Bluetooth diagnostic

KwackerJack

Good, Bad?

See lots of Ebay but are they any use?

My father has the BrainBee 6000 but as I don't live at home ( Thank god) It would be useful for me to do my own quick checks?

So has anyone got one? Is there many counterfeit ones about?

ironclaw

Can be a total nightmare under Windows OS with drivers etc. Handy if you have an Android phone mind you.

Personally I'd recommend USB, just as if not cheaper in most instances.

Harcrid

I bought one last week and it works fairly well. I had it working on a Windows 7 laptop and also on an android phone using the Torque app. Limited enough as to what you can do with it but I only want it to read fault codes when needed.

KwackerJack

ironclaw wrote: »

Can be a total nightmare under Windows OS with drivers etc. Handy if you have an Android phone mind you.

Personally I'd recommend USB, just as if not cheaper in most instances.

Typical that I have Vista on the PC and windows 7 on the laptop :rolleyes:

But I do have an Android phone

Any point buying USB one of ebay, who is to be trusted??

Have a volvo which there seems to be no after market computer to scan codes with but i will be getting a bmw 525 or p38 Range Rover which are the same engine but are the ecu's the same??

ironclaw

KwackerJack wrote: »

Typical that I have Vista on the PC and windows 7 on the laptop :rolleyes:

But I do have an Android phone

Any point buying USB one of ebay, who is to be trusted??

Have a volvo which there seems to be no after market computer to scan codes with but i will be getting a bmw 525 or p38 Range Rover which are the same engine but are the ecu's the same??

OBDII is the standard across nearly every car since 1996. There is about 3 chips that different manufacturers put in USB and Bluetooth adapters, both mainline and Chinese clones. The difference really is how good the software is. A $5 cable is just as good as a VagCom unit if you have the right software behind it.

I just have bad experiences with Bluetooth and Windows, hence why I avoid it. Never seems to be consistent especially when you get into COM ports and free software. Never had a problem with USB based systems.

Kenny Logins

Have to agree, Windows Bluetooth is the weak link. I have a cheap Chinese BT adapter that works flawlessly with Torque (Android app).

KwackerJack

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Have to agree, Windows Bluetooth is the weak link. I have a cheap Chinese BT adapter that works flawlessly with Torque (Android app).

Is there any limitations to what vehicles it can read?

I don't have a preference for bluetooth or usb, I simply want something that works

Kenny Logins

Not sure, sorry. This is the one I have - http://dx.com/p/obdii-bluetooth-car-diagnostic-cable-black-blue-orange-dc-12v-42825

yllw.ldbttr

Not out yet, and at launch will only be for US petrol models but I think this will be a nice user friendly tool for the future.

http://www.automatic.com/

ironclaw

yllw.ldbttr wrote: »

Not out yet, and at launch will only be for US petrol models but I think this will be a nice user friendly tool for the future.

http://www.automatic.com/

I was sent that last week. Have to say it looks very interesting if it is European-ised.