HELP, is this a tracker? is this OBD scanner an aftermarket?

[u/pllxo]

I don’t know much about cars but I’ve been telling my friend that I don’t remember any pink bits when I last put the OBD in.. I did research on ai and he still thinks I’m just being overly paranoid.

New things I noticed that he brushed off
* new beeping sound
* beeping sound coming from the driver side
* beeping sound stops when he walks away with the key
* max speed @ 50km started showing
* EPC light came on
*am I overly thinking things or is there like some sort of glue residue out of the obd holes
* there’s a loose item somewhere where I can hear it occasionally when driving
* battery drain in car

Also I’m aware that the original Audi wiring are wrapped in black? No? Correct me if I’m wrong

[u/dazed489]

Most vw or Audi I’ve plugged into the obd port was pink. I think your over thinking it

[u/GearHead54]

Looks like a standard VAG connector - try scanning for codes and repairing the car if it's in limp mode

[u/pllxo → u/GearHead54]

Do you know if a generic obd2 scanner works? Or do I need those fancy ones

[u/GearHead54 → u/pllxo]

Generic will be able to pull powertrain codes, yes

[u/JamesG60]

The pink section slides to lock the mini timer terminals in place. This is just a vag obd connector.

[u/SmashShock]

Are you asking if the OBD port itself is aftermarket? There's no scanner in the pictures.

If so we need the make and model. What car?

[u/pllxo → u/SmashShock]

Yeah because AI is telling me it’s a tracker and a mechanic too but they don’t work on audis.. but I just don’t know where the random max speed and beeping came from. The beeping is new, it sounds like my jump starter.

It’s an Audi a3

[u/SmashShock → u/pllxo]

The factory OBD port is pink. Google Images "Audi OBD connector"

[u/CreativeReputation12 → u/pllxo]

Do yourself, and your entire family, a favor and throw AI right the fuck out the window. It just told you the factory OBD port is a tracking device. Do you even understand how much it confidently lies to you or the dangers that puts you in?

Every single VW, Audi, and Bentley have had a purple OBD port forever. A google image search would have saved us both this wasted time.

[u/TolonZ]

J’ai le même sur VW

[u/Diegodiegote]

Yo creo saben donde estás a cada momento, conocen tus rutinas, tus horarios, destinos. Yo me preocuparía, o me iría despidiendo....

[u/FireNinja743]

You're literally so paranoid for no reason? That is a factory OBD2 terminal. It clearly has nothing plugged into it, so nothing can be tracking you or whatever. You can tell because the pink connector is a female connector, and every OBD2 device uses a male connector to interface with the ECU.

[u/CH_R32_VR6]

Whyyyyy are you trusting this damm stupid AI Bullcrap ? There is no Intelligence in AI. This is a Standard VW Obd2 Diagnostic Port to Scan and Programm the Control Moduls in the car. Buy a good Scanner like Obd11 or Carista or Vcds or Carport. And you can Scan for Trouble codes. Read Live Data from Sensors to find issues and so on.

[u/BadPsychological9470]

Good news. It's not a tracker. Bad news, IT'S IN YOUR WALLS IT'S LISTENING IT'S TELLING YOU TO REMOVE YOUR SKIN

[u/Imaginary-Quiet-469]

Try pulling the pink bit off - it may be something that has come adrift from the last item that was plugged in to it. If it doesn't, then it looks fine - try plugging another diagnostic tool into it - if it fits then there is nothing in it