My service center says my 1995 JAG XJS V12 has a OBD2 port. Can anyone recommend a scanner that they KNOW works with this engine/year/model

 

They should all work.

I just ordered one from Amazon for about $16.


It works on my 1996 XJS for all "P" codes. I don't know of anything that will read ABS codes unfortunately.

I believe that the Autel MD802 might as well as the AutoEnginuity, but I don't believe there's anyone that can verify that.

 

Oh, and I also use Movi Pro, which has a lot more features. Trouble is that it is a program, so you need a laptop to operate it.

Not sure if anyone is thrilled with anything designed for iPhones or Androids yet.

 

I do not believe that the 95 XJS V12 had OBD-II capabilities. It was OBD-I compliant only I believe

 

Vee, Fusion for iOS and Torque for Android are excellent scan tools for the money. They have a lot of capability for the money.

 

1995 V12 is not obd-II so the port is only manufacturer codes. Standard codes did not come till obdII in 1997. I think the 4l six is obd-II.

You will only get codes like FF64 and such in the trip computer.

I do use android torque and an elm adaptor on all modern cars to good success.. There is nothing much on apple as they do not support Bluetooth programming well enough for the required data transfers.

 

I'm assuming Torque and the other programs do not read ABS codes...

I wonder why it's so hard to put together a program that reads them all at this point. They can stick every single Atari 2600 game ever made into a flash drive, but you still have to pay thousands of dollars for something to read a 4 digit number....

 

Thanks for all the replies.... but just like the service centers the mix still leaves me unsure if I can or cannot use OBDII scanners....:icon_sultan :

 

The investment is minimal and can be used with other cars.

I say you just buy a cheapie and see if it works. At worst you'll be out $20, but again, you'll have something that can be used with other cars.

 

No you cannot use an OBDII scanner on the XJS V12, only the 6 cylinder AJ16 95 and 96MY cars have this capability.

Correct they will not read Body, ABS etc codes. Because those codes were not mandated or standardized for OBD-II, you need software that has special add on packs for each brand. For instance Autoenginuity with Jaguar pack. It would probably be economically unfeasible to offer this as a phone app?

Again the scanner will not work with a 95 XJSV12

Fusion from OBDsoftware works perfectly with Apple iOS devices and is very similar to Torque in spec and function.

 

Could a 95 v12 ECU be replaced by a 96 to get OBDII or was the whole year a totally different build?