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Old 07-26-2011, 01:13 PM
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Finally bought a OBDII scanner for my phone

I've been looking for one of those apps for my phone that lets u run OBD diagnostics, and reset the codes on the car...

while doing my research I found this app called OBD DroidScan that was mentioned by a friend... apparently the guys who made it are LSx tuners, and most of work was done on LS engines.... it was 3 bucks, so I said let's try it

well the dongle came in today, and this thing is real cool... I've been messing around with it today and it's neat... I pulled couple wires out on the car to see the codes etc and it read them all. gives you some nice info like timing, fuel trims, etc etc...

I wanted to mention it to you guys because I'm sure at least one of two people will benefit from something like this.

I made a review of it on youtube, and emailed it to the dev, he corrected me on a few things which I notated on the yt video, but yeah...

if you're looking for something like this, you should try it out. pretty cool stuff :cheers:

**I'm not affiliated with this product and I love cool gadgety apps, this app and shooter for my rifle ballistic calculations are my 2 fav apps so far lol***

Youtube review vid I made for you guys and others

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Old 07-26-2011, 01:20 PM
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What is the device that connects to the OBD socket? Where can I get it?
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Old 07-26-2011, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Metallica
What is the device that connects to the OBD socket? Where can I get it?
no idea, i got it within the app, there was a link to buy it
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Old 07-26-2011, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Metallica
What is the device that connects to the OBD socket? Where can I get it?
Ebay, blue tooth obdII reader
http://cgi.ebay.com/Bluetooth-Car-V1...item4aad0e44d2

That's the type, don't know about compatibility.
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Old 07-26-2011, 08:20 PM
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Any ELM327 dongle should work. I have the same one the OP has. There are a ton of them on ebay. Most are from overseas though. I went with a US vendor. Cost more but i got it in three days vs three weeks and if there was a problem with it i could return it for a replacement or refund quickly.

The picture of the product has a blue background instead of an orange one. Mine is v1.4 just as the one in the link except orange. US seller FTW.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ELM32...motiveQ5fTools
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How does this compare to Torque (if anyone has tried both) ?
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did it work
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