OBD2 plug doowopthingymawho

[johnny5]

Ok I wanna get a plug not necessarily for tuning purposes (but I will try get amongst that at some stage) but for diagnostics and Logging and to learn more.

So where do I buy one from that is guaranteed to work? I have heard some stories and seen some that worked only in certain models or only for logging and not for diagnostics.

So I'm in the frame of mind do it once do it right the whole right tool for the right job kinda thing

[chulozumo]

Following this.

Also, whats apps are good/compatible for andrioid Phone/tablet? wouldn't mind a cheeky set of gauges through em

[SpeedySub]

 chulozumo said:

Following this.

Also, whats apps are good/compatible for andrioid Phone/tablet? wouldn't mind a cheeky set of gauges through em

On my last car I had a Bluetooth ODB2 reader with the Torque app. It was less than $15 if i remember correctly. You could set up what gauges and read outs you wanted on each page. The guages were pretty good and you could change the look of them as well as colour and backgrounds.

[Kiwi_Fozze]

Unfortunately that torque app only works with international spec cars, not jdm imports....

Tbh, save yourself spending the cash twice, just get a tactrix cable

[johnny5]

Tactrix?? Thats the be all and end all Adam if so thats me

http://www.tactrix.com/

[Kiwi_Fozze]

Lol, i like their stuff, works well with romraider and ecuflash software, its a nice piece of kit. There are others out there, but i really like the tactrix stuff

[glion]

 kwi_fozze said:

Unfortunately that torque app only works with international spec cars, not jdm imports....

Tbh, save yourself spending the cash twice, just get a tactrix cable

I brought a ~$6 OBDII dongle from Aliexpress and it work fine with my JDM 2011 Sti and the Torque App. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/2014-Hottest-ELM-327-V1-5-Interface-Works-On-Android-Torque-Elm327-Bluetooth-OBD2-OBD-II/511196209.html

I also just purchased a Tractx from Aliexpress, only last night ~$60 will have to let you know the quality of that later. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Good-price-Tactrix-Openport-2-0-ECUFLASH-Tactrix-Openport-2-0-ECU-Chip-Tunning-Free-Shipping/32323156603.html

[Kiwi_Fozze]

Early jdm ecus sont play nicely with the rs327 chips they use in the cheep knockoff cables

[johnny5]

yea I remember your first cable was a hit and miss affair Adam but your sussed now so Tactrix it is

[RAYDEO]

I just bought a cheap Bluetooth odb plug and works well with the torque app on android, but need to get a wifi version for iPhone...

[batman420]

i purchased a bluetooth elm327 obd2 adaptor off trademe, my android device can see and i put the code 1234 in, shows obd2 as a paired device but then torque cant connect to it, could this because im using the free version of the app or could i have a faulty device,

[RAYDEO]

Faulty device if say. I use the free app and it works fine

[batman420]

 RAYDEO said:

Faulty device if say. I use the free app and it works fine

When your adaptor is plugged in does the red light in the adaptor stay on

[RAYDEO]

Yup, even when the car is off as far as I know

[batman420]

 RAYDEO said:

Yup, even when the car is off as far as I know

hmm did ya have to change any settings

just connect to obd through bt, then go into torque and select the obd2 bt adaptor and should be away all fine right, i have a 99 be5 n/a,,a/t

[RAYDEO]

Mine has worked with both revD shape gtb and gt30

pluged in. Connected via bt, then started the app and it worked.

[Andy_Mac]

Vaguely remember there being something about rev c and older not supporting those kind of dongles. Looked into it when i had my rev c and the story was they had the obd2 socket under the dash but it wasn't a full obd2 supported system so certain things could be done but not most.

That was the reason i went for a cable adaptor to laptop rather than bluetooth one. It supported obd and obd2 so it worked fine.

[Kiwi_Fozze]

Rev c can be logged, on a select few parameters. You can do some global timing adjustment and rpm set but thats about it. Very picky on what cables they work with too

[MikeyPSF]

Another option for logging is this recent Android application:

http://www.btssm.com/

The developer sells a cable, but if your phone is compatible, you can also use a Tactrix Openport 2.0 with a USB OTG cable (which cost just a couple dollars).

-Mike

Tactrix

[Kiwi_Fozze]

NO ****!!!! i'ma be all over this like a bad rash, thanks mike!!!!

[MikeyPSF]

No problem. I was a bit bummed when I went to try it myself only to find out my particular version of the Samsung Galaxy S2 doesn't support USB OTG, though it is supposed to and seems to if it's the S2 that was sold by any other cellular carrier. I guess it's time for a new phone

[Kiwi_Fozze]

Lol, i've got an s5 so should be all good. Wonder if it'll work on my tablet... research time

[MikeyPSF]

You can use this app to test any Android device to see if it supports USB OTG (USB on the go).

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.btssm.doihaveotg

It did say that my device is supported when it actually isn't but I think that the feature is there, only disabled by Sprint.

[killervq30de]

Will generic odb2 work with Ssm or does it need his adapter or tactic?

[MikeyPSF]

I'm not sure what you mean by generic OBD2, but from the hardware page on his site:

Source your own Tactrix OP 2.0 or KKL cable, along with a USB/OTG adapter for your Android device

Works great for permanent tablet installations

You can always purchase the Bluetooth adapter later if you decide to go wireless

Please note that this is a DIY option and has the following limitations:

-Not all Android devices support USB/OTG adapters - you can check your device with free app "OTG?"

-Not all KKL cables work properly with Subarus