If not, I'll jut deal with looking at the light. Put some tape over it :)

on my nismo wheels im running rays' metal valve stems. looks good and more reliable than standard rubber stems.

yah, that's exactly wat i did. i put some 3M e-tape over the light and honestly i cant even see
where it was in the cluster unless im really looking for it.

wat i did was found a countersunk screw with head diameter about the size
of the tpms light. then i cleaned the screw head, place a piece of e-tape on it,
and trimmed around the screw head with scissors for a perfectly round circle.

then used a thin L- picktool and walla. :D

Sorry to bring up an old thread. I bought this code reader last week and tried using it today for the first time, and it didn't work. I plugged it in, turned the ignition to on (without starting the car), and nothing.

Am I doing something wrong? I know the unit works, because I plugged it into my Jeep and it scanned everything perfectly.

IIRC, the engine needs to be running. But it's been a while since I used a scanner on a 370Z.

Is the scanner not powering up? If not you need to check the power supply to the OBD connector.

I'll try this tomorrow.

Correct, the unit does not turn on at all. Is there any easy way to check that it's getting power? I don't have a voltmeter.

A simple test light will work.According to ALLDATA it gets power from the battery power fuse number 6.

Well, I tried turning the engine on and the scanner still didn't even turn on. Whats this test light you speak of?

I had the same issue when I bought the PLX, I changed the fuse on the Z and it worked. The fuse box is located near dead pedal foot rest on driver side floor.

I'll give this a shot.

Well, I figured out what the "problem" was! Apparently the 2011+ models come with an "Extended Storage Switch" in that fuse box by the dead pedal. It comes from the factory in the 'off' position. Apparently the dealer is supposed to switch it to 'on' before they sell the car.

I pushed in the switch until it clicked, and sure enough, the OBDII scanner turned right on!

More info on the "Extended Storage Switch" can be found in this thread:

http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...ge-switch.html

Here's an image of the switch (snagged it from the thread I linked above):

http://i.imgur.com/3EfGq2e.jpg?1

Obd Readers.... my days we used to lick the dipstick and smelled the gas coming out while listening for random clunks.

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Some OBDIIs incompatible with 370z?
 

I was looking at OBDII Scanners and the Panlong device claims not be to compatible with Nissans. Anyone know of any other devices that won't work? Are most of them equivalent or are there some favorites with additional features?

Thanks for any feedback.

All OBDII devices are electrically compatible and are able to read the basic PIDs. The Panlong unit may not have Nissan-specific info in its database.