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Because 96 and older cars have [OBD 1 , ON Board Diagnostic] computers which only output faults with no real time data like newer OBD 2 ecu computers.

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Q: Why is their no data coming from your auto ecu when you connect it to a scanner tool on your 96 geo tracker?
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