[kwlug-disc] OBD-II/OBD2 Diagnostic Scanner
John Johnson
jvj at golden.net
Thu Mar 6 22:23:17 EST 2014
In December, I had an oil change at the Mr Lube at the Home Deport in
Waterloo.
Included as part of the service they did a diagnostic but were not able
to print out the results.
They did, however, tell me what codes were showing.
Note: The oil change was not one of $19.95 bargain basement jobs.
(I went for the promotional freebie windshield wipers.)
JohnJ
On 2014-03-06 17:16, Nickle, Brian wrote:
>
> Let me know if you find a local place. I need one of these too.
>
> On Mar 6, 2014 3:53 PM, "Dave Cramer" <davecramer at gmail.com
> <mailto:davecramer at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Well that used to be a good solution. Now you can't even take an
> e-test with the light on.
>
> Unless you fix the underlying cause then of course the light will
> come back on.
>
> Dave Cramer
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 3:41 PM, CrankyOldBugger
> <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com <mailto:crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I've had a few different garages hook up similar devices to my
> truck and none of them could figure out how turn the light
> off, or a couple of them could turn it off only to have it
> come back on in a week, so don't be surprised if you spend
> money on this device and still get no further ahead.
>
> I'm thinking of just putting some tape over the light so I
> can't see it anymore... ;)
>
>
>
> On 6 March 2014 15:29, Andrew Mercer <andrew at andrewmercer.net
> <mailto:andrew at andrewmercer.net>> wrote:
>
> Yeah, a lot of nice tech there, but probably way outside
> my price range. I basically just want to know if my engine
> light is on because it's the gas cap loose or something
> insignificant like that. I'm not interested in changing
> any settings or collecting data, etc.
>
> On 2014-03-06 15:14, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
>
> I'm not a mechanic, but it seems to me that NAPA has
> many similar items..
>
> http://www.flyertown.ca/flyers/napaautoparts-te?sf_any=true&flyer_run_id=8474&type=1&postal_code=n0b%202n0&store_code=3900&hide=flyer,catalogue,farmcatalogue#!/flyers/napaautoparts-te?flyer_run_id=8474
> <http://www.flyertown.ca/flyers/napaautoparts-te?sf_any=true&flyer_run_id=8474&type=1&postal_code=n0b%202n0&store_code=3900&hide=flyer,catalogue,farmcatalogue#%21/flyers/napaautoparts-te?flyer_run_id=8474>
> [4]
>
> On 6 March 2014 15:07, John Johnson <jvj at golden.net
> <mailto:jvj at golden.net>> wrote:
>
> I know of an app for an Android Smartphone called
> Torque.
> (I have never used the app.)
> The catch: The app is only US$5 but one needs a
> Bluetooth ODB-II dongle plugged into the vehicle's
> diagnostic port.
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.prowl.torque
> [2]
> JohnJ
>
> On 2014-03-06 14:52, Andrew Mercer wrote:
>
> Hi guys, I've found on Amazon an Android
> compatible OBD-II/OBD2 diagnostic scanner such
> as one described in this article:
>
>
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/be-mechanicwith-android-and-linux?page=0,0
> [1]
>
> but if there is a place that sells them
> locally I'd rather get it from there. Does
> anyone know of a place (or places) in KW that
> sells this kind of tech?
>
>
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> Links:
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> [1]
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> http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/be-mechanicwith-android-and-linux?page=0,0
> [2]
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> http://www.flyertown.ca/flyers/napaautoparts-te?sf_any=true&flyer_run_id=8474&type=1&postal_code=n0b%202n0&store_code=3900&hide=flyer,catalogue,farmcatalogue#!/flyers/napaautoparts-te?flyer_run_id=8474
> <http://www.flyertown.ca/flyers/napaautoparts-te?sf_any=true&flyer_run_id=8474&type=1&postal_code=n0b%202n0&store_code=3900&hide=flyer,catalogue,farmcatalogue#%21/flyers/napaautoparts-te?flyer_run_id=8474>
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