Soliport ELM 327 Bluetooth OBDII OBD2 Diagnostic Scanner, ELM327 wireless OBD 2 Scan tool check Engine Light CAR CODE READER

by Soliport

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B004KL0I9I
• Item model number: S-BYHM-016
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (120 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
  • #1 in Office Products > Office Electronics > Other Office Equipment > Bar Code Scanners
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 23, 2011

Product Description

* Works with all OBD-II compliant vehicles * Wireless (Bluetooth) * Software included for Palm, PDA * Software included for Windows PC * Software included for Windows Smartphone * ISO15765-4 (CAN) * ISO14230-4 (KWP2000) * ISO9141-2 * J1850 VPW * J1850 PWM Note: pls be sure that your car compatible with these agreement before you buy Functions: * Read diagnostic trouble codes, both generic and manufacturer-specific, and display their meaning (over 3000 generic code definitions in the database). * Clear trouble codes and turn off the MIL ("Check Engine" light) * Display current sensor data, including: * Engine RPM * Calculated Load Value * Coolant Temperature * Fuel System Status * Vehicle Speed * Short Term Fuel Trim * Long Term Fuel Trim * Intake Manifold Pressure * Timing Advance * Intake Air Temperature * Air Flow Rate * Absolute Throttle Position * Oxygen sensor voltages/associated short term fuel trims * Fuel System status * Fuel Pressure * Many others

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great with Torque and my Droid phone., April 17, 2011

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AZdevnull - See all my reviews

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I got it just as I was done rebuilding the top end of my 04 Dodge Ram. It's nice to not have to run to the local autozone to get a code read. I'm a shade tree mechanic, and I have more and more friends who are running OBDII. This worked great with Torque. There is a pin to connect. 1234.

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars An inexpensive gamble on functionality..., August 13, 2011

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David K. Wilson - See all my reviews
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Like serveral gearheads that like OBDII analysis tools for their cars, I saw the advertisements for 'droids "Torque" app that provides the metrics of your cars computer analysis. It allows you to see everything a professional mechanic can see with his $3,xxx.xx Snap On scanning tools at the shops. No longer do you have to take your car in to a professional mechanic/shop when you get a check engine/service engine soon light. You plug in your OBDII adaptor to the port and then fire up 'droids "Torque" app and viola! You can see when the 'fault' the cars computer is relaying. With that knowledge, *you* can decide if it's a simple fix or a major fix. Plus, knowing what the really is, you can go to the shop and know if the mechanic is 'embellishing' the issue. Most mechanics are honest but some shops really do have some 'issues' and tell the mechanically clueless they need all kinds of stuff they don't. My mother is a perfect example...Makes me so mad! You can also 'clear' the code with "Torque" to make the check engine light go off after you've fixed the issue.

The critical component in all this is the OBDII adaptor. You have to have someway to link your 'droid "Torque" app to the cars computer. This adaptor listed here is the one most 'hits' on Google provided when I was looking for an OBDII adaptor. They were inexpensive and my initial research seemed to indicate users/buyers were happy with the product. I ordered one from Ebay but didn't realize it was being shipped from China. I'm an impatient sort so I also bought one from Amazon and had it expedited. It arrived right away and I eagerly unpacked it and installed it. I fired up my 'droid "Torque" app and followed the instructions on "pairing it"(Identifying it to the bluetooth function in my 'droid X). Right off the bat, the "Torque" app threw up a dialog box that said this adaptor was known to be a cheap and unreliable clone(how the heck can it tell ? Lol) and then it started the communications. The lights on the device indicated activity and viola! it linked. But after 5 seconds it dropped.
I grimaced and then restarted the process. Same dropped communications every time I started the application. This was on my '96 Z28. Deciding it might be just my Z28, I tried it on my daughters 2004 Kia Spectre. Same dropped communications. I tried it on my wifes 2002 Dodge Caravan. Same dropped communications.

I went into the house and went on the internet and googled to see if others had ran into this 'dropped communications' issue. Well, there it was. It looks like these cheap adaptors work out perfect about 50% of the time and fail like mine equally at 50%. I told myself, "Well, at least it didn't cost too much and, hey.. you have the one coming from China too. It might work!". Well, it arrived and its just as bad as the first one. It's not even worth returning to Amazon for a refund. lol...

Maybe you'll be lucky and get a good one. I ended up just buying the PLX Kiwi OBDII adaptor. It's much more expense at around $99 but it's as solid as a rock and works perfect every time.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars does not work, May 13, 2011

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RMonst3r (Miami, FL United States) - See all my reviews

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Beware, this does not work with ODBII Subarus or Suzukis, tested on a 2003 WRX STI and a 2006 Suzuki Vitara - Failed to connect to ECU.

Also the cd that came with it has wear scratches indicating that it was previously used.