Which OBD reader

[hellsbuddha]

I need to buy one for my car. Any recommendations as to which one I have to get?

The car is a fiat 500

Thanks

[jkh112]

How do you want to use it?
Do you want to use it whilst driving or just to diagnose problems whilst parked?
If you want to use it whilst driving do you want it to display on your phone?

This should tell you whether to get a wired one or a wireless one and also decide if you want one to connect to an app on your phone, one that has a built in display or one which connects to a laptop.

I have one which connects to a netbook, not great for use whilst driving but excellent for looking at the various dashboard displays and seeing the graphs showing data trends over time. I am going to purchase a wireless one which connects to my phone so I can monitor certain parameters a bit easier whilst driving.

Edited by jkh112 on Wednesday 21st February 18:54

[hellsbuddha]

I really just want to see what my EML is on and switch it off

[finlo]

hellsbuddha said:

I really just want to see what my EML is on and switch it off

A £5 Elm 327 will do that but you'll still need to fix the problem that illuminated it in the first place.

[hellsbuddha]

Cheers - I am going it’s due to a battery change and nothing more!