Tomtop ELM327 Bluetooth OBDII Reader - Toyota Yaris Forums

Betrivent · 05-31-2011, 10:23 PM

I bought one of these on the 12th, it finally came today. At first I was skeptical, I plugged it in and couldn't detect it with my phone. It took me 15 minutes to realise that CHX is the device's name. Anyway! Plugged it in, finally paired it after searching around and figuring out that the PIN for the bluetooth pairing is "6789" (which wasn't included fyi), and installed "Torque" on my phone. It's available in the Android market for $4.75 or something but it works practically flawlessly.

Here's the link to the reader I got, and the same selling. It ships from Hong Kong so it takes a while but damn, was the wait worth it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ELM327-OBD2-OBDI...ht_4401wt_1139

With the reader and the app you can see everything including:
Boost
Intake Temp
Throttle %
Acceleration
MPG/KPL
Speedo
Tach

EVERYTHING.

There's a widget option within the program for "raw data" and man, it's an overwhelming amount.

Here's a video I took briefly showing what it can do. Ignore the dialogue, that's my add who I was also showing it to at the time:

http://youtu.be/Ev1J5ugnG5c

So there it is. I am impressed by the device, and wanted to share. Cheerio.

LINK TO ANDROID TORQUE APP:

https://market.android.com/details?i...=search_result

marcus · 05-31-2011, 10:26 PM

very interesting....subscribed!

Betrivent · 05-31-2011, 10:34 PM

Heh, and of course it can read engine codes :P

Bluevitz-rs · 06-01-2011, 10:37 AM

Cool. can you take screen shots from you phone?

Betrivent · 06-01-2011, 01:16 PM

I haven't yet figured that out. I can get pictures of my phone, form a camera though.. lol

EDIT: Took a video, I'll post itin the original post.

Altitude · 06-01-2011, 01:43 PM

Nice. I bought one from China a couple of years ago, it was more expensive but it was also more compact.

Same size as this one

Betrivent · 06-01-2011, 01:44 PM

Yeah I would have much preferred somethign of that size, but oh well. I may relocate the OBDII port to somewhere in the immediate vicinity so that the adapter can be out of sight, and out of the way of my foot which I'm afraid will inadvertently kick the thing.

Altitude · 06-01-2011, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Betrivent

Yeah I would have much preferred somethign of that size, but oh well. I may relocate the OBDII port to somewhere in the immediate vicinity so that the adapter can be out of sight, and out of the way of my foot which I'm afraid will inadvertently kick the thing.

You can probably get a short cable to attach to it and stuff the unit up under the dash. http://www.obd2cables.com/products/

Betrivent · 06-01-2011, 02:26 PM

Nah at this point it's easier to dismount the plug on the car adn move the entire cable assembly up somewhere. It's not forseeable that anybody besides me will need to know where it is for a very long time.

toy_toronto · 06-01-2011, 03:55 PM

Move it but not so high up somewhere that your dealer/techs can't find it during diagnostics, lol.

WeeYari · 06-01-2011, 03:56 PM

^ would be cool if the app could be loaded on your HU toy.

Betrivent · 06-01-2011, 03:58 PM

My HU isn't very advanced ;) And my car is 3rd hand, from out of my province. So it's got no warranty or dealer support. I don't trust the dealer ship with my car anyway. I'd rather do the work myself or go to a private shop. (Or the mechanics at my work for as logn as I work there/they have the time)

WeeYari · 06-01-2011, 04:00 PM

Was talking to toy_toronto. His HU is quite advanced.

Betrivent · 06-01-2011, 04:01 PM

Oh, hehe my bad :P

toy_toronto · 06-01-2011, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WeeYari

^ would be cool if the app could be loaded on your HU toy.

I agree, it woud be awesome to see the gauges through Picture-in-Picture, lol.

jambo101 · 06-02-2011, 08:34 AM

I guess for $20 how can you go wrong?
http://www.tomtop.de/elm327-obdii-v1...e-scanner.html

but dont you have to plug it into a laptop to make it work?

Betrivent · 06-02-2011, 09:46 AM

No, the way I have it set up is I have all the data go to my phone.

jambo101 · 06-03-2011, 04:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Betrivent

No, the way I have it set up is I have all the data go to my phone.

05-31-2011, 10:23 PM	#1
Betrivent Not quite a noob Drives: e46 325 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: edmonton Posts: 1,408	Tomtop ELM327 Bluetooth OBDII Reader I bought one of these on the 12th, it finally came today. At first I was skeptical, I plugged it in and couldn't detect it with my phone. It took me 15 minutes to realise that CHX is the device's name. Anyway! Plugged it in, finally paired it after searching around and figuring out that the PIN for the bluetooth pairing is "6789" (which wasn't included fyi), and installed "Torque" on my phone. It's available in the Android market for $4.75 or something but it works practically flawlessly. Here's the link to the reader I got, and the same selling. It ships from Hong Kong so it takes a while but damn, was the wait worth it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ELM327-OBD2-OBDI...ht_4401wt_1139 With the reader and the app you can see everything including: Boost Intake Temp Throttle % Acceleration MPG/KPL Speedo Tach EVERYTHING. There's a widget option within the program for "raw data" and man, it's an overwhelming amount. Here's a video I took briefly showing what it can do. Ignore the dialogue, that's my add who I was also showing it to at the time: http://youtu.be/Ev1J5ugnG5c So there it is. I am impressed by the device, and wanted to share. Cheerio. LINK TO ANDROID TORQUE APP: https://market.android.com/details?i...=search_result Last edited by Betrivent; 06-12-2011 at 01:12 PM.

05-31-2011, 10:26 PM	#2
marcus toyota View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris RS Blazed Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: toronto, canada Posts: 3,637	very interesting....subscribed! __________________ If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits eighty-eight miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious shit!!!!!! "Horsepower is how fast you hit the object. Torque is how far you move that object.."

06-01-2011, 01:16 PM	#5
Betrivent Not quite a noob Drives: e46 325 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: edmonton Posts: 1,408	I haven't yet figured that out. I can get pictures of my phone, form a camera though.. lol EDIT: Took a video, I'll post itin the original post. Last edited by Betrivent; 06-01-2011 at 01:33 PM.

06-01-2011, 03:55 PM	#10
toy_toronto always toyin' View User's Garage Drives: 2010 5-Dr Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tarrana, Canada Posts: 472	Move it but not so high up somewhere that your dealer/techs can't find it during diagnostics, lol. __________________ - Procrastinators of the world unite! ...tomorrow. My Garage.. 'Mild' Drop & Misc..2-DIN GPS/Navi..DIY:Rear Wiper Delay..Ramps/Roll-Ups..Rain Sensing Wipers / Auto-Headlamps

06-01-2011, 03:56 PM	#11
WeeYari View User's Garage Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,740	^ would be cool if the app could be loaded on your HU toy. __________________

05-31-2011, 10:34 PM	#3
Betrivent Not quite a noob Drives: e46 325 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: edmonton Posts: 1,408	Heh, and of course it can read engine codes :P

06-01-2011, 10:37 AM	#4
Bluevitz-rs 1NZ-6spd View User's Garage Drives: '05 6-Spd Vitz RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,967	Cool. can you take screen shots from you phone?

06-01-2011, 01:43 PM	#6
Altitude Drives: '08 LB MT Bayou Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,671	Nice. I bought one from China a couple of years ago, it was more expensive but it was also more compact. Same size as this one

06-01-2011, 01:44 PM	#7
Betrivent Not quite a noob Drives: e46 325 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: edmonton Posts: 1,408	Yeah I would have much preferred somethign of that size, but oh well. I may relocate the OBDII port to somewhere in the immediate vicinity so that the adapter can be out of sight, and out of the way of my foot which I'm afraid will inadvertently kick the thing.

06-01-2011, 02:26 PM	#9
Betrivent Not quite a noob Drives: e46 325 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: edmonton Posts: 1,408	Nah at this point it's easier to dismount the plug on the car adn move the entire cable assembly up somewhere. It's not forseeable that anybody besides me will need to know where it is for a very long time.

06-01-2011, 03:58 PM	#12
Betrivent Not quite a noob Drives: e46 325 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: edmonton Posts: 1,408	My HU isn't very advanced ;) And my car is 3rd hand, from out of my province. So it's got no warranty or dealer support. I don't trust the dealer ship with my car anyway. I'd rather do the work myself or go to a private shop. (Or the mechanics at my work for as logn as I work there/they have the time)

06-01-2011, 04:00 PM	#13
WeeYari View User's Garage Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,740	Was talking to toy_toronto. His HU is quite advanced. __________________

06-01-2011, 04:01 PM	#14
Betrivent Not quite a noob Drives: e46 325 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: edmonton Posts: 1,408	Oh, hehe my bad :P

06-02-2011, 08:34 AM	#16
jambo101 Drives: yaris 08 sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Montreal Canada Posts: 1,286	I guess for $20 how can you go wrong? http://www.tomtop.de/elm327-obdii-v1...e-scanner.html but dont you have to plug it into a laptop to make it work?

06-02-2011, 09:46 AM	#17
Betrivent Not quite a noob Drives: e46 325 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: edmonton Posts: 1,408	No, the way I have it set up is I have all the data go to my phone.

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