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Originally Posted by Nickanator8
I understand your confusion. Have you ever tried plugging an OBD2 reader into your 986? I have two and they both plug into my 2014 Ford Focus no-problem, but neither will connect to my 986, so something must be different with the Boxster that requires something special for me to connect to it.
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Yes. I have a Durametric and a cheapo scanner, both of which connect just fine, and the State of New Jersey plugs in every other year during vehicle inspection.
The physical and data standards for OBD2 (ODBII, actually) are not negotiable. As someone else noted, perhaps yours has been damaged somewhere along the way.
https://www.sae.org/standards/j1962_201607-diagnostic-connector