Recommendation for an ODB-II Bluetooth scan tool

"Tentacle, Dutchman, drives French" (Tentacle) 03/01/2014 at 07:02 • Filed to: None

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I mean... just on Amazon alone, there are sooooo many to choose from. And it spans quite a price range. Any suggestions?

Takuro Spirit > Tentacle, Dutchman, drives French 03/01/2014 at 07:07

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Which ever one fits your budget, and has the highest number of good reviews. I forget which one I have, but I think I paid $7 for it, and it works just fine. The only complaint I or the reviewers had, was the LEDs face downward when plugged in, so you can't tell if its doing its thing. But it always is anyways.

The Transporter > Tentacle, Dutchman, drives French 03/01/2014 at 07:28

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While this one is compact and cheap it also consumes a little bit of power when the ignition is off, so I just unplug it. Unfortunately, that means that I have to re-pair it with my phone every time I plug it back in.

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Straightsix9904 > Tentacle, Dutchman, drives French 03/01/2014 at 08:30

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I got a cheap Bluetooth one off ebay and it failed to work with my iPhone 4, iPhone 5s and my buddies Droid.

Tekamul > Tentacle, Dutchman, drives French 03/01/2014 at 08:35

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I just ordered the BAFX Thursday, we'll see how it goes. I spent a long time reading reviews, and they all seem to be crap shoots.
I would suggest not leaving it plugged in with the car off. Every type out there has reports of drained batteries. None of them appear to be of high quality. I was considering making my own, but it's not worth the time when a 'good' one is $20.

ixismore > Tentacle, Dutchman, drives French 03/01/2014 at 08:55

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http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0051CAE1C/…
I have this one, it's very reliable for me. BAFX is great too apparently. I've gone through three (not a BAFX) and this one is the most reliable (aka not a super flaky Bluetooth connection).
If you're on Android I can't recommend
Torque enough. Data logging in csv made some science fair projects.

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Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Tentacle, Dutchman, drives French 03/01/2014 at 09:03

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I have the exact one pictured. It does the job. Don't expect a millisecond polling time for realtime stats, although they do update at a decent rate. There is a bit of lag between the engine revving, and the needle on the app on my phone.

RacinBob > Tentacle, Dutchman, drives French 03/01/2014 at 10:02

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I have a Scanguage LINK on my Civic SI. I like it because it displays real time data, trip data, MPG, MaxMin data and miles to empty that the car doesn't.

wacopalypsenow > Tentacle, Dutchman, drives French 03/01/2014 at 11:54

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I got this. $99.00 and worth it. Fastest connection. Power-save mode (so you can leave it plugged in). Works awesome with Torque app. It is amazing what info your OBD can provide.

wacopalypsenow > wacopalypsenow 03/01/2014 at 11:57

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KINJA!!!

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > wacopalypsenow 03/01/2014 at 16:36

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Came to recommend this same one. It's really fast (as long as your car is new enough to make use of the speed), and reliable. I had one of the cheap $20-or-so ones before, and it "worked..." while this one works. If you know what I mean.