Reviewing the $13 obd2 scanner.

NYSpeed Automotive
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/160881093493?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

I bought one of these on ebay a few weeks back. I have been playing with it. Shut off a code in the wifes car, which ended up to be an evap code. I had to replace the gas cap also.

There are a ton of apps for android that work with this device. The one I like best is called Torque. It basically does datalogging, and stuff very similar to what a $2500 snap on machine does. With a big screen, this would be real nice (maybe an android tablet)

It works wirelessly over bluetooth using your android cell phone. Most of the apps are free, some are like 5 bucks for a pro version. I didn’t have a need for a pro version.

At the very least it beats paying someone to read a code for you, or riding up to autozone to let one of the parts jockeys do it for you.

13 bucks.

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any idea if this will work with an iphone?
i see a similar one that says it does:

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^^^I would be interested in that as well if anyone has input.

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I use the Android version of torque all the time. It’s still generic, but is awesome for readiness monitor drives.

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I have a cheap on now but the idea of having it connect to my phone via BT sold me. Sent the link to my wife as an xmas idea. :slight_smile:

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They do not work on iOS due to BT stack limitations inbuilt to the OS.

IIRC someone got this to work with a jail broken device, a full BT stack, and some sort of tweak. You need a WiFi OBD II module for use with iOS. You can get them ‘inexpensively’, but still considerably more costly than the ELM 327’s.

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So you’re saying this wouldn’t work with an iphone? Sorry I just am a noob with this tech stuff. Everything in the listing that BadnewsMike posted indicates that it would.

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The WiFi units will, not the Bluetooth.

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Bought the same one, using it with torque.

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I have the same one as well, using it with torque, great little device, tons of capabilities with torque as well.

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call me when it gets abs and srs capability

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considering how often those protocols change, don’t hold your breath. OBD2 is here for a while

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Lets compare a $13 consumer product to something that costs $2000+ that a shop would own lol

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OBD3 is already out.

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Correct, but unless they are fggts like Sony, it will have to be backwards compatible.

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heh, I’m just saying we already have cheap scan tools. I need cheap communication with more #firstworldproblems

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It’s kinda surprising nobody has written a open source tool.

However I think each car companies ABS/whatever is proprietary and not standardized like OBDII

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My dick would be just as hard, $3-400 options with truck branded tools right now is the best for basic abs so far