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shawn

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Is there anything good down at the low end (<$100) end of the market? Not looking to do any EFILive type reprogramming/retuning stuff. Just want to see stats, sensor values, etc.
 
I know a guy.... Call me shawn.
 
transman731 said:
shawn is this something you want permanently or something you just want to use to check things out?
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Um... "yes"?

I saw a couple of them that were like $25, but no idea if they were really worth a damn.
 
The cheap ones are OK, but have a lot of connectivity problems and refresh rate sucks. Look up torque pro on android and they have a lot of suggestions of which bluetooth obd reader is worth a damn. It's really a pretty sweet app/scanner, especially for the money.
 
braxton357 said:
The cheap ones are OK, but have a lot of connectivity problems and refresh rate sucks. Look up torque pro on android and they have a lot of suggestions of which bluetooth obd reader is worth a damn. It's really a pretty sweet app/scanner, especially for the money.
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I actually bought it this morning. The bluetooth dongle is on the FedEx truck, should be here tomorrow.
 
paradisePWoffrd said:
Have you tried Torque ap on android? Requires a $25 bluetooth adapter, but is free and gives a decent number of values and can read/clear codes.
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This, my buddy has this on his phone. Very nice program and a cheap way to view all the stats.


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The torque app show monitors? Live?

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Some. I haven't gotten into it much yet... but I wouldn't expect a whole lot from a pre-00 TJ, though. I was hoping to be able to reproduce the cluster, but it looks like some of that data never goes to the PCM at all.

I think you can download the free version and rummage through to see what it does. I know that if you go to add a gauge, it comes up with a huge list of stuff that you can map it to... everything from fuel level (assuming it's reported to the PCM) to MAP pressure, throttle position, air/fuel ratio, catalytic converter temp, etc.
 
I'm looking to use it at work, I drive cars a lot to get them to pass inspection and my innovia scan tool decided to stop connecting to most cars.


Well I just ordered this, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008U1MOM8/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8

See if it will work, and I'll download the torque pro when it gets here.

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I have the Torque Pro app and a "Kiwi" bluetooth dongle, it works together great, no connectivity issues as with some of the cheaper dongles.
 
Look at the list of PIDs on the Torque app while it's connected and running. It will highlight the ones that it's actually getting values from, so you don't have to waste time adding PID's that are not supported by your ECM.

This is on the full version ($4.99), not sure about the free version.
 
snappy said:
Go online and update your scanner
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Tried that, no updates for my 3100a only f updates or something, I called customer service, he said all they can offer is me send my old one in and $70 and they'll send me the new 3100f I think. Rather just use my phone now.

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GCncsuHD said:
I have the Torque Pro app and a "Kiwi" bluetooth dongle, it works together great, no connectivity issues as with some of the cheaper dongles.
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That's the same one I bought. They said the $10-30 ones "worked", but also had speed and connectivity problems. I figured the kiwi was worth the extra money.
 
I thought dongle was a made up word! I'm guessing it's not.
 
shawn said:
That's the same one I bought. They said the $10-30 ones "worked", but also had speed and connectivity problems. I figured the kiwi was worth the extra money.
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Yea, I've never tried any other ones than the Kiwi, so I can't be sure if it is any better or not, but at least I know you can't go wrong with it. I've used it in my 2000 Powerstroke, 2003 Duramax, 2001 Chevy 2500HD, wife's Infiniti QX4, as well as just checking codes in countless other vehicles.

The one issue I have with the Kiwi is that the connector and box are separated by a cord, making it somewhat cumbersome in some vehicles. I wish it was a one piece deal like some of the other units, but this wasn't a dealbreaker for me.
Croatan_Kid said:
I thought dongle was a made up word! I'm guessing it's not.
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Tehehe ^ He said ..dongle..:stupid:

But srsly, a dongle is normally used for a hardware key to open up software of some sort. The duct and pipe CAD software we use at my work requires a USB "dongle" to unlock the software.
 
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