OBD-II Port Location

[siteguru]

Apologies if this has already been advised but I can't find it in any MG literature ... where exactly is the OBD-II port in the right-hand-drive (UK spec) MG4 please?

I've received an OBD-II ELM-327 adaptor from AliExpress for doing some testing with Car Scanner.

[ Edit moderator: OBD11 → OBD-II ]

 

[leonkernan]

Should be right under the steering wheel

 

[haloweenhamster]

Above foot rest

 

[siteguru]

Thanks guys - all working.

SOH reports as 92.92% for what it's worth, but I need to have a proper play and check that I've got all the settings correct.

 

[kenneth104]

Thanks guys - all working.

SOH reports as 92.92% for what it's worth, but I need to have a proper play and check that I've got all the settings correct.

Congratulations on reading the SOH correctly. This value is a bit low. Maybe you need a slow <10%-100% charge equalization.

 

[djngolf]

Apologies if this has already been advised but I can't find it in any MG literature ... where exactly is the OBD11 port in the right-hand-drive (UK spec) MG4 please?

I've received an OBD11 ELM-327 adaptor from AliExpress for doing some testing with Car Scanner.

Good to know info thanks. I had a look on Ali, there's quite a few, which one did you purchase out of interest?

 

[kenneth104]

Good to know info thanks. I had a look on Ali, there's quite a few, which one did you purchase out of interest?

I bought a Vgate iCar pro2S. This is a qualified ELM327 chip and works fine
Now on Aliexpress for less than $20

 

[djngolf]

I bought a Vdate iCar pro2S. This is a qualified ELM327 chip and works fine
Now on Aliexpress for less than $20

Thanks for your quick reply, appreciated.

 

[kenneth104]

Thanks for your quick reply, appreciated.

The brand is vgate (because D and G are very close on the keyboard)

 

[tsedge]

It is called "OBD2", they use roman numerals that make it look like "11", but it is version 2 of the On-Board Diagnostics standard:

Introduction to the OBD-II Standard

Kvaser provides an introduction to local interconnect network (LIN), the cost-effective alternative to CAN bus designed for non-critical areas.

kvaser.com

 

[siteguru]

I bought a Vdate iCar pro2S. This is a qualified ELM327 chip and works fine
Now on Aliexpress for less than $20

That's the one I got. It comes in a nice box with a foam insert to hold the device, and the box has a magnetic close to it.

Congratulations on reading the SOH correctly. This value is a bit low. Maybe you need a slow <10%-100% charge equalization.

I did an 8% to 100% and balance charge on Friday last week.

As I said earlier - I still need to have a proper look through the settings in case there's anything I need to tweak to ensure there are no mis-readings.

 

[kenneth104]

I did an 8% to 100% and balance charge on Friday last week.

As I said earlier - I still need to have a proper look through the settings in case there's anything I need to tweak to ensure there are no mis-readings.

Don't worry too much, because mine has been used for 20,000 kilometers a year, which is only 95%

 

[siteguru]

Mine is almost 2 years old; it was 95% at the 1 year service. So 93% at the 2 year service may not be unexpected.

 

[Rusty]

Downloaded Car scanner on Android phone but have a LElink dongle ( used on Nissan leaf) will it work with car scanner and my MG4 LR 2023 reg?

 

[siteguru]

Just try it?

Mine is almost 2 years old; it was 95% at the 1 year service. So 93% at the 2 year service may not be unexpected.

I was right ... SoH was reported as 93% at 2nd service.