OBD2 Scanner

[tminter4]

I'm sure it's been posted but i can't find it What is the best OBD2 scanner for testing your battery? I'm curious to see where mine is after 2 years

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[HuntingPudel]

Most of the BT and WiFi OBDII scanner devices do the same thing. It’s really the software you want. Most everyone on the forum uses Car Scanner (iOS and Android). I have a Veepeak BT LE OBDII device. There are many other good ones out there. I just got this one because it was on sale at the time and Car Scanner wasn’t compatible with my old one. Car Scanner has a list of devices they have tested, so download the app and then look at what they list. You can probably find something on sale from their list. ??

 

[Hartland]

I have the same set up as Hunting Pudel & words well also you can use this setup with ABRP

 

[Teslaeata]

I'm sure it's been posted but i can't find it What is the best OBD2 scanner for testing your battery? I'm curious to see where mine is after 2 years

These do it for me, the OBD Link’s not the cheapest but I’ve given up buying on price??‍

 

[Zigma51]

Check out my ODB2 video

 

[Mike_Hawk]

These do it for me, the OBD Link’s not the cheapest but I’ve given up buying on price??‍

While the MX+ is a great device and able to access all of the OEM-specific data add-ons for other manufacturers too, for free, the CX is the one you need if you want to use it with ABRP; the MX+ doesn't work with it. CX is the only one from OBDLink with the BLE function needed for the ABRP app.

I already had the MX+ and it won't work with ABRP, so I had to buy the CX. While the CX is supposed to be BMW/Bimmercode focused, it still works for all of your other OBD needs, however for battery testing, you may need to buy the Ford add-on in the OBDLink app since it could be an OEM-specific data point. Fortunately I also have 3 BMWs so it was a nice bonus for me.

You can probably use a different app with the CX for the battery monitoring though (such as Car Scanner, Torque, FordSys, etc) since it works like any other ELM327-based OBD dongle would.

 

[T.S.]

Check out my ODB2 video

Very helpful... thanks.

 

[tminter4]

Check out my ODB2 video

Thanks. Do you leave yours plugged into the car all the time?

 

[T.S.]

Thanks. Do you leave yours plugged into the car all the time?

I just got the Veepeak and am going to use the Cardscanner app. They recommend removing it if it's not in use.

 

[Zigma51]

Thanks. Do you leave yours plugged into the car all the time?

If left in all the time and a bad person knows that it is. It is possible they can hack into your car with it. I also feel this is still unlikely.

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