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Mr Gav

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ELM 327
« on: 07 January 2018, 22:41:43 »
Which is the best way to go with these OBD II readers, cheap and cheerful from ebay for £3 or pay £20 for supposedly better ones from Amazon?

I saw and ad for one of these Car Dr OBD II readers and they`re around £20 - £25, unsure if they`re any different to the el cheapos  ???

Pointers anyone?
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Re: ELM 327
« Reply #1 on: 07 January 2018, 22:49:43 »
My £8 one from EBay has worked flawlessly with 4 phones on lots of different cars, giving exactly the same results as more expensive one box OBD tools. It's a pity that it won't work on the Omega.
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« Reply #2 on: 08 January 2018, 09:36:27 »
Friend of mine just recommended this one: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ELM327-OBD2-OBDII-Car-Bluetooth-Scanner-Android-Auto-Scan-Diagnostic-Tool-Switch/191512152709

Oh FFS, I have to do the whole verification thing every time I post now that I'm down to 0 post count ;D ;D You're lucky I can be bothered  :P ;D
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Re: ELM 327
« Reply #3 on: 08 January 2018, 10:27:10 »
Mini Me got one for a fiver and works pretty well.
Even works on the Omega  :y


Aaron, have you been upsetting Chucky again ?  ::)  :D :D
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Re: ELM 327
« Reply #4 on: 08 January 2018, 10:33:22 »
Quote from: aaronjb on 08 January 2018, 09:36:27
Friend of mine just recommended this one: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ELM327-OBD2-OBDII-Car-Bluetooth-Scanner-Android-Auto-Scan-Diagnostic-Tool-Switch/191512152709

Oh FFS, I have to do the whole verification thing every time I post now that I'm down to 0 post count ;D ;D You're lucky I can be bothered  :P ;D

Been a bad boy again?  ;D
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Re: ELM 327
« Reply #5 on: 08 January 2018, 11:23:32 »
He mentioned the thing that Jaime said he was over.
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Re: ELM 327
« Reply #6 on: 08 January 2018, 11:32:48 »
Quote from: STEMO on 08 January 2018, 11:23:32
He mentioned the thing that Jaime said he was over.
You might need to be more specific... ::)
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Re: ELM 327
« Reply #7 on: 08 January 2018, 12:06:56 »
Quote from: STEMO on 08 January 2018, 11:23:32
He mentioned the thing that Jaime said he was over.

Exactly what is it with TB and AF? ::) ::) ::) ::) :)

He seems to like them.

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« Reply #8 on: 08 January 2018, 12:45:59 »
Quote from: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 08 January 2018, 12:06:56
Quote from: STEMO on 08 January 2018, 11:23:32
He mentioned the thing that Jaime said he was over.

Exactly what is it with TB and AF? ::) ::) ::) ::) :)

He seems to like them.
AF?  :-\
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Re: ELM 327
« Reply #9 on: 08 January 2018, 13:29:24 »
I had a cheapie and cooked it.  TBH, the same probably would have happened with an expensive one.

So, for staright code reading/resetting, cheapie, and if it blows up after a year, buy another.


I got a handheld Autel, as I keep getting fed up booting up my (sluggish) XP diags laptop that always seems to have a flat battery ;D
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Re: ELM 327
« Reply #10 on: 08 January 2018, 18:20:57 »
The real Cheapee's can be a bit hit and miss, in fact you dont really know what your buying these days whether cheap or not they all seam to be Clones of clones of clones, the original Long Grey ELM27 are the best ( see pic below) but again theve been cloned up so many times its a punt.

The really cheap ones all seem to work, for a while, then suffer intermittent connection issues, Hang with an App or just die, my guess is through poor workmanship or dry joints or crappy components,

I bought a few of those Baby Blue Mini ones a while back, think I picked them up for around 80p a hit, down to a few now that I haven't lost, left in cars or just died.

The last one I bought was a Viecar, which appeared to look and feel better quality, came in a posh box with tailored made foam packaging, just looked as through it had a better start to life then just thrown into a plastic bag and then a container from China. - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Viecar-Bluetooth-ELM327-OBD2-Car-Auto-Scanner-Tool-OBDII-CAN-BUS-Android-Tourque/232314622615?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649





 
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