Bad OBD Enet cable

m4h2o · 10-06-2020, 10:31 PM

Wanted to start this new thread because there not much out there about this. I bought my OBD cable from a well know company. Figured buying from Amazon would be a good chance it would get a dud. Well these cables can and will go bad no matter where purchased from. I've been trying to connect to the bootmod app with this wire using the bootmods WiFi adapter. Tried for countless hours within 3 days trying to figure out why I couldn't connect. Checked the fuses on the car, tested the WiFi adapter, emailed protuning freaks you name it I did it. I spoke to a member on this forum and he had suggested just return the obd enet cable and get a new one. This was my plan until I decide to take it apart. Well lucky me I found the culprit. I don't know what you call this but it was detached on one end. I simply soldered it together. I connected it and bam!!! Works like a charm. Folks if all else fails. Check the cables.

jdgamble · 10-07-2020, 12:31 AM

That’s a fuse. And yeah, you need it!

AlmondJayRoM3 · 10-07-2020, 05:18 AM

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That’s a fuse. And yeah, you need it!

That’s definitely a resistor. Looks like a 1kohm.

gottspd · 10-07-2020, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by m4h2o

Wanted to start this new thread because there not much out there about this. I bought my OBD cable from a well know company. Figured buying from Amazon would be a good chance it would get a dud. Well these cables can and will go bad no matter where purchased from. I've been trying to connect to the bootmod app with this wire using the bootmods WiFi adapter. Tried for countless hours within 3 days trying to figure out why I couldn't connect. Checked the fuses on the car, tested the WiFi adapter, emailed protuning freaks you name it I did it. I spoke to a member on this forum and he had suggested just return the obd enet cable and get a new one. This was my plan until I decide to take it apart. Well lucky me I found the culprit. I don't know what you call this but it was detached on one end. I simply soldered it together. I connected it and bam!!! Works like a charm. Folks if all else fails. Check the cables.

Did you have to re-solder it?

m4h2o · 10-07-2020, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by gottspd

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Originally Posted by m4h2o

Wanted to start this new thread because there not much out there about this. I bought my OBD cable from a well know company. Figured buying from Amazon would be a good chance it would get a dud. Well these cables can and will go bad no matter where purchased from. I've been trying to connect to the bootmod app with this wire using the bootmods WiFi adapter. Tried for countless hours within 3 days trying to figure out why I couldn't connect. Checked the fuses on the car, tested the WiFi adapter, emailed protuning freaks you name it I did it. I spoke to a member on this forum and he had suggested just return the obd enet cable and get a new one. This was my plan until I decide to take it apart. Well lucky me I found the culprit. I don't know what you call this but it was detached on one end. I simply soldered it together. I connected it and bam!!! Works like a charm. Folks if all else fails. Check the cables.

Did you have to re-solder it?

Yes.. soldered the one end that was detached

gottspd · 10-07-2020, 07:16 AM

My cable works fine for BM3 but it's super flakey for BimmerCode. I usually have to do a reboot to get it to work and that's not always a sure thing. I wonder if it has any issues...

RoundelM3 · 10-07-2020, 07:44 AM

So it was a problem with the OBDII connector and not the cable itself.

m4h2o · 10-07-2020, 08:55 AM

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So it was a problem with the OBDII connector and not the cable itself.

Yes exactly

10-06-2020, 10:31 PM	#1
m4h2o Lieutenant 289 Rep 538 Posts Drives: 16 M4 Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: PA iTrader: (2)	Bad OBD Enet cable Wanted to start this new thread because there not much out there about this. I bought my OBD cable from a well know company. Figured buying from Amazon would be a good chance it would get a dud. Well these cables can and will go bad no matter where purchased from. I've been trying to connect to the bootmod app with this wire using the bootmods WiFi adapter. Tried for countless hours within 3 days trying to figure out why I couldn't connect. Checked the fuses on the car, tested the WiFi adapter, emailed protuning freaks you name it I did it. I spoke to a member on this forum and he had suggested just return the obd enet cable and get a new one. This was my plan until I decide to take it apart. Well lucky me I found the culprit. I don't know what you call this but it was detached on one end. I simply soldered it together. I connected it and bam!!! Works like a charm. Folks if all else fails. Check the cables. Attached Images
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gottspd Private 12 Rep 90 Posts Drives: BMW M4, Lexus LC500, MK4 Supra Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	My cable works fine for BM3 but it's super flakey for BimmerCode. I usually have to do a reboot to get it to work and that's not always a sure thing. I wonder if it has any issues...
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