I have a 96 F250 that now has to pass the Texas annual environmental
inspection, run by computer via the OBD 11 connector. I have taken this
truck to a Ford dealer, local Chevy. dealer and an independent state
inspection station. None of the above can find the connector. The owners
manual has a brief reference to a preliminary driving exercise before doing
the OBD 11 test, but no more info. I posted this question to the official
Ford customer service site but their response was to take it to a Ford
dealer. The 2003 sticker expires at the end of this month. The Chevy dealer
said if the vin has a T in the tenth position of the number, it has a
connector somewhere. The vin does have a T in the tenth position.
Can anyone help? Thanks. MM
JP - 19 May 2004 20:31 GMT
Usually, the connector is located on the left hand rear of engine
compartment, close to the firewall.
Hope this helps
JP
> I have a 96 F250 that now has to pass the Texas annual environmental
> inspection, run by computer via the OBD 11 connector. I have taken this
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> connector somewhere. The vin does have a T in the tenth position.
> Can anyone help? Thanks. MM
Rex B - 19 May 2004 21:26 GMT
||I have a 96 F250 that now has to pass the Texas annual environmental
||inspection, run by computer via the OBD 11 connector. I have taken this
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||connector somewhere. The vin does have a T in the tenth position.
||Can anyone help? Thanks. MM
I have the same problem with a '96 F350.
So far I haven't found it.
Texas Parts Guy
Kevin Bottorff - 21 May 2004 04:33 GMT
>||I have a 96 F250 that now has to pass the Texas annual environmental
>||inspection, run by computer via the OBD 11 connector. I have taken
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> So far I haven't found it.
> Texas Parts Guy
It will probley be just behind the big fuse and relay box on the left
fender. It will be snapped into a cover and be a non odb 2 test. I have
run accross a couple of em now. KB

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Rex B - 21 May 2004 18:49 GMT
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||fender. It will be snapped into a cover and be a non odb 2 test. I have
||run accross a couple of em now. KB
So a 1996 model could still be OBD1 or EEC-IV?
I thought therey were required to be OBD2 in 1996.
Texas Parts Guy
Kevin Bottorff - 21 May 2004 21:13 GMT
>||NOSPAMrex@REMOVEtxol.net (Rex B) wrote in
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> I thought therey were required to be OBD2 in 1996.
> Texas Parts Guy
Thats what I thought untill I found some mid year ones still the old
style. KB I have a buddy with one and it is a march build date.

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David M - 22 May 2004 03:38 GMT
> So a 1996 model could still be OBD1 or EEC-IV? I thought therey were
> required to be OBD2 in 1996. Texas Parts Guy
That was just for passenger cars. Trucks were later.

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JSMMV - 22 May 2004 04:27 GMT
The connector is about 1"wide and is located on the under side of the dash
under the glove box,and is black in color.
Jeff
Rex B - 24 May 2004 16:22 GMT
||The connector is about 1"wide and is located on the under side of the dash
||under the glove box,and is black in color.
||Jeff
True, but it's not there on my '96 F350.
Texas Parts Guy
liteflyer 1 - 24 May 2004 17:50 GMT
My 97 PSD F250 has it in the cab, under and to the right of the
ashtray. It has a cap on it.
dave
Rex B - 26 May 2004 19:35 GMT
Sure enough, ny '96 F350 gas has a plug at the left rear of the engine
compartment with a cap over it, marked "EEC TEST".
So it's not OBD II :(
Texas Parts Guy