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Originally Posted by nate_the_snake
Blindeyed, I've been to many auto parts stores and they have confused me more than ever. I agree education is necessary. They always ask what year and immediately are reluctant to help when I tell them it is a 1995 Camaro. However, several of them have tried and message error was displayed. In fact, some have entered the year, make, and the 8th character of the VIN.
Nevertheless, Message Error always was displayed. Any suggestions?
Now, I have discovered on the internet that there is a special connector for OBD I cars with OBD II 16 pin connectors. Do I really need this? If so, would this connector work with an OBD I or OBD II scanner? If so, where should I purchase the scanner and connector?
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I've noticed lately that alot of the auto parts stores in my area have received newer versions of their Actron scanners which don't support OBD1 systems at all. This could be the same case in your neck of the woods. Before, the stores here had an older model Actron scanner which read on the front casing of if "OBD I/II" but the newer models they have don't read anything pertaining to which type of OBD systems they scan. From my experience using the scanners, they only seem to scan OBD II unless there is a trick I haven't learned with them.
The only other option I can think of would be to try doing this:
You would just need to buy one of these pocket sized OBD1 scanners:
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...art=sun-cp9001
There's no guarantee that it will work, but it's worth a shot. You may even be able to find that same scanner on ebay cheaper.
Hope this helps, if not let me know and I'll see if I can come up with something else for ya, but at the moment that's all I've got.