can i use this on my protege?
 

first up.... my car is the 99 protege.. 1.6L (i donno what them DX DE stuff is so ye hehe)

i came accross this on the apexi site and was wondering if the protege has the ISO 14320 OBD II port?? so i can plug this lil device in and can monitor some ECU parameters...

http://www.apexi.com/product_electro...=250&pageNum=1

i aint too good when it comes to things like this so any help would be much appriciated...

(if i could afford the Gtech pro SS i woulda got that but hehe yeh)

DX. EX, LX, all of those usually determines what kind of electricals you have inside you car (power windows, locks, alarm, "sterio?", and ABS)

DX means you have a basic ass car, like mine (no ABS; pwr windows, locks or alarm)
EX means you have a few accessories
LX means you have quite a bit of accessories

i wouldn't know much about which one means what when it comes to a motor, if anything they all have the same motor (unless you wanted a different motor in there before you baught the car)

EX it is then....

i ma callup mazda and ask em to see if this will word.. the documentation for this isn;t up on the APEXi site yetso humm

thanx for clearjn up this dx ex stuff hehe

why would you want it???? all it tells is thats a waist, do you have any mods done to your car??? im pretty sure you can figure out rpm, and speed, then who really cares about water temp, and intake air temp????? waist of money.

agreed. You only need that stuff if you are running a turbo or something to monitor the health and tuning of the setup.

I don't know where the EX comes from, but for us sedans it is DX base model, LX in between DX and ES, which is top of the line. There should be lettering on the side of the car just behind the front wheels to identify your trimline.
1. DX base model, 1.6L
2. LX all the options of the ES's standard equipment
3. ES all options standard, plus some more options, 1.8L

This is applicable for the 99s or 00s. 01+ changed 1.8L to 2.0L

I have to adress this, as it is VERY incomplete

for 99-00's

1. DX - 1.6L Engine, A/C was NOT standard,No tachometer,Manual windows,Manual Locks, Manual Mirrors "Normal Suspension",Unpainted Mirrors,Unpainted Door Guards, 14" Steel Wheels w/wheel covers

2. LX - 1.6L Engine, A/C,Tachometer,Power Windows,Power Door Locks,Power mirrors, "Normal" Suspension, Painted Mirrors,Painted Door guards,14" Optional Alloy Wheels,optional Spoiler

3. ES - 1.8L Engine,all LX standard equipment, "Sport Tuned" Suspension, 15" Alloy Wheels Standard,optional Spoiler,optional foglights

I am almost positive that all Protege trim levels would share the same ISO-standard OBD port. OBD (On Board Diagnostic) items include things such as engine operating parameters, fuel injection, emissions sensors, cam and crank position sensors, etc. The point of OBD is to commonize and standardize powertrain faults industry wide, to aid mechanics in diagnosing and repairing a large variety of vehicles. Therefore, I would assume that a P0171 code means Fuel System Lean in a Ford, Dodge, Mazda, whatever. Thus, for any GIVEN MODEL YEAR the Apexi should work the same in a number of vehicles. But, remember too that OBD compliance varies by vehicle model year, and manufacturer. For example, older vehicles are only OBD1 compliant. Newer vehicles are OBD2 compliant. I know that my 2003 Mazda is OBD2 compliant, because it has a rear O2 sensor.

Just get a G-Tech Pro much better toy for the money.

yeh the gtech is a much better toy.... but $600 :S:S:S (australian dollars) hehe...

i am keepin a look out for a cheaper one for sale @ this shop.. they had the Gtech not the pro SS the one that looks like it for very cheap... but i wasn;t interested in one of themwhen i saw it LOL....

You can get one on Ebay for around 100 if you shop around.

They only have the old gtechs on ebay. IE the crappy ones that were terrebly inaccurate. The ss is going for $200 and the rr for $300 you can get them new from the web site for that much. Dam ebay doesnt even have deales anymore. Too many buyers not enough sellers.
You can get the gtimer for a resonable price still.

What Im looking for is a OBDII reader that pluges into a laptop so I can get crazy info out of it. Thats all standarized right?

Im high bidder on an SS for $150 including shipping.