-Duty Vehicles, Light-Duty Trucks, Medium Duty Passenger Vehicles, Complete Heavy Duty Vehicles and Engines Intended for Use in Heavy Duty Vehicles Weighing 14,000 Pounds GVWR or Less Extension of Acceptance of California OBD II Requirements Direct Final Rule.
  Adoption of ISO 15765-4.3 (December 14,2001):Road Vehicles--Diagnostics on Controller Area Network (CAN)--Part 4: Requirements for emission-related systems, as an acceptable protocol for standardized on-board to off-board communications. ISO 14230-4 (KWP) is allowed as a accetable protocol.
• October 6, 2000 Volume 65, Number 195 Page 59895-59978 Emissions Control, Air Pollution From 2004 and Later Model Year Heavy- Duty Highway Engines and Vehicles; Light-Duty On-Board Diagnostics Requirements, Revision; Final Rule
  OBD phased in from 2004 to 2007, for 8,500 to 14,000 lbs GVWR
• December 22, 1998 Volume 63, Number 245 Page 70681-70697 Modification of Federal On-board Diagnostic Regulations for Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks; Extension of Acceptance of California OBD II Requirements Final Rule
  Expanded Federal OBD Monitoring Requirements.
• Aug. 9, 1995 Volume 60 No. 153 Pg. 40474-40498 Regulations Requiring Availability of Information for Use of On-Board Diagnostic Systems and Emission-Related Repairs on 1994 and later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks Final rule.
  Includes Al Gore's (inventor of obd-2 information) speech excerpt "...when we require [manufacturers] to promptly provide information needed, we recognize that we do not want to require somebody to provide a lot of expensive manuals absolutely for free, but we do not want the kind of charges that make this a profit center. We want them to provide the information which will allow competition in the aftermarket and allow small business operators to get in the repair business. Otherwise, you force vehicle owners to go only to the major automobile manufacturers places of business...." 36 Cong. Rec. 3272 (1990).

• PART 85--CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM MOBILE SOURCES
  Subpart W--EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE WARRANTY SHORT TESTS
  
  • Sec. 85.2207 On-board diagnostics test standards.
  • Sec. 85.2222 On-board diagnostic test procedures.
  • Sec. 85.2223 On-board diagnostic test report.
  • Sec. 85.2231 On-board diagnostic test equipment requirements.
• PART 86--CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW AND IN-USE HIGHWAY VEHICLES AND ENGINES
  Subpart A--GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR EMISSION REGULATIONS FOR 1977 AND LATER MODEL YEAR NEW LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLES, LIGHT-DUTY TRUCKS AND HEAVY-DUTY ENGINES, AND FOR 1985 AND LATER MODEL YEAR NEW GASOLINE FUELED, NATURAL GAS-FUELED, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS-FUELED AND METHANOL-FUELED HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES
  
  • Sec. 86.005-17 On-board diagnostics.
  • Sec. 86.099-17 Emission control diagnostic system for 1999 and later light-duty vehicles and light-duty trucks.
  • Sec. 86.098-17 Emission control diagnostic system for 1998 and later light-duty vehicles and light-duty trucks.
  • Sec. 86.094-17 Emission control diagnostic system for 1994 and later light-duty vehicles and light-duty trucks.
  Subpart S—General Compliance Provisions for Control of Air Pollution From New and In-Use Light-Duty Vehicles, Light-Duty Trucks, and Complete Otto-Cycle Heavy-Duty Vehicles
  
  • Sec. 86.1806-05 On-board diagnostics.
  • Sec. 86.1806-04 On-board diagnostics.
  • Sec. 86.1806-01 On-board diagnostics.
  • Sec. 86.1808-01 Maintenance instructions.
  • Sec. 86.1834-01 Allowable maintenance.
  • Sec. 86.1863-07 Optional chassis certification for diesel vehicles
  • Sec. 86.1803-01 Definitions

• Embedded Diagnostics Prognostics Wireless Sensing Platforms.
• In-Vehicle Display Icons and Other Information Elements
• Adaptive Cruise Control System Design and Its Impact on Traffic Flow
• Vehicle Safety Communications.

• INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
• In-Vehicle Information System (IVIS) Project (Archival page 9/12/2000 with broken links)

Government California

• Facts About On-Board Diagnostic II Systems (OBD II)
• Motor Vehicle Service Information Program
• On-Board Diagnostics Program
• Regulations and Rules
• Diagram of under hood OBD II equipped emission label

Government European Union

• Directive 2001/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 January 2001 amending Council Directive 70/220/EEC concerning measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles
• Directive 1999/102/EC of 15 December 1999 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 70/220/EEC relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles
• Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/220/EEC

Government Canada

Magazine Articles

• The Top 5 Favorite Tools of Top Technicians
• The Future Looks Great for Scan Tool Manufacturers Aug 2004

• Carcode OBD-II PC-Based Scantool

• FTC criticizes Right to Repair legislation Oct. 2004
• NASTF: OE Information Already Available June 2004
• AAIA: OE Information Legislation Necessary Mar 2004
• OE INFORMATION: Another Point of View Dec 2003
• OE INFORMATION: The Inside Story Sept 2003
• Service information access is on its way, but its delivery will require shops to take a hard look at how they do business. Mar 2003
• Stunning announcement of a new information access agreement was made recently by the ASA. Dec 2002
• Guided Diagnostics: Taking OBD to the Next Level June 2003
• CAN has already hit the streets. Are you ready for the Next Big Thing in automotive service bay diagnostics? June 2003
• engine and driveability diagnostics June 2003
• Service Bay Networks Bring Digital Tools to the Technician's fingertips and productivity to the shop. Jan 2003

• Vehicle Technology May Make Them Susceptible to Virus Attacks 1/31/2005

• Telematic obd-2 article
• obd-3 black box flight recorder article
• scan tools and other for repairing the car

News Articles

• Auto Aftermarket Gains More Ground, Packs House Hearing on Right to Repair, States CARE- 9/23/2004
  ..increase of scan tool manufacturers license fees with inaccurate, missing and slow release of data.
• CARE Milestone: 106 U.S. Representatives Co-Sponsor Right to Repair Act; Pro-Consumer, Pro-Small Business Bill Moves Forward- 6/23/2004
  ..access to the information necessary to diagnose and repair vehicles at an affordable cost
• AAA Urges Congress to Protect Consumer Choice of Auto Repair Providers- 7/30/2002
  ..intellectual property or real property, is really the property of the car-buyer
• AAA Fights to Ensure Consumer Choice in Car Care; Joins Senator Paul Wellstone, D-MN, in Support of Right Repair Legislation- 7/29/2002 ..american and import auto manufacturers are currently restricting access to much of this information.

• Sun puts Java into gear for cars 06-28-04
  Downloadable horn tones for $5
• Putting telematics in drive 11-26-03
  Sweden's Telematics Valley offers a feasible alternative to proprietary, profitless programs
• Dashed hopes for dashboard electronics 05-16-02
  outdated, malfunctioning jumble of incompatible electronic gadgets.
• Safety of dashboard gadgets 04-23-02
  How humans interact with in-vehicle dashboard entertainment laptop computers, onboard gadgets and telematics.
• Auto Gadgets Carpool 01-10-02
  Automakers would monitor miles, keep maintenance records, alert a car owner about warranty and adapt to the driver's behavior with Java technology in the dashboard system or a Car.Net effort.
• Automotive Connectivity 01-07-01
  Intergrated dash board laptop with user designed dash in the Terracross and built in PC for Cadillac.

• Infineon, Volkswagen roll 'basic' telematics platform 9/27/2004
• Microsoft and Fiat Announce Major Partnership for Telematics 9/30/2004- Will Roll Out in 2005 Cars, a complete in-car computing solution with enhanced diagnostics

• Drive for simpler car electronics gains traction 10-25-04
  Reduce microcontrollers form over 100 to less than 30.
• European car makers skeptical of MS telematics drive 08-11-04
  Supports only CAN data bus
• Asian automakers join FlexRay 02-25-04
  majority of major automakers behind the FlexRay effort to create a common standard for automotive by-wire technology
• Software standards seen aiding auto complexity 02-20-04
  BMW's representative called for manufacturer-independent standard software containing central functions such as an operating system, network management and diagnostic functions
• AMI-C pick Media Oriented System Transfer(MOST) as high speed in car bus 11-13-00
  BMW will use the open spec. no charge fiber optic 250Mb bus next year.
• Service charges dropped on the MOST local vehicle network. 10-20-00
  Entire specifications will be made public and placed on AMI-C web site.
• Motorola System Steers Bluetooth into Car Communication 10-18-00
  Demonstration of CAN to rs232 gateway to receive dashboard data to laptop.
• Scott McNealy's famous speech on vehicle service providers. 10-16-00
  Sun servers would track, monitor, report driving violations and reprogram computer
  if do not pay hourly service fees to drive car.
• New safety critical real-time automotive control bus standard 10-13-00
  A optical flexible time triggerd and division media access bus is compared to a copper time triggered and division multiple access bus (FlexRay vs TTP).
• Audi for cars and Honeywell for aircraft will use TTP bus 10-02-00
  Will use has a open standard platform including diagnostics in 2004
• New safety critical real-time automotive control bus standard 07-07-00
  New bus standard named Byteflight will be made due to patent and license of TTP.
• Motorola and Volcano Tech start work on a gateway router 06-30-00
  Will plan software and network systems for various non-standard protocols used in the car.
• IDB-1394 vs MOST high speed data bus 05-26-00
  Possible endorsements by Automotive Multimedia Interface Consortium(AMIC)
• Voice interface for cars 04-18-2000
  Discusses problems and operation of the AutoPc recognition using L&H technology.
• Electronic production problems of non-standrd automotive networks 04-13-00
  Notes on how auto manufactures change standards and modify standard spec. parts. Current car has over 1Mb of software code, 4 times that of early space shuttle. Microsoft Auto PC WinCE vs PowerPC Java for in dash computer.
• Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) 03-31-00
  Possible connection fee for local optical vehicle bus network
• Standardization of automotive networks 03-03-00 open standard software API and gateways for connection to different proprietary buses
• The Local Interconnect Network (LIN) Bus 03-02-00
  Proposed low cost low speed bus and why J1850 fails due to non-standard proprietary versions by manufactuers.
• Motorola MobileGT automotive computer 09-14-1999
  
• Open systems and inerfaces for automotive electronics (OSEK) 07-26-99/a>
  Discussion of complexity and lack of standards in real time automotive operating networked systems, notes problem with WindRiver system used by GM, Over 40 computers in a BMW.
• Intelligent Data Bus (IDB)Plans 07-12-99
  Problems with the present high cost, multiple protocol, non-standard automotive obd2 networks.
• Search Continues for Better Tests 06-99
  Problems with current OBD2 systems and future test methods
• Ford uses neural net for emissions and diagnostics 11-17-98
  Massive software engineering efforts or needed for present diagnostics and controls. Will use self learning technique for faster repair analysis.
• Auto makers plan standard interface for consumer electronics 10-20-98
  Why your scan tool needs 3 interfaces and how The Automotive Multimedia Interface Consortium (AMI-C) will improve standardization

just-auto obd items

• Radical Delphi WAP Booking System with a Web Site Garage includes cars using KWP2000 08-06-00
• AllData InfoMove System 06-07-00
• Remote Vehicle Diagnostics obd3 Future Analysis 12-30-99

Organization

• Vehicles with OBDII Testability Issues

• OEM Service Information Web Sites
• Current Service News

• Mar 22 2004 - TODAY'S AUTOMOBILE: A COMPUTER ON WHEELS
• Nov 5 2003 - AUTOMAKERS MEET SERVICE INFORMATION DEADLINE
• Feb 12 2003 - Automakers and Independent Repairers Give Service Information Agreement Update
• Sep 26 2002 - Automakers and Independent Repairers Reach Historic Agreement on Service Information
• Jul 30 2002 - Access To Information Makes Repair Legislation Unnecessary
• Not available - Jun 18 2000 - REDUCING DRIVER DISTRACTIONS IS EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY

• Hmm, scan-tool. What does it scan anyway? The technician replies: Not much anymore.

Standards Groups

• 43.180 Diagnostic, maintenance and test equipment
  Listing of ISO standards including 9141 9141-2 9141-3
  

Education

• Climate Change 1920-2080 includes automotive emissions.
• Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence and advanced transporatation.

OBD2 research web site

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OBDII Research Center at Colorado State University

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Center for Automotive Science & Technology at Weber State University

• On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) Information (federal and state)

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OBD-3 article

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Networks

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International Automotive Technicians Network
Good source for mechanics looking to solve OBD2 problems and scan tool reviews.

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Industry

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Motorola Automotive

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Groups

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Do It Yourself Electronic Fuel Injection DIY-EFI
Open mailing list with web archive, covers all areas of fuel injection and related sensors, electronics and computers including OBD2 from beginner to advanced science and engineering.

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Yahoo

• Diamond Star Motors
  
• OBD2
  
• General Motors
  

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Low Cost Handheld Scan Tools from Amazon.com
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