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as the title says im having issues connecting to my escape. Either it cant read the pcm or gets hung on trying to read the vehicle info. i tested with another software and it informed me that the voltage from the vehicle was too low which forscan was reporting 3.2 volts from the vehicle. i checked ...

For other customers' benefit: if the light is on, but OBDLink is not connecting, please check out the solutions suggested in this post:

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I am using the OBDLink EX to connect with windows usb to my windows 10 software.

1. Connect OBDLink EX to Ford Transit 2012 MK7 socket
2 Connect to USB on Windows 10 laptop
3 Turn on ignition
Response
4 Light on OBDLink EX does not go on ( not showing a connection ?)
5 When I use forscan it ...

Based on your advice I went to OBDLink.com/products and saw the OBDLink EX (since I would prefer the USB version). The site doesn't ship outside the US (I'm New Zealand based) but the embedded link to Amazon does so I will buy it from there.


Hi Terry,

Thank you for your interest in OBDLink ...

Hi guys, so I've just got the obdlinkEX and when I plug USB in laptop the light gose out after 5 seconds and says no adapter found. I have the ford tourneo custom 2018. Can someone help me out please my laptop in a Lenovo. Not sure if it's compatible to do this but it has Windows 10 on it ...

The only advantage in the MX+ version is that it supports IOS or Iphones on WIFI and Android Phones on Bluetooth(Forscan has never been very happy with the WIFI connections) where the MX version only supports Bluetooth. Both can be used with full function on Laptops with Bluetooth and WIFI(MX ...

Please see proposed solutions in this topic:

Installing USB drivers for OBDLink EX

Please see proposed solutions in this topic:

Installing USB drivers for OBDLink EX

Most of the time, OBDLink EX installation is a smooth process: the USB drivers should install automatically as soon as you plug it in.

Unfortunately, certain laptop models feature a non-compliant USB 3.0 controller which sometimes causes problems for our customers.
If you receive "USB not ...