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What is this?

Post by petejleonard » Tue Feb 21, 2017 1:23 pm

This socket is in the drivers footwell on my 05/06 2.0 Petrol.

Any idea what it is?

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Re: What is this?

Post by mikeonb4c » Tue Feb 21, 2017 1:25 pm

Diagnostics plug in point maybe?
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Re: What is this?

Post by petejleonard » Tue Feb 21, 2017 1:35 pm

mikeonb4c wrote:Diagnostics plug in point maybe?
I don't think so as I have also noticed a plug in the passenger footwell which is has a cover with "diagnostic" written on it.
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Re: What is this?

Post by Bob » Tue Feb 21, 2017 1:46 pm

Could it be that's the standard diagnostic socket and the other one is Mazda specific?
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Re: What is this?

Post by g8dhe » Tue Feb 21, 2017 2:41 pm

Looks more like a SCART socket! but difficult to see precisely doesn't look standard whatever.
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Re: What is this?

Post by petejleonard » Tue Feb 21, 2017 2:47 pm

g8dhe wrote:Looks more like a SCART socket! but difficult to see precisely doesn't look standard whatever.
It really does look like a scart socket!

There was one of those Japanese electronic toll collection devices under the steering wheel which I have just taken out. But I'd be surprised if it was connected to that.
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Re: What is this?

Post by petejleonard » Tue Feb 21, 2017 2:48 pm

Bob wrote:Could it be that's the standard diagnostic socket and the other one is Mazda specific?
Ah. After you mentioned that I had a google for diagnostic sockets and it looks like it could be an "OBD2" socket. Thanks.
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Re: What is this?

Post by redrocket » Tue Feb 21, 2017 3:02 pm

I have one of these under the drivers footwell too, now i had hoped at first glance that this was an odb2 port but mine was rectangle in shape rather than trapeze, which could indicate odb(1) as that was rectangular. Gonna have to have another look now.

Can you get a pic face on so we can see the shape of yours?
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Re: What is this?

Post by Bongolia » Tue Feb 21, 2017 4:09 pm

petejleonard wrote:
Bob wrote:Could it be that's the standard diagnostic socket and the other one is Mazda specific?
Ah. After you mentioned that I had a google for diagnostic sockets and it looks like it could be an "OBD2" socket. Thanks.
Yes that is certainly what it looks like.How many have terminals?
The other diagnostic socket on the nearside is it just a cover or can you see any connectors in the nearside one?
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Re: What is this?

Post by petejleonard » Tue Feb 21, 2017 5:05 pm

Bongolia wrote:
petejleonard wrote:
Bob wrote:Could it be that's the standard diagnostic socket and the other one is Mazda specific?
Ah. After you mentioned that I had a google for diagnostic sockets and it looks like it could be an "OBD2" socket. Thanks.
Yes that is certainly what it looks like.How many have terminals?
The other diagnostic socket on the nearside is it just a cover or can you see any connectors in the nearside one?
I struggled to get a decent front on picture of the (possible) OBD2 socket.
The one in the passenger footwell has connectors.

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Re: What is this?

Post by Gasy » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:59 pm

Interesting
Have you followed the cables out the back of it to see where they go

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Re: What is this?

Post by Bongolia » Tue Feb 21, 2017 7:18 pm

https://goo.gl/photos/sm5Sh1YtusZbrXLD8
This image is from a 2.0ltr of the Mazda diagnostic socket,yours appears to have one less pin in this socket.
Your other appears to be K line OBD.
I thought for it to function it needed a low line signal pin too.
Geoff will know more.

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Actually it doesn't need pin 15 to function.
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Re: What is this?

Post by Bongolia » Tue Feb 21, 2017 8:58 pm

redrocket wrote:I have one of these under the drivers footwell too, now i had hoped at first glance that this was an odb2 port but mine was rectangle in shape rather than trapeze, which could indicate odb(1) as that was rectangular. Gonna have to have another look now.

Can you get a pic face on so we can see the shape of yours?
Any chance you can put an image up of your socket Redrocket and your Mazda diagnostic one also?
What year and model do you have?
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Re: What is this?

Post by teenmal » Wed Feb 22, 2017 12:06 pm

Bongolia wrote:
redrocket wrote:I have one of these under the drivers footwell too, now i had hoped at first glance that this was an odb2 port but mine was rectangle in shape rather than trapeze, which could indicate odb(1) as that was rectangular. Gonna have to have another look now.

Can you get a pic face on so we can see the shape of yours?
Any chance you can put an image up of your socket Redrocket and your Mazda diagnostic one also?
What year and model do you have?[/quote]

This socket is in the drivers footwell on my 05/06 2.0 Petrol.
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Re: What is this?

Post by Bongolia » Wed Feb 22, 2017 1:00 pm

teenmal wrote:
Bongolia wrote:
redrocket wrote:I have one of these under the drivers footwell too, now i had hoped at first glance that this was an odb2 port but mine was rectangle in shape rather than trapeze, which could indicate odb(1) as that was rectangular. Gonna have to have another look now.

Can you get a pic face on so we can see the shape of yours?
Any chance you can put an image up of your socket Redrocket and your Mazda diagnostic one also?
What year and model do you have?[/quote]

This socket is in the drivers footwell on my 05/06 2.0 Petrol.
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Same pin arrangement?
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