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JB86'd · 09-13-2014, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by lucid215

did you get this fixed?

I bought a 30cm obd2 extension off Amazon and leave it permanently attached, no lost connection since then.

Shiv@Openflash · 09-13-2014, 04:30 PM

I agree. I really does appear to be a bad connection in either the OBD2 plug or perhaps even the OFT cable. If you contact Robert on Monday, he can send you a replacement OFT cable. If it still happens, it's definitely the diagnostic port then.

jflogerzi · 09-13-2014, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by solidONE

What would happen if say I was going over 100MPH when this happens with someone close on my tail at the track? Mid corner on a high speed sweeper and the engine decide to bog down suddenly?

What ever gear your in you would be stuck at a max of 4000RPM(car goes into limp mode)

solidONE · 09-13-2014, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by lucid215

Yea I have talked to them about it and they said it might be a cable issue. I used to drive with mine hooked up all the time. Now I don't cause I don't want limp mode to kick in from me hitting a bump. The u0155 code is not the issue. It's the u0073

I've had both codes by themselves and at the same time trigger and CEL limp mode. I think if they came with a cable that comes out the side of the connector toward driver door instead of pointing downward it would not as likely cause a connection problem.

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Originally Posted by Shiv@Openflash

I agree. I really does appear to be a bad connection in either the OBD2 plug or perhaps even the OFT cable. If you contact Robert on Monday, he can send you a replacement OFT cable. If it still happens, it's definitely the diagnostic port then.

I've received a new cable maybe 1 year ago when I first encountered this problem and another one with a new OFT after I cracked the screen on the old one. Replacing the cable seems to fix the problem only temporarily until it goes bad again.

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Originally Posted by jflogerzi

What ever gear your in you would be stuck at a max of 4000RPM(car goes into limp mode)

So if I'm going over 6000rpms mid corner it will suddenly cut fuel or however until it drops to 4000... not a situation I want to deal with.

BoostedWrbBrz · 09-13-2014, 06:44 PM

what on these tunes can I tweak to eliminate the obnoxious cold start these cars have with a cattless setup. Theres no point in the car attempting to warm up cats that I don't even have

Td-d · 09-13-2014, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by SlvrFrs

what on these tunes can I tweak to eliminate the obnoxious cold start these cars have with a cattless setup. Theres no point in the car attempting to warm up cats that I don't even have

See this thread: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...t=55676&page=3

PMok · 09-13-2014, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by JB86'd

I bought a 30cm obd2 extension off Amazon and leave it permanently attached, no lost connection since then.

I did the same. The OBD2 connector under the dash really appears to be pretty flimsy and I bought the extension cable so that I could leave that plugged in all the time, and just connect/disconnect the OFT as needed to the extension. That way over time if there is wear & tear from doing that, the damage happens to the extension (an easily replaceable component) instead of the car's OBD2 socket or the OFT's connector.

troek · 09-13-2014, 07:59 PM

i unmounted my obdII port under my dash from that flimsy metal tab, plugged my OFT cable into and ziptied both in place under the dash, now my cable isnt angled down towards my feet and bent up around. now it goes strait up and comes out by the top of my steering column and up to my dash where my oft is mounted. i used to have this problem as well, and now i havnt had it since ive done that 6 months ago. lots of track days and bumps with this set up.

solidONE · 09-13-2014, 08:00 PM

Just for reference, this is what the cable ends up looking like after a while plugged in and the tablet mounted on the upper left side.

troek · 09-13-2014, 08:09 PM

yep, thats alot of stress on the connector, which is why i unmounted the OBDII from the metal tab so theres no stress on the connection point.

B-R-Z · 09-13-2014, 08:54 PM

What does the obd2 bracket mount to? Is it possible to stiffen up the mount with home depot stuff?

phobos512 · 09-13-2014, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by B-R-Z

What does the obd2 bracket mount to? Is it possible to stiffen up the mount with home depot stuff?

You'd be better off permanently mounting a right angle cable from Amazon to the bottom of the dash and then plugging the OFT into that.

lucid215 · 09-14-2014, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by troek

yep, thats alot of stress on the connector, which is why i unmounted the OBDII from the metal tab so theres no stress on the connection point.

cool im gonna have to try this out. thanks for the info guys

solidONE · 09-14-2014, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by phobos512

You'd be better off permanently mounting a right angle cable from Amazon to the bottom of the dash and then plugging the OFT into that.

I think this is what I'll have to do.

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Shiv@Openflash Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2013 FRS Location: SF, CA Posts: 2,629 Thanks: 1,055 Thanked 5,469 Times in 1,494 Posts Mentioned: 605 Post(s) Tagged: 9 Thread(s)	I agree. I really does appear to be a bad connection in either the OBD2 plug or perhaps even the OFT cable. If you contact Robert on Monday, he can send you a replacement OFT cable. If it still happens, it's definitely the diagnostic port then.

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BoostedWrbBrz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2014 Wrb Brz limited 6m Location: NJ Posts: 220 Thanks: 43 Thanked 35 Times in 28 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	what on these tunes can I tweak to eliminate the obnoxious cold start these cars have with a cattless setup. Theres no point in the car attempting to warm up cats that I don't even have

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solidONE Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: FR-S Whiteout Location: California Posts: 2,863 Thanks: 1,808 Thanked 790 Times in 611 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just for reference, this is what the cable ends up looking like after a while plugged in and the tablet mounted on the upper left side.

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