OBDII Scanner

I just bought this one last week from Amazon...works well with the Torque App for Android phones that you can buy for $4.95 at Google Play. The disk that came with the Bluetooth OBD didn't have any apps that worked for me. I have a 97 355 (OBDII).


ELM327 Bluetooth OBDII OBD2 Diagnostic Scanner Can ELM 327 Scantool Check Engine Light Car Code Reader
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I'd go the cheap route. They all pretty much do the same thing as far as codes go. They all use the same OBDII language. The more expensive readers give you the code info right on the screen, where the cheaper units make you refer to a book, disk, or the internet. More expensive units can also tell you diagnostic info at the moment your check engine light came on. That can be helpful if you are mechanically savvy. For the layman, (like myself) I have found that the ability to pull the code, and reset it are the two important features, and they all do that. Helping you "decode" the code are your friends here on fchat.

 

Exactly, I bought this and a dedicated tablet with a protective case all for barely $350 and ended up with a great diagnostic tool. If you already have a droid device then your looking at under $20.