iPhone OBD scanners?

"Chairman Kaga" (mike-mckinnon) 08/30/2016 at 11:05 • Filed to: None

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Since I’m now driving a slightly older car I’ve considered getting myself an OBD scanner. The Blue Driver is $99 and looks like it has the best reviews... but $99 is a lot for the hardware, and for something that’s not exactly essential.

However, the OBD Fusion app works with pretty much any Chinese knockoff OBD scanner.

Thoughts and opinions? I have a wonky TPS monitor that needs frequent resetting, plus I’d also just like to know what’s going on from time to time, mostly to monitor.

TysMagic > Chairman Kaga 08/30/2016 at 11:07

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I just bought a cheap scanner, sure it may not have the fun gauges and stuff like the apps - but $10

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Chairman Kaga 08/30/2016 at 11:12

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I bought a $10 dollar scanner off amazon, cant remember the brand but its the one they post about on the FP sometimes and got the Torque app for $5. Done everything I needed it to do.

crowmolly > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 08/30/2016 at 11:14

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https://www.amazon.com/Goliath-Indust…

I bought the same one. Works well.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > crowmolly 08/30/2016 at 11:15

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Ya I bought that one but received a small clearish blue plastic one, does the same thing though.

Ash78, voting early and often > Chairman Kaga 08/30/2016 at 11:17

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Yeah, general consensus is cheapo scanner, then spend the money on the apps. A lot of people say it's also worth spending the extra money on a scanner with Bluetooth — most are Wifi. FWIW, I once spent $250 on a VW scanner, but it had a lot of specialized software and support unique to the brand.

Rykilla303 > Chairman Kaga 08/30/2016 at 11:46

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Get android, then get this one, lol

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005NL…