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Default Intermittent OBD2 connector.

On 29/04/2021 17:08, David Farber wrote:
I have a 1997 Subaru Legacy. When I plug in my scanner to the OBD2 port,
the slightest little jiggle in the cable will kill the power to the
scanner and then it has to reboot. I've tried another scanner and it
does the same thing. Is there an easy way to tighten up the pins in the
car's OBD2 port so that it stops cutting out?


It's old. Maybe the surface has got some contaminant.

Contact cleaner spray?

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