Toyota Handheld Tester- OBD2 OBDII Recommendations? Airbag Light

[FFFbuff]

What’s everyone using for handheld testers these days? Looking for something specifically with the capability to clear out an airbag light that popped up from the airbag cycling over the last year of doing some resto work, but would like to have something in the garage for the future. Thanks for the help.

 

[NeverFinis]

My own hands. You need a bit of rhythm and luck to reset the airbag light...

 

[CalnSam]

i dont believe you can read airbag codes via odb2 on the 80 series, at least my scan tools cant.

 

[FFFbuff]

The FSM has the scanner listed. Not sure if anyone has had any luck clearing it with a scanner they own.

 

[jonheld]

The picture in the FSM shows the scanner plugged into the diagnostic port on the firewall. That is not the OBD2 port.

 

[FFFbuff]

The picture in the FSM shows the scanner plugged into the diagnostic port on the firewall. That is not the OBD2 port.

Good call. Thanks.

 

[Malleus]

If you can find a unit that will send alternating signals to different terminals, you can use a generic 22-pin connector to mount it. This is all the OEM tester did.

It's a true PITA to get the timing right to ground those two terminals to clear the light. It'd be nice to know which chip on which board needed to be reset and do it there.

 

[Kernal]

IME when touching the wire to ground (on off on off) do it as fast as you can, ie: don't hesitate between touches. I used
a bolt in the firewall for a ground (AC pipe nearby), IIRC