[ale] semi ot anyone using obd ii automotive diagnostics

[Neal Rhodes]

I have used the Torque product and ODB bluetooth on my Sprinter B3500
truck on occasion. 

However, normally I have a ScanguageII sitting on the ODB port reading
off turbo pressure, voltage, MPG, and coolant Temp.  

On those occasions where it has thrown a check engine light and
corresponding code, the ODB reported code has been of marginal use.
It's Mercedes best translation.    In those instances it had to go to a
Chrysler dealer who had the Mercedes computer to obtain the real
Mercedes codes.   Torque didn't do any better than the ScanguageII.
Both Torque and Scanguage let you reset the Check engine to see if it
comes back. 

Frankly, I think handling an Android device in a moving car is too much
distraction for the driver. 

Neal Rhodes

On Fri, 2012-04-27 at 22:27 -0400, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:

> Hi guys,
> 
> I have ordered an ELM 327 obd ii bluetooth adapter from amazon and am
> looking forward to using it and the Torque program on my android
> tablet to gather diagnostic data and provide virtual instruments on my
> car. I was wondering if anyone else has experimented with this, and
> what kind of things you're doing.
> 
> Also, while I'm sure I'll enjoy using my 10" tablet for this purpose,
> I'm also sure I don't want to mount that in my windshield permanently.
> So, I'm wondering if there is a cheap 5" android tablet or a cheap 4"
> - 5" smartphone I could get on ebay or elsewhere, for example, that I
> can use to run android programs without a cell phone account. I would
> want it to run Android 3 or 4, preferably 4. I might consider
> permanently mounting something like that in the car.
> 
> Any info you can share on the topic would be appreciated.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Ron
> 
> 
> -- 
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