<div dir="ltr">I'd be wary of no-name ELM327 adapters. Apparently there is a lot of problems with less-reputable knock-off devices not being 100% compatible. These things basically work like modems: Your app sends AT commands, and they return data. If their coverage isn't 100% (or they don't correctly relay the responses from your vehicle), your apps won't work correctly.<div>
<br></div><div>I personally had a cheap "elm327 compatible" ODB-II device from ebay that USB-based, but didn't work correctly. Even troubleshooting with raw AT commands, I couldn't get it to send any data back (correct or otherwise).</div>
<div><br></div><div>The scantool guys seem to be the most reputable. They've got their own android app (free, but only works with their adapters), and PC app (windows only -- I've never used it). Their adapters are otherwise generic, and work with other utilities (like torque). I recently funded their kickstarter for their new WIFI dongle, which is supposed to also allow remote-start on select models (including mine -- though we'll see how functional and/or dangerous this is with a manual transmission)</div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.scantool.net/obdlink-mxwf.html">http://www.scantool.net/obdlink-mxwf.html</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>It's interesting to get this sort of real-time insight into your car. You can get live stats on fuel and oxygen rates, etc. I mostly use it to hum and haw at how inefficiently I accelerate from a stop, confirm my speedo works, and annoy my wife by asking her to quickly read back stats (that I don't understand anyway, but it gets her to join me for a drive).</div>
<div><br></div><div>It's amazing how long this technology has been sitting around in cars, though. I just bought a bluetooth adapter for my 1987 Fiero, (it pre-dates ODB-II, and doesn't work with my existing adapter). I haven't used it yet, though.</div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.reddevilriver.com/ALDL_Bluetooth.php">http://www.reddevilriver.com/ALDL_Bluetooth.php</a><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 2:52 PM, Andrew Mercer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andrew@andrewmercer.net" target="_blank">andrew@andrewmercer.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi guys, I've found on Amazon an Android compatible OBD-II/OBD2 diagnostic scanner such as one described in this article:<br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/be-mechanicwith-android-and-linux?page=0,0" target="_blank">http://www.linuxjournal.com/<u></u>content/be-mechanicwith-<u></u>android-and-linux?page=0,0</a><br>
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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?<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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Andrew Mercer<br>
Kitchener, ON<br>
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<a href="http://www.andrewmercer.net" target="_blank">www.andrewmercer.net</a><br>
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