How do you plug your phone into the diagnostic port under the dash ?
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Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
How do you plug your phone into the diagnostic port under the dash ?
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Originally Posted By: Nick R
When you could get a $25 OBD 2 bluetooth reader,
How do you plug your phone into the diagnostic port under the dash ?
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Originally Posted By: Nick R
When you could get a $25 OBD 2 bluetooth reader,
I found the PID code for the traverse for trans temp. It's the same as the one for the terrain and equinox, so I was able to use that, and confirmed that it works and heats up if you say, hold the brake and gas in drive. I'm trying to find if there is one for the engine oil temp. Here is the latest one with fixed scales, and the trans temp.
EDIT: screencap removed, will post new one.
EDIT: screencap removed, will post new one.
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What's an OBD 2 blue tooth reader ?
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
How do you plug your phone into the diagnostic port under the dash ?
It's an adaptor, it plugs into the OBD 2 port and pairs with your phone via bluetooth.
How do you plug your phone into the diagnostic port under the dash ?
It's an adaptor, it plugs into the OBD 2 port and pairs with your phone via bluetooth.
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
What's an OBD 2 blue tooth reader ?
This is the one I bought
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NLQAHS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It plugs in, and connects to your phone wirelessly.
What's an OBD 2 blue tooth reader ?
This is the one I bought
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NLQAHS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It plugs in, and connects to your phone wirelessly.
Originally Posted By: Nick R
It's an adaptor, it plugs into the OBD 2 port and pairs with your phone via bluetooth.
Does the adapter link to the phone wirelessly ?
It's an adaptor, it plugs into the OBD 2 port and pairs with your phone via bluetooth.
Does the adapter link to the phone wirelessly ?
Originally Posted By: Nick R
This is the one I bought
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NLQAHS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It plugs in, and connects to your phone wirelessly.
That's awesome!
What's "Android ONLY" mean ?
This is the one I bought
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NLQAHS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It plugs in, and connects to your phone wirelessly.
That's awesome!
What's "Android ONLY" mean ?
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
Originally Posted By: Nick R
This is the one I bought
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NLQAHS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It plugs in, and connects to your phone wirelessly.
That's awesome!
What's "Android ONLY" mean ?
That one will only work with android phones, like my Galaxy S5, not iphones. There are others ones that do work for those though.
Originally Posted By: Nick R
This is the one I bought
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NLQAHS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It plugs in, and connects to your phone wirelessly.
That's awesome!
What's "Android ONLY" mean ?
That one will only work with android phones, like my Galaxy S5, not iphones. There are others ones that do work for those though.
Originally Posted By: Nick R
That one will only work with android phones, like my Galaxy S5, not iphones. There are others ones that do work for those though.
OK thanks. You gotta excuse me, I'm pushin' 50 and I'm not too well versed on this technology stuff.
That one will only work with android phones, like my Galaxy S5, not iphones. There are others ones that do work for those though.
OK thanks. You gotta excuse me, I'm pushin' 50 and I'm not too well versed on this technology stuff.
Heres a new screencap. I tired to get another one at idle WOT (ie 4000RPM) but it got lost somehow. Will get another.
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Here. I'll go out to my focus and do some here in a few. This was the traverse, idle goverened to 4000RPM at WOT
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JHZR2
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Wow, scangauges are up to $200??!? I thought they had dropped to around $139 or less on group buys.
If Im using a phone as a GPS, a music player, a phone, etc., not sure I want to use it as a scanner too, but the point is good - the need for most of the data is only needed sporadically, so for a car with an MPG gauge and other gauges of interest, the app may be great.
Different cars and applications (and drivers) may have different needs.
If Im using a phone as a GPS, a music player, a phone, etc., not sure I want to use it as a scanner too, but the point is good - the need for most of the data is only needed sporadically, so for a car with an MPG gauge and other gauges of interest, the app may be great.
Different cars and applications (and drivers) may have different needs.
Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Wow, scangauges are up to $200??!? I thought they had dropped to around $139 or less on group buys.
If Im using a phone as a GPS, a music player, a phone, etc., not sure I want to use it as a scanner too, but the point is good - the need for most of the data is only needed sporadically, so for a car with an MPG gauge and other gauges of interest, the app may be great.
Different cars and applications (and drivers) may have different needs.
one of the primary reasons I got it is there is a possibility I will need to drive the traverse, towing one of our other cars down to north carolina next month. It doesn't have an add-on trans cooler, so I want to be able to monitor transmission temp so I know when to pull over on the mountains of WV to let it cool down.
Wow, scangauges are up to $200??!? I thought they had dropped to around $139 or less on group buys.
If Im using a phone as a GPS, a music player, a phone, etc., not sure I want to use it as a scanner too, but the point is good - the need for most of the data is only needed sporadically, so for a car with an MPG gauge and other gauges of interest, the app may be great.
Different cars and applications (and drivers) may have different needs.
one of the primary reasons I got it is there is a possibility I will need to drive the traverse, towing one of our other cars down to north carolina next month. It doesn't have an add-on trans cooler, so I want to be able to monitor transmission temp so I know when to pull over on the mountains of WV to let it cool down.
I found a YouTube video about it, which is probably what I should've watched in the first place.
You can add a transmission cooler easily.
we need a forum topic column on electronics
Nick R,
How are you posting the screen grabs from your phone onto the internet ?
How are you posting the screen grabs from your phone onto the internet ?
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
Nick R,
How are you posting the screen grabs from your phone onto the internet ?
You've already found a video about OBD2 adapter. You can find one about taking screen shots, too.
Then you can use an app on your phone to upload it to some free photo hosting site such as photobucket or imgur.
Nick R,
How are you posting the screen grabs from your phone onto the internet ?
You've already found a video about OBD2 adapter. You can find one about taking screen shots, too.
Then you can use an app on your phone to upload it to some free photo hosting site such as photobucket or imgur.
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