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Boomer!!!! 2012 Taco TSS OBD port question. First time posting

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  1. Dec 9, 2018 at 4:40 PM
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    Hello everyone!!! This is my first ever post. Life long Tacoma owner!!! So here’s my question:

    About 2 years ago I bought a used 2012 Tacoma with 16k miles. Love my truck!!! Raising my 4 $ 7 year olds on Tacomas. Yesterday morning my truck was acting funny for the first time. It was very cold out. When I started it up it was kinda vibrating abnormally. I let it warm up for about 20 min. Check engine light was flashing. Went to drive it and it wouldn’t accelerate very well at all. I had to take my foot off the accelerator to get it to shift. I thought battery or transmission!! So I took it up to advanced auto to have the battery tested. It’s the original OEM battery. It tested good. 13 + volts. All was good there. I asked them to hook up to the OBD and run a test through it. When he went to hook it up he noticed 2 wires running into it. Would anyone have any idea as to why those wires are there or what they would trying to bypass? After that I started up my Tacoma and the check engine light went off and the truck ran like a champ. Went out and started it today and no problems. I’m not a car guy. Basic knowledge so if anyone can help or give me some input that would be great. Thanks!!!

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    Haven’t seen anything like that yet. Any electrical upgrades you’re aware of?
     
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  5. Dec 9, 2018 at 8:00 PM
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    Only thing I’ve done electrical is change the speakers, head unit, and added an overhead DVD for the kids. All of which I’ve done myself. When I got it, it was just a basic Tacoma. Anything fancy I’ve added it.
     
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  6. Dec 10, 2018 at 5:01 AM
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  7. Dec 10, 2018 at 7:09 AM
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    Welcome to TW! Not sure what it is but someone did that after buying the truck since the OBDII port will just be a naked plug.
     
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  8. Dec 10, 2018 at 7:14 AM
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    Looks like an idatalink maestro connector to me. do you have an aftermarket radio?
     
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    I do have an aftermarket radio which I installed myself
     
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    Thats A idatalink link obd connector i just looked at mine and it is exactly the same.Some has probably had one hooked up at some time.
     
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    Interesting!!! So the wires that are running into the ODB port would be running from what? Would it do anything if I pulled the wires from the port?
     
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  13. Dec 10, 2018 at 6:16 PM
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    That is not wires going into the actual port that is the connector plugged into the port it should have a tab to mash and then unplug.
     
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