Who needs a $150 OBDII scanner...

[DaTT]

...when you can have Torque. This little app is awesome. There is a free version and a paid version ($4). I bought it. Pretty cool little app and all you need is one of these to connect to your smart phone or tablet.

I haven't played around with all the features yet, but it's pretty neat.

 

[jlee]

Yep, it's pretty cool. I can't get it to sync up with my roommate's Eclipse, though...it works on my car so I'm guessing it's either an issue with his or an intermittent compatibility problem.

 

[DaTT]

You have the latest version? Could also be the OBD2 bluetooth adapter you have. The cheap ones don't work with all cars....assuming you bought a cheapo like I did.

 

[Gillbot]

I tried this, couldn't get it to work on my car. Ended up sticking to EFILive which works and tunes too.

 

[DaTT]

I have had it work on my Mustang and my wife's Cabliber no problem. I actually bought it for a code reader as I didn't want to pay the dealer for a scan, or spend $150 on my own. I'm glad it worked.

 

[jlee]

You have the latest version? Could also be the OBD2 bluetooth adapter you have. The cheap ones don't work with all cars....assuming you bought a cheapo like I did.

I think it's the adapter that's the problem - the status lights don't come on normally when plugged into his car.

 

[DaTT]

I think it's the adapter that's the problem - the status lights don't come on normally when plugged into his car.

is it the ELM327 you have?

 

[Bartman39]

Been using my Kiwi for about a 1.5 years and has worked on about 10-12 various cars & trucks... http://plxdevices.com/product_info.php?id=GSSTBLUETOOTH

Several of my bud's have bought it too since they have seen what mine will do...:thumbsup: (seems to be a good quality product...)

 

[jlee]

is it the ELM327 you have?

Yep, this one.

 

[DaTT]

Yep, this one.

I wanted that one, but could only find This One in Canada

 

[DaTT]

Been using my Kiwi for about a 1.5 years and has worked on about 10-12 various cars & trucks... http://plxdevices.com/product_info.php?id=GSSTBLUETOOTH

Several of my bud's have bought it too since they have seen what mine will do...:thumbsup: (seems to be a good quality product...)

Little more money than I wanted to spend, but looks good nonetheless.

 

[thedarkwolf]

Been using torque to diagnose a weak o2 sensor, never wanted to go above .6v. Today I just had the check engine light come on and is a code for the o2 heater not working.

 

[vshah]

i use it with the plx kiwi bluetooth adapter. i had problems (dropped / jumpy data) with the <$50 elm327 adapters on ebay / amazon, so i tried the plx. it's worked great on my civic, my dad's RL, and my wife's legacy.

check out the track recorder plugin (free) for torque - records video and overlays selected gauges. really looking forward to trying that out for autox this summer.

 

[DaTT]

check out the track recorder plugin (free) for torque - records video and overlays selected gauges. really looking forward to trying that out for autox this summer.

I just grabbed the shift light plugin.

 

[T2urtle]

Is there an option for apple?

TapaTalking

 

[railer]

Is there an option for apple?

TapaTalking

There's REV....which for some reason costs $40.


As for Torque...yes it works awesome, and has a ton of info that a regular OBDII scanner doesn't tell you.

The only minor issue with it , at least for me, is that sometimes it seems to take a while to connect to the OBDII sensor. My regular OBDII reader, is pretty much plug in an read the codes within a few seconds. Torque takes longer for the initial sync, (I dicked around with it for over 5 minutes before I could read codes on my wifes car last night), but once it's connected it seems great.
I've got one of the $16 bluetooth OBDII readers from Amazon too, so that's probably not helping.

 

[SyndromeOCZ]

$150... thats cheap. My code scanner was near $1000. But then again it also adds around 100 HP and 200 ft-lbs.

 

[DaTT]

$150... thats cheap. My code scanner was near $1000. But then again it also adds around 100 HP and 200 ft-lbs.

Ha...talking about a scanner, not a tuner.

 

[thescreensavers]

I have the same thing OP has, Works so far in every car I have tried it on Lexus, Infiniti, Dodge, Hyundai, and Audi

 

[Gillbot]

I dug mine out again, I have two. ELM327 and another one that looks identical but don't recall the numbers or anything from it. I may try these again later on, but for now i'll stick to EFI Live since it tunes on my car too. ;-)

 

[Apex]

I have the same thing OP has, Works so far in every car I have tried it on Lexus, Infiniti, Dodge, Hyundai, and Audi

I have that ELM327 too. Didn't work in a Lexus GS430, though did work on a few other cars I've tried.

 

[thescreensavers]

^ interesting, I tried it on an LS430 and RX350. I wonder why it wouldn't work on the GS

 

[fatwalletuser]

Which OBD2 bluetooth module did you use?

 

[zerocool84]

When my tax return money comes in, I plan on buying one of these to use with my phone.

 

[Apex]

^ interesting, I tried it on an LS430 and RX350. I wonder why it wouldn't work on the GS

Yeah, was strange. Works on the ES as well.

This is the one: