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Evil88

NAXJA Forum User
Location
San Jose
Just wanted to let anyone with a Renix know that I am a proud owner of a DRB-II Diagnostic Scanner, and CTI Idle Air Control Adjuster. If anyone Is in the San Jose Area needs a scan or a idle adjustment let me know. Just puttin it out there.
 
Mine is running ok considering the level of maintenance it receives:wierd: Thats pretty cool of you to offer. Maybe you can save someone from getting raked over the coals from the stealership.
 
might have to take you up on the offer when the time comes.

thanks
 
Wow, the DRBII actually exists! Wait till 5-90 sees this, he'll move in with you!
 
I got it off of ebay with all the cartridges and cables for pretty cheap. I got extremely lucky, as its hard to find the complete package (cables,cartridges). I have found it to save me alot of time with the old multimeter.

Just to let you guys know I will be attending the hollister run and will bring it with me along with the IAC Tester. Last time I was at hollister my IAC was sticking all weekend long and if I hadnt had my IAC tool with me It would have ruined my weekend. Turned out I had an Intermittent open to my TPS, I used my DRB when I got home and Spent no less than 15 minutes finding and fixing. I am no longer afraid of the RENIX monster.

5-90 I am willing to help in any way. Let me know.
 
Mighty generous of you there Evil88. I am currently fixing up a 90XJ at a buddies house in Sacramento, but plan on bringing it back home to the bay in two weeks. I could sure use that scanner to see if I did everything right or missed something. I'm new here, but I will try to make it to Happy Dayz in December, maybe we can talk then.
 
thank you for offering. I have been debugging my 90 wrangler w the 2.5 after missfires, then no start.... done a lot of searching.....

the cps checked fine (220ohms).... and after unplugging and replugging most of the other devices... it started on 3 cylinders....(the 4th had a spark plug connected to have a visual)

what i learned from other sites and feedbacks, is that the connectors are very sensitive to dirt (low voltage are probably impeded by dirt)

Of course i had a big oil bath after the PCV popped and cover the whole engine bay in oil. So now i am cleaning....

Going back to Renix diagnostics, I used a software called LabView (National Instruments, Tx) years ago... and still have the program. It allows you to acquire analog, up to 16 channels.... It was based on a mac platform (V.2 ) , and when windows was created they did a window based version (V.4). I think now they are at V.7.

If there is an inexpensive way to get those connectors to create an interface, it would be fun. Of course the problem is that my software is running off some older macII w the CRT.... not too mobile....

of course any PC should be able to suck datas thru the serial port as we are talking about 5volts.... or even less.

Found this neat debugging chart (scroll midway down)... it is in french... but if any interest i can do a translation

http://pboursin.club.fr/pdgdiag5.htm

I am in San Fran, so we are neighbors

Michel
74 wag
80 yamaha XS850
90 wranwran
 
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Cool - if you can translate, I'd appreciate it! I've lost all of my languages after my incident a year ago, so I'd not have a hope in Hell of figuring it out (I'm probably lucky I held on to English...)

Also, you might want to consider joining my RENIXPower group (groups.yahoo.com/group/RENIXPower,) since I created it as an "information exchange" for projects like this. I don't care if I invent the thing, help invent it, or just partake as a "beta tester" - my "low-buck data display" is a pet project that I'd just like to see come off...

I've got three visions (mostly concurrent) for the "low-buck RENIX display..."
1) Interface cable and small programme for PC
2) Interface cable and small programme for PalmOS
3) Interface cable and BASIC Stamp setup for installable display (probably go into the space where the clock is.)

Any help would be MUCH appreciated!

5-90

letank said:
thank you for offering. I have been debugging my 90 wrangler w the 2.5 after missfires, then no start.... done a lot of searching.....

the cps checked fine (220ohms).... and after unplugging and replugging most of the other devices... it started on 3 cylinders....(the 4th had a spark plug connected to have a visual)

what i learned from other sites and feedbacks, is that the connectors are very sensitive to dirt (low voltage are probably impeded by dirt)

Of course i had a big oil bath after the PCV popped and cover the whole engine bay in oil. So now i am cleaning....

Going back to Renix diagnostics, I used a software called LabView (National Instruments, Tx) years ago... and still have the program. It allows you to acquire analog, up to 16 channels.... It was based on a mac platform (V.2 ) , and when windows was created they did a window based version (V.4). I think now they are at V.7.

If there is an inexpensive way to get those connectors to create an interface, it would be fun. Of course the problem is that my software is running off some older macII w the CRT.... not too mobile....

of course any PC should be able to suck datas thru the serial port as we are talking about 5volts.... or even less.

Found this neat debugging chart (scroll midway down)... it is in french... but if any interest i can do a translation

http://pboursin.club.fr/pdgdiag5.htm

I am in San Fran, so we are neighbors

Michel
74 wag
80 yamaha XS850
90 wranwran
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pas de problemes i can translate. I lost some brain cells a few years back after a motorcycle accident.... I think more slowly.... I will let you know when the chart is done, but this is a brilliant checkup (i think)

Basically the LabView on the Macintosh did what the PC always had... the serial data port, which would display as streams of number any voltage coming in (of course the limit being 10V if i remember, so the 5volts are good). But the Mac had the graphical interface so you had a chart strip recorder capable of acquiring data at more than 100hrz (100 points every seconds)

I pulled the old mac(s) well, one disk did not boot, and the bootable do not have the datas, which are burried on backup CDs.

But i see that you have a cable for the PC, so you are all set. Can you record more than one channel?

I joined the renixpower

AFTER reading all those renix post... a simple multimeter and a few cables are good... but being able to record engine rpm, and pcs, tps and what not seems like a good project for me

Cheers

Michel


5-90 said:
Cool - if you can translate, I'd appreciate it! I've lost all of my languages after my incident a year ago, so I'd not have a hope in Hell of figuring it out (I'm probably lucky I held on to English...)

Also, you might want to consider joining my RENIXPower group (groups.yahoo.com/group/RENIXPower,) since I created it as an "information exchange" for projects like this. I don't care if I invent the thing, help invent it, or just partake as a "beta tester" - my "low-buck data display" is a pet project that I'd just like to see come off...

I've got three visions (mostly concurrent) for the "low-buck RENIX display..."
1) Interface cable and small programme for PC
2) Interface cable and small programme for PalmOS
3) Interface cable and BASIC Stamp setup for installable display (probably go into the space where the clock is.)

Any help would be MUCH appreciated!

5-90
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Evil88 said:
Letank sounds like your on the same path as 5-90. Were you able to pull codes with that system? Or real time data?

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W renix you cannot pull codes after the facts. It is realtime only.

Michel
74wag
80yamahaxs
90wranwran
 
letank said:
W renix you cannot pull codes after the facts. It is realtime only.

Michel
74wag
80yamahaxs
90wranwran
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Ya, I know This already. With your decoding method does it give you real time data from the sensors? or are you able to work code out of it? I dont speak french to understand that link. Cool link though.

I have a DRB II and can pull codes with some simple built in tests and also get real time data from all my sensors. Of coarse its all while running since there is no built in memory like later OBD.
 
Evil88 said:
Ya, I know This already. With your decoding method does it give you real time data from the sensors? or are you able to work code out of it? I dont speak french to understand that link. Cool link though.

I have a DRB II and can pull codes with some simple built in tests and also get real time data from all my sensors. Of coarse its all while running since there is no built in memory like later OBD.
Click to expand...


I can only read/record voltages, no codes, i could built some queries to flash "an idiot lamp" if specs were off scale.

I finished cleaning the big oil spill, and some general maintenance (the bike still need the gas tank fixed)... so i can start on the program later

I pulled the old MacII (OS7.6, 8meg Ram, 33Mhz), the program still works ... need to built the interface...

The only things that i do no like is that the plugs by the battery do not offer the goodies like TPS (beside the closed throttle switch) and CPS. For those 2 it is so hard to reach the molex connector....

Evil88 when you said that you can test all sensors.... can you test cps and tps

cheers

Michel
90 wranwran
74 wag
 
letank said:
Evil88 when you said that you can test all sensors.... can you test cps and tps

cheers

Michel
90 wranwran
74 wag
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Yes. TPS I can read the value in % or I can run an step by step adjustment procedure to obtain the correct tps %. CPS I can read engine RPM's. I cant specifically test any sensor exept for the TPS. I have to read real time data or run the system test to diagnose any sensors.
 
Evil88 said:
Yes. TPS I can read the value in % or I can run an step by step adjustment procedure to obtain the correct tps %. CPS I can read engine RPM's. I cant specifically test any sensor exept for the TPS. I have to read real time data or run the system test to diagnose any sensors.
Click to expand...

Now i got it.....of course tach is CPS.... this why when the tack dips to zero.... it means the CPS is off/malfunctionning.....

Michel
90wranwran
74 wagoneer
 
Wow!!!!

I always figured I was blessed having a laptop datalogger that plugs in to the ECU of my Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 and displays EVERYTHING. I always always wished there was at least something to connect up to the Jeep. I figure all these diagnostic ports under the hood had to do something!

I am in San Jose and am in desperate need of checking some things out.

First off, I think my IAC and TPS do absolutely nothing. (replaced a few times). I think my CPS might be failing.

If you wouldn't mind helping me out, I will be forever indebted to you.

aim rickynigro
 
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