Blue Tooth OBDII scanner not so good?
#1
Blue Tooth OBDII scanner not so good?
Just received my Blue Tooth scanner today. It is a Chinese eBay one. It seems to work on our 08 Chevy Uplander ok, but it will only read engine temp on the 96 Max. I purposely set a CEL, but it will not detect a trouble code. I will try it on my In-laws '99 F250 and '99 Mercury Villager tomorrow.
Has anyone else had trouble with this kind of scanner, or maybe its the Torque lite (free) not having most features?
Has anyone else had trouble with this kind of scanner, or maybe its the Torque lite (free) not having most features?
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#5
Its not the program. I had lite before I bought the full version. Even with lite I could view all sensors. Could be a problem with the adapter. Its known to be hit or miss with the adapters.
Edit: it is worth the $4.99 for the app![Smilie](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Edit: it is worth the $4.99 for the app
![Smilie](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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#7
I grabbed the (after having an ebay one that chose to never work correctly) and use it with my '96 with absolutely zero issues.
#8
Just received my Blue Tooth scanner today. It is a Chinese eBay one. It seems to work on our 08 Chevy Uplander ok, but it will only read engine temp on the 96 Max. I purposely set a CEL, but it will not detect a trouble code. I will try it on my In-laws '99 F250 and '99 Mercury Villager tomorrow.
Has anyone else had trouble with this kind of scanner, or maybe its the Torque lite (free) not having most features?
![](http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r264/asandberg6/A0895D5C-orig_zpsf2f3d9e8.jpg)
Has anyone else had trouble with this kind of scanner, or maybe its the Torque lite (free) not having most features?
![](http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r264/asandberg6/A0895D5C-orig_zpsf2f3d9e8.jpg)
#9
I had to go into Settings>Applications, and check Unknown Sources to allow the phone to download the APP. I am on a DroidX.
Last edited by asand1; 07-26-2013 at 09:40 PM.
#11
I think it is that *$#& ELM interface. I bought an Elm (not Bluetooth) and and all I could get was rpm on my 97, nothing on my 00 using 3 different software packages. Those Elm interfaces seem to either work or not work.
#13
THANK YOU! I went here http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%...Ub5nCS6J7MIuQg and downloaded pro for free. Everything works great now.
I had to go into Settings>Applications, and check Unknown Sources to allow the phone to download the APP. I am on a DroidX.
I had to go into Settings>Applications, and check Unknown Sources to allow the phone to download the APP. I am on a DroidX.
as for your scanner not detecting codes, idk whats going on. try using another car to test. if not send the scanner back.
#14
THANK YOU! I went here http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%...Ub5nCS6J7MIuQg and downloaded pro for free. Everything works great now.
I had to go into Settings>Applications, and check Unknown Sources to allow the phone to download the APP. I am on a DroidX.
I had to go into Settings>Applications, and check Unknown Sources to allow the phone to download the APP. I am on a DroidX.
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