<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpe634cd14yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">A few months back I went the cheap route. I bought the $60 model from Harbor Freight. I don't need one but I was just curious. Being an EE nerd I was curious to see the charging voltage and currents on my Ioniq6. This thing and the Android App associated with it were totally useless. It gave me less information than I could get off of the instrument panel and the Blue Link phone app. And that is terribly limited. Hyundai decided to really dumb down the HMI on this thing.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I plugged it into the wife's CRV and during the scan it flagged several issues and caused the dash to light up like it was Christmas time even though the car had no issues and totally reset itself after a switch-off.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">So, total waste of money.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">On the other hand, Tuner Studio tells me everything I want to know what my Mega Squirt is doing, and then some.</div><div><br></div><div class="ydpe634cd14signature"><div style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div><font size="4">Dave <br></font></div><div><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"><br></span></div><br></div></div></div></div>
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On Sunday, June 28, 2026 at 04:35:24 PM CDT, Mark Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">On 6/28/26 8:42 AM, Tim . wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Does any one here have/use a smart phone OBD2 scanner?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I've been using an OBDLink LX for a while, a bright green little thing <br></div><div dir="ltr">that plugs into the OBD port on the vehicle. And it communicates with <br></div><div dir="ltr">the OBDLink app on my android phone via bluetooth. Works pretty well, <br></div><div dir="ltr">reads/clears DTC codes, can display real time info like water temp, rpm, <br></div><div dir="ltr">speed, battery voltage, etc. Also has accelerometers, though I don't <br></div><div dir="ltr">think I have ever checked those while driving my car. Can't remember <br></div><div dir="ltr">how much it cost or how long ago I bought it. I am sure a web search on <br></div><div dir="ltr">OBDLink LX will provide current pricing. The company also offers an MX <br></div><div dir="ltr">model, which has more features, and a price tag that reflects the extra <br></div><div dir="ltr">features.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">But about a week ago I had ordered an iCarSoft LR 4.0 scanner for just <br></div><div dir="ltr">over $200 that has Jaguar/Land Rover specific software. Pretty slick, I <br></div><div dir="ltr">got it because of the Jaguar XK I bought last year. It will read 6 <br></div><div dir="ltr">digit DTCs, whereas the OBDLink only reads the basic 4 digit codes. I <br></div><div dir="ltr">haven't used it much yet, probably overkill for most people. So I am <br></div><div dir="ltr">not yet sure if it is the greatest thing ever or a total waste of money.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I would stay away from FIXD and really cheap ones, too basic. I do have <br></div><div dir="ltr">a couple of handheld stand alone scanners I bought years ago, haven't <br></div><div dir="ltr">used them since getting the bluetooth plug in unit.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">mjb.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:Shop-talk@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop-talk@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Suggested annual donation $12.96<br></div><div dir="ltr">Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/dave1massey@cs.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/dave1massey@cs.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div>
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