There has been much previous discussion and editing/removing of links to external scan tools etc. Hbachus ( talk) 11:53, 29 September 2009 (UTC) Adding external links It needs to be balanced with info from other regions eg Australia. Mouser 03:10, (UTC) The history section is mostly US centric. KWH 03:58, (UTC) My understanding was that the CARB required OBD (and later OBD-II) for all vehicles sold in California, and it didn't make sense for manufacturers to make different versions for California and the rest of the US, so they just incorporated it into all of their vehicles. from what I understand it was originally required by California emission control legislation, and later became a national requirement. This page needs more info on the legislation and history which lead to adoption of OBD. Hbachus ( talk) 11:51, 29 September 2009 (UTC) Legislation? I think that we need to move OBD-II protocol details to a new page - called "OBD-II protocol"? This would allow the current page to remain as an overview.I have rewritten and generalised the old Scan Tools section as the new OBD Applications section.I have made some substantial structure changes to the OBD page, hopefully in line with many of the suggestions here on the talk page.Hbachus ( talk) 11:51, 29 September 2009 (UTC) Main OBD page restructure I have retained some relevant suggestions, and moved the rest to the "Pre-2009 Talk" section, which I propose to remove/archive. I have refactored this talk page, (last edits were Jan 2008). 10 Insertion of Russian diagostic links textĬurrent discussion for improving OBD page(s) Talk page restructure.6 Editing dispute for 'Speaking scan tools' section.4 External link to ODB2Blog should be removed.3.15 Manufacturer Specific Diagnostics?.
3.8.1 Commercially available scan tools.3.8 Links to your favorite scan tools and related products.1 Current discussion for improving OBD page(s).