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But that's £41. Why would you spend £41 when you could spend less than £10 when using bluetooth?
Bluetooth odb2 readers
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But that's £41. Why would you spend £41 when you could spend less than £10 when using bluetooth?
I bought a DS150E clone from ebay. Fantastic bit of kit plugs in to a laptop though but if you do a lot of work on cars its well worth having it can give you real time info on a lot of different parameters with graphs which I always like 
I've got a bluetooth one and a wifi one. Both work but the wifi one is more hassle. Only bought it so I could use my iPhone.
If I was buying again I'd get another cheapo bluetooth one. They work, are cheap, and every time I need it I'm glad I have it.
If I was buying again I'd get another cheapo bluetooth one. They work, are cheap, and every time I need it I'm glad I have it.
ended up being even cheaper btw. It was a broken Abs wire. Fixed for free.
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Thinking in investing in one of these as the EML comes on randomly every so often, but the car seems fine, so I am curious as to what sensor is messing around.
Anyone recommend a specific bluetooth one to use with Torque on the android play store?
Anyone recommend a specific bluetooth one to use with Torque on the android play store?
I got given a cheap and cheerful Bluetooth OBD adapter, worked fine with Torque but wasn't good enough for ForScan which gives a more detailed diagnostic report. I bought a proper OBD to USB cable for that and it works great.
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I have a little blue bluetooth one. Works great with the likes of Torque and FORscan
Obviously there are much more you can do and access with professional tools, but the cheapos are good for checking/clearing codes, monitoring things and just to have a geeky play around with!
Obviously there are much more you can do and access with professional tools, but the cheapos are good for checking/clearing codes, monitoring things and just to have a geeky play around with!
Update to thread, I replaced my faulty one with this, works perfectly
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008BPN7XI/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008BPN7XI/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Thanks! What car have you got? I have read that some of these can cause the ECU to go mental and show a warning light.Update to thread, I replaced my faulty one with this, works perfectly
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008BPN7XI/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
A few thoughts:
How likely is OBD to change in future, making all the current kit redundant?
And how much would you need to spend on a good one which is future proof and offers all the features, assuming this exists? I wouldn't mind paying £20 or so for new software each time I buy a new car assuming I've got compatible hardware already.
How likely is OBD to change in future, making all the current kit redundant?
And how much would you need to spend on a good one which is future proof and offers all the features, assuming this exists? I wouldn't mind paying £20 or so for new software each time I buy a new car assuming I've got compatible hardware already.