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Hey guys,

My 2002 Civic Coupe LX has a loose OBD2 port, I was wondering how I could fix this? Will it be really expensive? I have no wiring experience, and would rather take it to a shop.

The OBD2 port works, but if gently tapped or bumped it will instantly cut all power to the OBD2 scan tool. Attached is a video of my OBD2 port for reference.

https://youtube.com/shorts/BtvtOCBUe8Q?feature=share

 
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It shouldn't be expensive at all. It almost looks like a retaining clip or bolt came loose.

With that said, if the OBD2 reader works without the clip moving, under what circumstances would it be moving?

 
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When I’m driving around or trying to log info, I’ll hit a small bump and lose power in my OBD2 port and corrupt my data. This is why it’s very frustrating. It’s connected like 90% of the time, but during the 10% of the time where it messes up, it ruins everything lol.

It’s not that the OBD2 port being loose just bugs me, when it moves/wiggles it loses all power to the OBD2 port.

 
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Fair enough, then. Is that indicative of another problem your car is having?