OBD diagnostics can be used much whether the bind indicators are aphotic.
A Dodge Camper's engine is a knotty apparatus, and for every symptom of a enigma that arises, there could be a couple of explanations. So, while troubleshooting a Troop's engine sometimes one shot takes a acceptable establish of eyes while examining an engine, it much can be allotment consuming. The Company's On-Board Diagnostic process can streamline this means and incision elsewhere a amount of false leads. employment the OBD manner depends on the year the Camper was manufactured. The moment hour of engine diagnostics became standardized in 1996. Caravans before that year advantage a completetly clashing manner.
Instructions
Caravans 1996 and Later
1. Plug an OBD-II scanner into the Band's diagnostic Information Link Connexion. The DLC Issue Testament be located underneath the Chauffeur's side sprint and somewhere between the Gauze pedal and the left side kick panel.
2. Consult your scanner's user book for the exact formation. Press-stud and faceplate orientations differ by Trade-mark of scanner, and so does the Order entering development. Some scanners Testament switch on once sensing an incoming facts stream from an OBD-II process. Whether you arrange not own this type of scanner, you will have to press the effectiveness Press-stud and turn the Slogan on.
3. Turn either the Band's engine or the electrical system on. Your scanner Slogan Testament need one or the other. Whether your scanner is not pre-programmed to retrieve OBD-II codes, you Testament acquire to basic the correct Press-stud and enter a "Sweep" or "Retrieve" Order.
4. Glance at nailed down the codes your scanner Slogan retrieved. Some may be designated as "trouble" and some may be designated as "pending." Make a list with the trouble codes at the top and the pending codes at the bottom. Leave ample space next to the alphanumeric codes for later use.
5. Turn the Caravan's engine and/or electrical system off and remove the key from the ignition. Consult your scanner's manual for the OBD-II generic trouble codes. If the codes on your list are not defined in the manual, then you will have to look up Chrysler's supplemental OBD-II codes online. The Caravan's owner manual will not contain that information. Once you have found all the relevant code definitions, copy them onto your list next to the appropriate codes.
6. Return to your Caravan and open the hood to the engine compartment. If you still cannot locate the problem, consider taking the vehicle to a Chrysler-approved mechanic.
Caravans 1995 and Earlier
7. Start with the trouble codes first, as they have happened frequently and set off your check engine light. Cross out codes once you have eliminated them from consideration. Then, move onto the pending codes.Insert your key into the Caravan's ignition. Within the span of five seconds, turn the key back and forth in the following sequence: ON-OFF-ON-OFF-ON.
8. Watch the check engine light. It will begin to start flashing code at you. Count the flashes. Chrysler's OBD-I flash codes are sets of two numbers. The first number will flash, and a short pause will follow before the second number flashes. So code 38 will be three flashes, a pause, and eight more flashes. There will be a longer pause between code sets. Write all of these numbers down.
9. Turn the Caravan's electrical system off and remove the key from the ignition. Exit the vehicle and sit behind a computer. You will need to find Chrysler's OBD-I codes, and the owner's manual will not have them. Once you locate code descriptions, jot them down next to code numbers your recorded in Step 2.
10. Return to your Caravan and pop the hood. Investigate every code on your list and cross them out once they have been eliminated from consideration. If your list does not provide an answer and you are stumped, seek out a professional mechanic.
