The Jagneaux's wrote:

Bill Freeman wrote:
<<SNIP>>

OBD 2 is a lot more complex, but why not a
readout on the dash of what part number and
name needs to be replaced?  This should not
be a lot more difficult than what they have now and
might actually work.  Car says "Ignition wires
and plugs, part #s 123-44-5566 and 345-55 need
replacing".  I feel a bit sorry for the poor mech
trying to make a living on this stuff.  He will
make money on the parts he changes, but
will have a LOT of angry customers.

<<SNIP>>

The  US Air Force C-5 Galaxy has a setup like the one you talk about.
It's called MADARS  It has a built in multimeter and other test equipment
and is able to get readings off of any monitored component on the
aircraft. It continuously monitors systems while on and automatically
spits out data related to problems it detects in flight or if in use for
ground operations. It will tell you what component to replace but not the
part number. Funny thing is that about 40% of the maintenance problems
reported automatically by MADARS are problrms with MADARS itself and/or
its sensing equipment. Military intelligence, go figure.

Mark

I am sure OBD II is a similar situation.

Paul Lamar
 
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