Code Reader for 1996 Kia Sportage

Results from a quick Google....



"It is required by US law that all 1996 + cars and light vans/trucks sold in the USA must be OBD II compliant and this includes all Asian and European vehicles.

A small number of 1994 & 1995 vehicles are OBD II compliant. To verify you need to check the Vehicle Emission Control Information [VECI] label which is located under the hood near the radiator of most vehicles. If compatible the labels states "OBD II certified". Additional government regulations state that all OBD II compliant vehicles must have a "common" 16 pin Data Link Connector [DLC]."

and a reference to the possibility of 2 PLUGS .
One a factory 20 pin and the second a 16 pin Data Link Connector.

Check to see if your vehicle is OBD II compliant and if it is I'd suggest a search for the that second plug.

Regards Woody

hello

can you help me ? I cant find the DLC 16 pin.

I find the 20 pin next to the battery.I cant drive the car went the engine light on.

Can you help ? My car is kia sportage 1996.Send me a mail at soebardini@yahoo.com.my.Please reply

David Sanderson.

more info ....

http://www.troublecodes.net/Kia/

Regards Woody

It should have a regular OBDII data link connector in the engine bay near the brake master cylinder.

The 96 sportage uses the 16 pin OBD2 DLC plug. The OBD2 rules say that the plug is supposed to be located in reach of the driver when they are setting in the drivers seat. In this vehicle the DLC plug is located under the dash, right above the gas pedal. On the 96 Sportage, there are only a few pids of information on the generic side. If you want more information, you will need an enhanced scan tool to get that information. Using stored codes to diagnose problems with, without the enhanced data will many times lead you down a long dark alley.

i have bought a obd2 reader but it is no way same as one in my 99 sportage could there be two as the one i found is next to the battery and is not a standard 16 pin its only got about seven pins in it im stumped