Location of OBDII port

[xyrcncp]

I thought I read somewhere that the OBDII port is under the "coin tray" in the center console, behind a plastic piece. Well I took off that piece and saw nothing, is that where it's supposed to be? It's a 2003 TLS

[Crash00527]

the port should be right there. its small and black and is a female plug

[FTM-1]

Originally Posted by xyrcncp

I thought I read somewhere that the OBDII port is under the "coin tray" in the center console, behind a plastic piece. Well I took off that piece and saw nothing, is that where it's supposed to be? It's a 2003 TLS

Yep that is the location of that port I am sure its the same for your car as in my 2000TL. I had posted a few weeks ago how coins had got behind there & jammed around the port. This prevented me from passing DC Inspection a few weeks ago. I had to have the dealer remove them then I went back to the Inspection station & passed when they could hook up to that port & get a reading from the car.

[xyrcncp]

This is weird...I found this on the web:


The location where you guys said yours is at.

I looked there, and this is what I saw:


I began removing my console and lower dash, and on the driver's side, under and to the right of the steering wheel this is what I found:



So is my OBDII port in a different location?

ps: sorry for the big pics

[Kenso]

It was relocated to that spot on the 03 CL/TL, perfectly normal.

[FTM-1]

What strange things they do I wonder if they had so many problems with money getting stuck behind the coin tray. This prevents it from closing all the way. I remember on the old TL board back in 99-2000 many guys would have coins falling back behind the tray. I did not have that problem until a few years ago & my coin tray would not close all the way. When I went thru Inspection 2yrs ago they wavied my car for some reason on the emission part of it. They also could have done it back in 2002 the first time I went thru Inspection. But they may not have been doing that kind of test on the cars back then. Anyway I did not even know that port was in that spot.

[xyrcncp]

Originally Posted by Kenso

It was relocated to that spot on the 03 CL/TL, perfectly normal.

Ah...I see now...

[s0ldiA]

The reason they relocated it is because they knew they were going to need easier access, especially with the trannys they put in there. I hete my TL-S!!