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Default Intermittent OBD2 connector.


On 2021/04/29 4:59 p.m., David Farber wrote:
On 4/29/2021 3:08 PM, Adrian Caspersz wrote:
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?


I think I already tried the DexIt spray. It's been touchy for so long, I
don't remember. I'll give it another shot.

Thanks for your reply.

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David Farber
Los Osos, CA


Replacement OBD2 plugs/sockets are readily available, as are videos on
youtube on how to replace it. It is probably not worth farting around
with the plug unless you have the correct pin extraction and crimping tools.

Most connectors are good for 20 to 100 insertions after that they
deteriorate gradually or rapidly...

John :-#)#