F355 OBD2 connector location

This might or might not be helpful... this is a generic picture of an OBD2 connector, I don't even know what car it is. Good Luck

http://www.neotech.com/OBD_vehicle_connector.jpg

EDIT: after googling a little for to satisfy my own curiosity, it seems OBD2 is a North American requirement standard, not necessarily required of Euro spec autos in general, so it's entirely likely that a Euro spec car didn't come with a connector for OBD2.

 

Ric,

I've sort of got a picture (ITEM 40 in the picture) but in my 96 Spider (LHD) if you sit in the drivers seat, then look at the right hand side of the steering column ... about where the igniton keys are ... you're within ~6 inches of the unit. It's under the dash with the prongs facing down.

You really have to be staring up under the dash ... means painful contortions ... for me .. top down and feet over the top of the seat with my head poking up under the dash. Use a torch. The first time I tried to locate it and actually attach a code reader to it, i had to unscrew the bracket holding it so i could get a firm grip on it to push the OBDII unit on to it. Now I just leave it loose and tuck it under the dash out of sight.

Regards,


Pete
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Also rember that the car must be running to pull/delete codes!

 

Not to necromance this thread but I needed this information yesterday and realized that on all of FChat, there literally isn’t a pic of the OBD2 port / plug on a 355.

Now I know why. If you are larger than one of Santa’s Elves it will be hard for you to get under the dash and look for the port. The angles are weird.

so I literally just put my phone under the dash, flipped to the front view camera and started taking a bunch of snaps to find the port.

On a U.S. spec 355, the port is immediately right of the steering column and feels hard wired into the board, it’s not a dangly cable or anything.

here’s the pic. Now, in other news the OBD2 reader I purchased didn’t work, because of course it didn’t. Forza Ferrari.
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Immobiliser off?
Fuse ok? (Fuse 29 on 5.2 car). Also powers Doorlock ECU, clock, interior lamps.

Sometimes you have to get the right power up sequence.

 

Thanks for checking. Yes, interior lamps and door locks work fine. I made sure to cycle the immobilizer also.

 

Are you sure the recall to fix the OBDII connector was accomplished? SD1 or SD2 will work without fixing the connector, but not generic devices.

 

That’s what I thought, too, until Rifledriver said this:

 

Terry, OBD connector had very limited function prior to 360. The OBD basically only accessed what federal law required, that being the motronics. And then often only the master (Right) motronic. For all ther testing we had to go to the ALDL (diagnostic pigtail) for that particular system and those are scattered around the car.

The recall was to insure communication with all types of homologated smog machines.

If it is a recall (and the OBD plug was a recall it is limited to either safety or smog issues. All other factory initiatives are called "Service Campaign". They will never confuse the terms there are legal ramifications.



I just read the thread. His issue is a scanner. It stands to reason scanners would use same connection as homologated smog machines, They are accessing the same data so its possible it is a recall issue. Every scanner I have used worked but just like with the smog machines that is no assurance they all will work. Mine is an Innova. It has never failed to communicate.

 

Thanks for the clarification, Brian. So, basically, if in doubt, do the mod or buy an Innova... whatever is cheaper

 

The law only says it needs to be reached from the drivers seat. They could put them behind the sun visor and comply with law. A few cars put them in the glove box.

 

I'd get the mod done. Its a recall so there is no time limit. Besides i takes like 3 minutes.

 

well… might be flawed logic
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Which model number do you use please? Also, will a Ferrari Dealership still honor the recall even though the car is approaching 25 years old?

 

True, especially if you live outside the USA... No OB2 ports are fitted to F355's outside of the USA, so you don't have the option. If, on the other hand, if I did live in the USA and just happened to be a backyard auto electrician and already had a bit of wire, a splice, a $0.20 spare OBD pin (female) and some tools.... definitely cheaper than an Innova.

Having said that, the Innova does look good (if it works).

 

Here ya go

 

Based on the photos in the recall document, your plug appears to be updated with the additional pin.

 

I wonder if it's just this specific model of Innova that is incompatible then?

 

Maybe. But you could also check and see that pin 4 and pin 5 have continuity with ground and with each other. I mean, it is possible the tech did not check or confirm their work.

 

Its an old 3130. Has an actual cord if you can believe that. But then I still use a flip phone. Never been a slave to the latest and greatest. I just like stuff that works.....all the time. My phone survived the washing machine.

 

While your car appears to have had the recall performed, you could give your vin to your local dealer and check. Recalls never expire...or shouldn't.
You can also check here to see if it was performed: Check for Recalls: Vehicle, Car Seat, Tire, Equipment | NHTSA

 

Okay, final update for the thread with some good news (mostly updating for other poor souls like me who find this thread via desperate google search).

It’s March of 2023. You can buy this super detailed little OBD2 reader at any Super Walmart or order it online. It’s the HyperTough HT300 and it works with the F355 / 355 F1 perfectly.

here’s what the output looks like:


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I see a Bluetooth symbol. Does it come with an smartphone app, so you can see graphs and such?