OBDII Readers

[a98pmalcolm]

I was considering getting an OBD reader as it could be handy to have.

As I wont use often at all I wouldn't want to spend a lot to be honest.

I have looked on the bay and seen bluetooth ones from £5 to £10 an then ones with screens around £35 - £50

Does anyone use Bluetooth ones or cheap ones from e-bay? If so are they any good?

Thanks

[rovcallum]

If you just need it for occasional use, clearing nuisance fault codes etc, I found this pretty useful.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01C5KRZUU/ref...

Works with an iphone app.

[bogie]

I have one with a screen I bought about 10 years ago, still going strong. Best £35 I ever spent.Has been useful on all the cars we have had during that time.

bluetooth dongle and phone app seem most convenient now, takes up even less space in the car, you can leave the dongle in there and collect/reset messages any time they occur

[craig elam]

Ive got a foxwell NT510 with Aston Martin software pre loaded, £179.00 from diagnostic-world.com, works a treat on my 2005 DB9, access to systems that are unavailable on OBD,

[Sebastian Tombs]

For iPhone use you'll need a WiFi dongle, but yes, they work fine with most apps.

[gaussianmist]

craig elam said:

Ive got a foxwell NT510 with Aston Martin software pre loaded, £179.00 from diagnostic-world.com, works a treat on my 2005 DB9, access to systems that are unavailable on OBD,

Does the Foxwell tell you whether the misfire correction factors have been learned?

[anonymous-user]

rovcallum said:

If you just need it for occasional use, clearing nuisance fault codes etc, I found this pretty useful.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01C5KRZUU/ref...

Works with an iphone app.

Much of a muchness, I use one of these with a free odb iphone app called incardoc (you can pay for more functionality but it does whats needed with the free version).

ELM327 Wifi OBDII Scanner,Gemwon OBD2 Wifi Adapter Car Diagnostic Tool Code Reader Check Engine for Android and IOS(Wifi-Black) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0721DC46Y/ref=cm_sw_r...

Having said that, I tried it in my bmw yesterday before taking it to my local garage and it showed no faults. I knew that there should have been something logged in the ecu and the garage found 5 fault codes using their professional equipment, so its not a substitute for the real deal but very handy for clearing emission service warnings.

[vernierMike]

Must say had a wifi one, PITA to synch with my iPhone so got a cheap screen-based Chinese one. Does the basics, resets everything so far, otherwise I pay for a proper scan!

[craig elam]

hello jim
im sure it does but i used an old Autel obd reader with livedata following the instructions on aston1936.com last time i did misfire check. I bought the foxwell because until then i could`nt find anything with any AM software other than dealer level kit which was prohibitively expensive.
the vehicle systems coverage is pretty impressive and i`m sure it will prove very useful in future, it also loaded with OBD2 so useful for any other car.

[NoGrip]

gaussianmist said:

Does the Foxwell tell you whether the misfire correction factors have been learned?

I think the 510 should do. I bought the 520pro as it was the same price and it definitely does.

[Squaremeal]

https://aston1936.com/2017/12/17/affordable-aston-...

nice review here

[gaussianmist]

NoGrip said:

I think the 510 should do. I bought the 520pro as it was the same price and it definitely does.

Gentlemen,

Thank you very much.

[Phil57DBS]

Hello
Like at the dealers AM ...
Does the NT510 allow to bleed the brake circuit completely by opening the ABS module ?
Thanks

[Ant.]

Phil57DBS said:

Hello
Like at the dealers AM ...
Does the NT510 allow to bleed the brake circuit completely by opening the ABS module ?
Thanks

Bizarre, came on to ask a similar question.