CarChip - Important Warning and Caution

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Due to CarChip being primarily developed for USA specification vehicles, there are a number of technical issues which mean that CarChip does not always correctly work with vehicles manufactured for sale outside the USA and Canada.

While vehicles manufactured for sale outside the USA and Canada may appear to have an ODBII port, they may not use the same protocols, and thus may not be compatible with CarChip. For vehicles manufactured for sale in Europe, some 1996-1999 vehicles may be compatible; most 2000 and later vehicles should be compatible. Since requirements vary by country, vehicles manufactured for sale elsewhere in the world may or may not be compatible.

Please pay particular attention to the Vehicle Conflicts and Exclusions and Important Safety Notice section at the bottom of this page. VeTrack Ltd cannot be held responsible for any liability, damage, vehicle malfunction or any other incident arising from the use of CarChip in an incompatible vehicle, whether or not that vehicle is specifically listed as such.

No tools or automotive expertise required! Just plug CarChip into the OBDII port (easily found under the dashboard or steering wheel) and you're ready to roll. Once installed, CarChip reads and stores data from your car's on-board computers, continuously logging driving and engine performance.

CarChip's Newest Features:

• Test for emissions status
• Sort business & personal miles
• Calculate gas mileage

Customer Stories: Case Study
Battery Assist, a vehicle emergency service provider in Tucson, Arizona, uses CarChip to help keep its service vans on the road. Click here to read the story. (710 KB PDF)

Midway Auto, a retail auto supply store, sells CarChip online and in its stores. Click here to read the story. (601 KB PDF)

Rave Reviews
Finalist in the CES Innovations Design & Engineering Showcase Awards and in Tech TV's Best of CES. Winner of SEMA's Best Engineered New Product. To find out more about what others have to say about CarChip, including product reviews and audio clips, click here.

Find the OBDII Connector in Your Car
Not sure where the OBDII connector is in your car? Check the interactive database maintained by the National OBD Clearing House at Weber State University.

• Troubleshoot your engine
  Help identify specific problems, trace intermittent ones, and eliminate guesswork in repairs
  
• Log your car's performance
  View straightforward graphs that show summary and detail reports for each trip
  
• Monitor driver performance
  Set thresholds for speed, acceleration, and braking, then see when they are exceeded. Great for training new drivers, managing fleets, and reviewing teen drivers' performance
  
• Save money, time, and worry
  Clear your own check engine light; walk into a repair shop more informed and confident

CarChip fits most 1996 and later vehicles sold in the USA as well as many vehicles sold outside the USA (see below), to automatically record and store 75 hours of trip details, including:

• Time, date and distance for each trip
• Speed logged every 5 seconds
• Hard acceleration and decelerations
• Engine diagnostic trouble codes and status of other engine parameters when the code occurred
• Idle time
• Time and date CarChip is connected or disconnected.

In addition to the above features, the advanced model, CarChipE/X stores 300 hours of trip details and measures up to four engine parameters every 5 to 60 seconds (and there are 23 parameters to choose from!).

CarChip fits most 1996 and later vehicles sold in the USA, and therefore many vehicles sold outside the USA. Outside the USA you must check on which cars CarChip will work. Even when there is an OBD adapter in the vehicle, it does not always mean that the CarChip will record data because of non-standardized protocols. The practical rule is that the CarChip will work with vehicles that use one of the following four protocols:

• J1850 VPW
• J1850 PWM
• ISO 9141
• KWP2000 (ISO 14320)

The CAN protocol (ISO 11898) is not supported by the CarChip.

CarChip Updates
For CarChip Software and Firmware updates and software updates click here.