[Aferal]

Hi i've got a 1999 grand vitara with a 2.5 v6 running a manual gearbox. Its running badly and the engine light has come on. Do i need a scan tool, or is there a plug into which i put a jumper wire into a read the flashing light to determin the code. Where can a I find the plugs too. I have tryed search but came back with nothing of use. If someone has superiour search skills to me and can point me in the right direction this would be great too.
thanks Feral

[GeckoXL7]

Drivers side between brake booster and air filter box, willl have a rubber cap

[AckerDackerly]

This the possibly ignorant part of me rising to the top...

I have seen CEL plugs like GekoXL7 described on pre OBDII (before 1996) Sidekicks/Vitaras. In order to get the fault code to flash on the CEL display, you short the pins as described above. The CEL will flash a in a pattern that can be decoded with the appropriate CEL Decode table (which I don't have...) to indicate what circuit/component/system is causing the fault condition.

In the US, every passenger vehicle manufactured after 1996 was required to be equipped with an OBDII system that allowed the owner/service person to read the fault codes provided by the ECU.

I had a 2002 GV (Tracker) with th5 2.5 V6 that had an OBDII port.

Usually this port is located under the dashboard in a semi-convenient place. In the US (where we apparently drive on the wrong side ) the port is located on the left side near the steering wheel. One borrows a reader from the local factors/auto parts store (here in the US, it's a promotions gimmick to sell parts) or buy one to read the fault code - which can be found by Googling OBDII fault codes on the Interwebs.

I hope that this helps!

[GeckoXL7]

OBDII wasnt made compulsary here in Aus till 2006

You can read using the OBD connector but need a special tool such as a Tech II or SDT or Idiag or something that can read suzuki's

I dont think the OBDII suzukis had the socket some may some may not.

[AckerDackerly]

Yikes! thanks for the clarification Gecko!

[murcod]

Yes January 2006 for OBD2 compliance here. Some manufacturers were compliant before that date, others weren't.

My mid 2004 XL-7 has the standard OBD2 plug, but none of the "off the shelf" generic readers can get anything out of it. I had it verified by a guy who wrote OBD2 software that it doesn't conform with the standards for OBD2 software "hand shaking".