I have a 2005 EX-L NAV-RES. A week ago the left slider door lock and rear wiper started intermittently not working--either they both work or they both don't work. I suspect the MICU-Rear Junction Box, since it controls both the left slider locks and rear wiper (the MICU-Rear Junction Box is about $100 from the online Honda dealers, and is fairly easy to replace).
I have the Odyssey 2005-2006 factory service manual. The correct way to troubleshoot my door lock/wiper problem is to retrieve any B-CAN DTCs (Diagnostic Trouble Codes) that may have set (B-CAN = Body Controller Area Network). Honda techs use their fancy HDS (Honda Diagnostic System) to retrieve the DTCs, but the service manual also shows an alternative method. This method requires a 2-pin service connector (Honda part # 07PAZ-001010A) to be plugged into a service socket in the driver's under-dash fuse box. Any B-CAN DTCs will then be displayed in the odometer display. Each DTC has its own troubleshooting section in the service manual; troubleshooting usually requires only a multimeter.
(I don't believe this DTC retrieval method works for engine and emissions DTCs codes...those codes are on Honda's F-CAN network, "Fast Area Controller Network," and can be retrieved using an OBD-II code reader plugged into the OBD-II data connector under the dash. On the other hand, I don't believe an OBD-II code reader will read Honda's B-CAN DTCs.)
Problem is, I'm having a hard time finding the 07PAZ-001010A service connector. My local dealer and most of the online dealers claim the connector is no longer available. Based on a picture of the connector in the service manual, it looks to be no more than a simple jumper. If that was the case, I'd make my own jumper (paper clip, etc.). But I don't know for sure that it is just a simple jumper--maybe it contains other components. I don't want to experiment with a paper clip and fry something.
Does anybody know for sure that the 07PAZ-001010A service connector is just a simple jumper?
Or has anybody successfully retrieved B-CAN DTCs by jumping the terminals in the fuse box service socket instead of using 07PAZ-001010A?
I have the Odyssey 2005-2006 factory service manual. The correct way to troubleshoot my door lock/wiper problem is to retrieve any B-CAN DTCs (Diagnostic Trouble Codes) that may have set (B-CAN = Body Controller Area Network). Honda techs use their fancy HDS (Honda Diagnostic System) to retrieve the DTCs, but the service manual also shows an alternative method. This method requires a 2-pin service connector (Honda part # 07PAZ-001010A) to be plugged into a service socket in the driver's under-dash fuse box. Any B-CAN DTCs will then be displayed in the odometer display. Each DTC has its own troubleshooting section in the service manual; troubleshooting usually requires only a multimeter.
(I don't believe this DTC retrieval method works for engine and emissions DTCs codes...those codes are on Honda's F-CAN network, "Fast Area Controller Network," and can be retrieved using an OBD-II code reader plugged into the OBD-II data connector under the dash. On the other hand, I don't believe an OBD-II code reader will read Honda's B-CAN DTCs.)
Problem is, I'm having a hard time finding the 07PAZ-001010A service connector. My local dealer and most of the online dealers claim the connector is no longer available. Based on a picture of the connector in the service manual, it looks to be no more than a simple jumper. If that was the case, I'd make my own jumper (paper clip, etc.). But I don't know for sure that it is just a simple jumper--maybe it contains other components. I don't want to experiment with a paper clip and fry something.
Does anybody know for sure that the 07PAZ-001010A service connector is just a simple jumper?
Or has anybody successfully retrieved B-CAN DTCs by jumping the terminals in the fuse box service socket instead of using 07PAZ-001010A?
