OBD-II Port not working?

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No 12v power at pin 16
Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 AT 8:42 AM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
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That gets power from the 10 amp OBD fuse # 19 in the fuse box under the left side of the dash. I would start there. Use a simple test light to see if it has power to both sides of the fuse. If it does then the wire simply goes from the junction box to the port. I have seen people tap into them and damage the wire enough to break it, have also seen the fuse removed to keep anyone from plugging in a cheap code reader.
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Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 AT 10:19 AM
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KEN L
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I just found this post and this video may help as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tlg3JmgNSQ

Please go over this guide and get back to us.
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Thursday, January 8th, 2026 AT 8:36 AM
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I checked all the fuses including #19 OBD. I Actually pulled all the fuses and looked at each one and checked the continuity on each. Still no12v at OBDII. What would be a good breakout box to test the computer.
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Thursday, January 8th, 2026 AT 9:40 AM
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STEVE W.
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You don't need a break out box, just check that pin 16 actually has a pin in it and that it's a red wire. If it's there the wire runs from the fuse box to the port, nothing else on it. Use a test light to verify that the fuse is actually getting power. The fuse could be perfect but with no power in the fuse box to it. If a test light lights up on it then it's just the red wire that is bad, you could simply run a fuse tap with a new wire to the port and be in business.
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Thursday, January 8th, 2026 AT 10:47 AM
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Thanks for this information. Is it possible to send a diagram base on this information? Thanks.
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Friday, January 9th, 2026 AT 12:08 PM
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STEVE W.
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Pin 16 on the OBD connector is simply a 10 amp fused wire that ends up running from the battery. So you could just splice a wire with a 10 amp fuse in line to any battery source. It's only purpose is to power a scan tool that doesn't have an internal battery, or if you put something in the port like those tattletales insurance companies use.
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Friday, January 9th, 2026 AT 1:27 PM

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