torque app for android

[ramdonice]

got a dell streak mini 5 and looking thru the apps as you do came across torque (http://torque-bhp.com/) and thought that would be cool :)

bought a cheap bluetooth obd2 thingy from ebay and it works a treat heres a few pictures a bit blured and the sun got in on the action too but you get the idea :)

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/ramdonice/mgzs%20180/20110603_002.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/ramdonice/mgzs%20180/20110603_001.jpg

the intake temp is a bit high as its after its been used and engine off was 14.9 on the way to work this morning

[Captain Peanut]

Have looked at this before but been sceptical about the bluetooth dongles. Any chance of a link to the one you bought?

[ramdonice]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAR-DIAGNOSTIC-CODE-READER-ELM-327-BLUETOOTH-OBD-CAN-/160595465141?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&hash=item25643c53b5#ht_2314wt_905

this one mate, i just stayed away from sellers outside uk so if faulty easy to send back

[Huffy]

Just orderd one for my phone

[Mr ZS180]

Im watching it and as soon as i have spare money im getting one. There has been a lot of talk of the cheap dongles being hit and miss so its nice to hear this works good.

Hmm this would be good on a 10.2" tablet. Something else to buy now ;)

[talkingcars]

Looks like fun, I wonder if they do an app for nokias?

Do you still have the standard air intake? They are a great heat soak.

[ramdonice]

Na open cone in inner wing, engine was off as soon as started temps go down a treat

[mattie007]

Can you get this app for the iphone? How does it read the cars data?

[big_wasa]

Ok Ive bought one of the above and its pants :hump: It connects for a moment and then the phone says there are 7 errors with the interface. The Torque program then tells me the elm 327 interface is proberly a clone.

Any one had this ?

[ramdonice]

they are clones but do work. U got a fault one and should be sent back for replacement

[Huffy]

indeed, I'm getting simmilar issues, the seller has suggested its the app, and to run his prog on a laptop. I'll give him the banafit for the moment, as i dont have a PC laptop. will try it on my mums this evening..... if it fails I'll get him to swap it out. I only get 4 errors, but it is hit and miss....

the proper unit is best part of ?100 so a ?15 clone is well worth the trouble. when it works its mint!

[Smokey]

Yeah I bought a USB one in preparation for the CarPC and it's a clone but was cheap.

Does drop off occasionally but find that once it links (sometimes 2-3 attempts) it is flawless.

[caled]

I got one of the bluetooth jobbies for mine, works a treat on the laptop. Not got an android phone so cant try it with Torque - might be worth giving yours a go via laptop, though?

Anybody had one of these permanently attached to the car? Ive heard rumours of them going AWOL and taking the ECU with them...?

[ramdonice]

Mine is connected all the time with no problems

[welshone]

Just ordered one :)

All I need now is the car to make it work :laugh:

[ramdonice]

My dell streak and Bluetooth thingy maybe up for sale as my new car is too old to use it on, that's if the deal goes thru

[ViT]

http://i607.photobucket.com/albums/tt154/vi7ia7e/ScreenShot.png

Works a treat, been using it awhile now. Works well with the cheap bluetooth OBDII reader, but the OBDII reader is a bit iffy in the Misses' KA

[welshone]

Received mine today so will be playing over the weekend :D

[mattie007]

Can someone please explain how this works? Im intrigued!

[ramdonice]

you get live data from the obd2 port from the cars ecu
the app just reads this data and shows it at gauages and stuff
the bluetooth obd2 device is just a way to get the data from your cars ecu to the phone

code readers read this data and show you it numbers live when you have one connected but this is much better as you get dials and displays :)

[mattie007]

Ah cool. Sounds like its pretty accurate then.