trying to find engine diag software

Hi, wondering if anyone can tell me what kind of a setup I need to have to
diagnose engine trouble codes by hooking up to the computer. I have an older
laptop I'd want to hook up to a '91 Honda Accord and be able to read stored
trouble codes and do a full diag. Anyone have any ideas on the kind of setup
I can put on the laptop? What kind of cables would I need?

 

The 91 accord has self diagnosis, the only thing you need is a paper clip.

 

Accountants must be designing the new Accords. Those self
diagnostics have been removed. Now a computer connection is
required. Just another reason why I better liked last decad's
Honda designs. Those who design the current Hondas don't seem
to have real world experience - such as not providing flash
codes for error diagnosis.

 

The Accountants nor Honda have anything to do with the change in the
way the codes are read. This is the goverment at work. All cars
manufactured after 1993 have to be OBD1 compliant and 1998 OBD2
compliant. This means that all cars can be tested by a standard OBD
tester. These are available at any parts house or tool truck.

 

Right here: http://www.obd2.com/personal/personal_scantool.htm

 

Go to almost any auto parts store such as Kragens or NAPA.
Ask them to show you what they have in stock. Make sure it says on it that
it will work in a 91 Honda Accord.

 

That's actually 1996 for most cars on the OBD-II compliance (in North
America). The first Honda with OBD-II is the 1995 Accord V6. (on the 95-97
Hondas with OBD-II you can still flash codes the same as the 94-95, but
Honda doesn't make any statement about them being the same..)

 

Nothing about OBD mandates that flash codes must be
eliminated. OBD just means the computer must output error
codes also to another port. No reason for error codes not to
be flashed out. Honda once made sure that all doors had side
guard protection - another thing lost as accountant mentality
begins to sneak into Honda designs. Once it was Honda - We
make it simple. Now the simple part - flash codes - has been
eliminated.