[off-topic] OBDII scanner

[William Kenworthy]

That sounds the same as what Ive got :(

The car is on "the list" but while the bluetooth link looks solid the
"torque" app cant talk to the ECM - thats as far as I got before
shelving it for a day I can spend some time on it using a terminal to
see what its up to.

Got mine from the same place at about $16 ...

BillK



On 12/09/13 16:17, Craig Inches wrote:
> Hi Jim,
> 
> I haven't heard of any reports of them damaging the car... the most common
> complaint was that it isn't an official ELM chip, but a clone which
> surprise surprise is buggy as all hell. Let us know how you go with that
> for its a good price.. if it works :P
> 
> Cheers,
> Craig
> 
> 
> On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 3:29 PM, Jim Householder <nofixed at westnet.com.au>wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've just ordered an OBDII-Bluetooth scanner from www.tmart.com for about
>> $12 (marked down from $45???).  It's labelled ELM327 and has a blue and
>> orange label.  The object is to use it as input to a decent car computer
>> that I want to develop.
>>
>> Is there a risk that plugging it in will damage my car?  The only cautions
>> I've seen so far regarding the various models of scanners is that some do
>> not handle all protocols.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Jim
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