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I am not starting this topic as a place to ask questions... if you have a question maybe message the author of the post that is closest to your question... and likely I am NOT the best one to message as I so far have experience with ONE engine... What I am hoping for is that everyone that happens to come across this thread AND has something new to offer could add to the thread so we end up with a sort of repository of info that will help others searching in the future...
It all starts with a Check Engine light... well usually...
If you have worked on cars you grab a scan tool and hook it to the OBD port on the car (often called OBD2 or OBD-II) and scan to see what the ECM (Engine Control Module) thinks is wrong... Its more complicated than that of course BUT one thing that is relatively standard is that OBD port to plug the scan tool into and read...
But try to do the same in a boat... welcome to a new ****...
Lots of google searches and not much further ahead other than a few things that are for sure...
1) Not going to take a $23 code reader and scan your boat.
2) No standard for an OBD port on boats, many many different connections even in the same brand of boat.
I was dealing with a 2010 Nautique 200 with a 5.7L PCM engine with a check engine light. It was running fine... but wanted to know what that check engine light was about.
Quickly learned that I would need something like a Diacom Scan Tool from Rinda systems. They make a number of systems for scanning and I managed to trqack one down that I could borrow. The system is a PC based system that uses a USB "dongle" and an "adapter" to hook up to various engines to read and reset codes etc. I will admit that this post is going to be incomplete but may still be a useful starting point...
The Diacom that I borrowed came with a USB dongle and an adapter that was for a 6 pin connector for Nautique with a PCM engine... but it was for a newer engine than I was dealing with so I was never able to connect and scan, but my process may still help others as a starting point...
At this point I now have pictures that show where to connect... so leets start with that...
Here is a picture of the engine
Now that I have done some searching I can actually say that the connection is visible in this picture...
Here is a better picture showing what the connection looks like
They call it a CAN BUS connection and this is a 4 pin square connection which does not mate with the 6 pin inline connector I have on the borrowed Diacom...
What I borrowed looks like this
Pretty sure what I need is this
Now Rinda has a web Selection Assistant that says for a 2010 PCM 5.7L engine it should use 94029 adapter so I think you may have to do some homework and look at your engine to make sure beore you order anything...
And yeah I know, not cheap, and you have to provide the laptop... but what will down time cost you and how many have a mechanic that makes boat house calls on long weekends...
Now while I was in this engine looking for the connector I stumbled upon the PCV hose not properly connected to the rocker cover which will cause a code so I am hoping that was the issue but the started crapped the bed literally while doing this so I will provide an update when I get one and at some point if I get connected wit hthe Diacom I will also follow up....
But for now, anyone that can add to this topic with their info for their engine and what they used and how it worked, all infor welcome. lets keep this topic growing so it is a resource... unless that already exists but I didn't find it... and while this is a Nautique forum, I am hoping that it can be a resource for all brands....
If I have posted anything incorrect... lets make it right...
It all starts with a Check Engine light... well usually...
If you have worked on cars you grab a scan tool and hook it to the OBD port on the car (often called OBD2 or OBD-II) and scan to see what the ECM (Engine Control Module) thinks is wrong... Its more complicated than that of course BUT one thing that is relatively standard is that OBD port to plug the scan tool into and read...
But try to do the same in a boat... welcome to a new ****...
Lots of google searches and not much further ahead other than a few things that are for sure...
1) Not going to take a $23 code reader and scan your boat.
2) No standard for an OBD port on boats, many many different connections even in the same brand of boat.
I was dealing with a 2010 Nautique 200 with a 5.7L PCM engine with a check engine light. It was running fine... but wanted to know what that check engine light was about.
Quickly learned that I would need something like a Diacom Scan Tool from Rinda systems. They make a number of systems for scanning and I managed to trqack one down that I could borrow. The system is a PC based system that uses a USB "dongle" and an "adapter" to hook up to various engines to read and reset codes etc. I will admit that this post is going to be incomplete but may still be a useful starting point...
The Diacom that I borrowed came with a USB dongle and an adapter that was for a 6 pin connector for Nautique with a PCM engine... but it was for a newer engine than I was dealing with so I was never able to connect and scan, but my process may still help others as a starting point...
At this point I now have pictures that show where to connect... so leets start with that...
Here is a picture of the engine
Now that I have done some searching I can actually say that the connection is visible in this picture...
Here is a better picture showing what the connection looks like
They call it a CAN BUS connection and this is a 4 pin square connection which does not mate with the 6 pin inline connector I have on the borrowed Diacom...
What I borrowed looks like this
Pretty sure what I need is this
Now Rinda has a web Selection Assistant that says for a 2010 PCM 5.7L engine it should use 94029 adapter so I think you may have to do some homework and look at your engine to make sure beore you order anything...
And yeah I know, not cheap, and you have to provide the laptop... but what will down time cost you and how many have a mechanic that makes boat house calls on long weekends...
Now while I was in this engine looking for the connector I stumbled upon the PCV hose not properly connected to the rocker cover which will cause a code so I am hoping that was the issue but the started crapped the bed literally while doing this so I will provide an update when I get one and at some point if I get connected wit hthe Diacom I will also follow up....
But for now, anyone that can add to this topic with their info for their engine and what they used and how it worked, all infor welcome. lets keep this topic growing so it is a resource... unless that already exists but I didn't find it... and while this is a Nautique forum, I am hoping that it can be a resource for all brands....
If I have posted anything incorrect... lets make it right...