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Posted 28 April 2014
OBDII Bluetooth Car Diagnostic Cable repost Lower Price- (DC 12V) £5.65 delivered @ DX
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Previous hot deal now with lower price, thought I would repost! This is pretty much standard equipment for diagnosis nowadays.
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sorted byOBD II-ELM327 App on Google Play Store is OK not brilliant, play.google.com/sto…7en But there is a Torque Lite version for free which is also OK play.google.com/sto…ree But if I was you I would spend the 2.95 and get the full fat version of Torque play.google.com/sto…que as it will pay for itself the first time you use it, I've had it for two and a half years and its excellent the guy regularly updates it for new data for vehicles and for new versions of Android.
Fix the oil sensor or related issue then the light won't reappear.
Akways baffles me why individuals and garages clear faults then consider it fixed. Fix the damn fault thats causing the fault code to generate, then its fixed.
Then theres peeps that buy cheapo crappy cars give em a quick clean make them run, clear fault codes and slap it on side of a road for quick profit to an unsuspecting victim.
I plugged one into my wife's VAG, and had her purring in no time.
depends on how well you have looked after it!
Thanks BlueDan. That's what I thought. Another reason to make the switch to Android...
And sell it off ? (_;)
Not every fault triggers the CEL, If you put a proper diagnostics device on you'll probably find dozens of fault codes. Some erase themselves after so long, Most are nothing to worry about. Each time you turn the ignition your car goes through a self diagnostics and stores any faults as pending or as faults, Very clever really.
I would recommend one of these as they are very handy and may save lots of money, However it doesn't mean your car is fault free.
As a general rule, Check for fault codes, write them down then erase, take for a spin, read for codes again if clear then check in a week or so etc.. then fix if their is a problem.
most of these are Chinese copies, but work just as well, BUT BEWARE DO NOT USE THE CD's that come with it, your Antivirus will have a field day! look to download a ELM package from the web!!
You cant use the Bluetooth versions with IOS devices, as IOS doesn't support serial over Bluetooth, but the WiFi ones work just as well.
you can even crack the cases on some of these devices and solder a couple of cables, which allows you to write to certain CAM modules on recent fords, unlocking certain features such as tyre deflation (if the module is the type that detects flats via the traction control) and various other items
I use the WiFi Version all the time with my netbook driving around recording data and reseting fault lights, or with my iphone on a dash mount as a extra instrument cluster (for my passengers benefit )with things like boost and BHP gauges
for IOS try DynoChart or enginelink from the app store
Plenty of that breed around these forums (_;)
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do you mean the InSP
if so put key in ignition, press down the odometer reset button and keep it held down, turn the ignition on so the display lights up, keep the button held down for 10 secs, the InSP interval should come up then the ---, release the button, then turn off the ingition.
this should remove the InSP service light
Yep, you can put it in your VAG if you choose
nope that's the exact same one mate!
amazon.co.uk/Blu…I9I
I find them useful for when buying a car, plug it in as you go, use torque, find any codes that were cleared/archived etc and after test drive compare readings to a known 'healthy' engine.
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Yes, I have something similar to this and it works on 4.4.2 - not sure why you would think it wouldn't Bluetooth is Bluetooth, well unless your Apple in which case **** about with it to make it less usable than everyone else's "standard"
Bluetooth has different standards ;). I think this guy is likely talking about whether the app will work with his phone though... In which case the Torque app will
Thank you Bobbler for clarifying and the link. Finally a constructive response for the iOS users posting here and being somewhat ignored!
I am not too sure. I think it just gives an estimate. It may be depending on your car though. I have an '08 Corsa with no onboard computer so it may not know that info. I found this on the app store which is a plugin for the Torque app - play.google.com/sto…omy Maybe it could be of use to you.
Yes, works fine on golfs and passats
Used torque app and its all good.. Check out don't videos on you tube mate on how people use it.
I think this is must have for cars these days
Which cable is that?
(Mazda 5, 2008)
It may have been a fault with the unit. I checked some of the feedback on Amazon (where I bought from) and googled the unit, and some have had issues. I managed to connect Bluetooth but unit didn't send any data.
I then bought a different ODBII scanner with cable rather than Bluetooth and that one has been excellent - got me out of a scrape or two.
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I don't know about your make / model, but mine clears faults (using Torque app) on a 2004 car, so you should be fine