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First of all it is extremely easy to use, The first thing you need to do is go to the google PlayStore for android and type Torque, 2 apps should come up, torque free and torque paid, I got the paid one for 4.95, I’m guessing you would have to deal with ads on the free one.

Well, I tried it out for the first time today and I was verrrry pleasantly surprised, I actually had one of those woe moments when I first saw how it worked. I figured I would order it and if it didn’t work or was too hard to use I would send it back. When I first saw this Mini ELM327 Bluetooth listed it seemed like it could be really good but I was skeptical about it.

Oxygen sensor voltages/associated short term fuel trims.

Display current sensor data, including:.

Clear trouble codes and turn off the MIL ("Check Engine" light).

#Elm327 wifi vs bluetooth code#

Read diagnostic trouble codes, both generic and manufacturer-specific, and display their meaning (over 3000 generic code definitions in the database).

#Elm327 wifi vs bluetooth software#

Software included for Windows Smartphone.

Works with all OBD-II compliant vehicles.

Enjoy reading all this information on your car better and cheaper than by using the crappy scanners they sell in stores.Support Multi-Language: English/Czech/Danish/German/Spanish/French/Croatian/Hungarian/Italian/Polish/Serbian/Turkish.

In your App, configure the connection to use a custom TCP connection with IP 192.168.0.10 and TCP Port 35000.

The OBD-II port was providing power to the ELM327 but in some cases you will not be able to retrieve any data from it if the car is not started. That is not only useless but annoying as it would mean your iPhone would attempt to join the Internet through your ELM327 and any data would not come through as it’s connected to your car. Other guides/videos might tell you to configure an IP as a “router”.

Once connected to that Wi-Fi network, click the small blue arrow to go to the advanced settings for it.

It should be relatively easy to find out which one it is unless you’re in a very Wi-Fi heavy area, in which case you can just drive a bit down the road and see what name hasn’t disappeared. My ELM327 is called “CLKDevices” but your mileage may vary.

On your iOS device, in the Settings, chose to connect to a Wi-Fi network.

Do some research - but the Wi-Fi one still works as of iOS 11.4.1 on iPhone X.

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Update: It is possible Bluetooth ELM327 now works on iOS.

In fact, you can now get them for about $15 or less on Amazon. The App Store also has Rev Lite which lacks a lot of feature but can be useful to just test the connectivity before paying for a more expensive app.ĭue to limitations in the iOS Bluetooth stack, make sure you buy the Wi-Fi version of it on eBay and not the Bluetooth one, unless you have jailbroken your phone and really know what you’re doing.ĮLM327 can be ordered on eBay, most of them ship directly from Asia and should cost under $50 with shipping. With an application such as Rev for iPhone and a ELM327, you can wirelessly obtain a lot of information from your car. (Repost of an old blog article - most of the content is still valid though you may notice some slight differences in iOS 11. Using an iPhone or iPod Touch with an ELM327 Wifi OBD-II