To run Torque? Doesn't it require either the $99 PLX Kiwi Bluetooth or $125 OBDLink Bluetooth? And it is only for information display not to make any tuning changes?

 

Just information. You can get a cheap OBDII Bluetooth adapter from ebay for like $13. Works good for ECM info and for code scan/clear.

 

Any recommendations? I see one talking about showing trouble codes & resetting the check Engine Light, but no mention of reading the sensors & such. Or they are basically "do it all" as in read sensors & trouble codes? I wanna use Torque to read the sensors, not really for reading trouble codes since I have none.

 

Search eBay for "ELM327 bluetooth". The one I got has an orange and black sticker on it and I haven't had any problems. It also says V1.5 Diagnostic on it.

 

i have 9 ELM327 obdII bluetooth minis sitting on the shelf in there original packages.. can ship for 15$.. takes 2-3 weeks to get them from most of the sellers on ebay because they come from china...

 

Mine was a USA seller and it came in no time. $15 shipped is the same price as you pay for the others and you could help a fellow forum member out.

Any of the ODBII adapters I believe do the job. You can monitor everything that the computer does. Timing, KR, Trans temp, throttle position, the list goes on forever. For around $20 tottal cost it is almost a no brainer. If you rarely use it I bet i can come up with 1000 dumber things you have spent $20 on.