Best value scan tool?
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Mountain Pass
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Best value scan tool?
looking for a cell phone compatible scan tool, I have an iPhone so forscan is out the window unfortunately. What “wifi” scan tools are you guys using? A regular scan tool is perfectly fine but a wireless one is even better! Perks if it can perform a buzz test.
If you guys have any links or recommendations please let me know
If you guys have any links or recommendations please let me know
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https://www.obdlink.com/products/obdlink-mxp/ works fine with iphone and forscan lite in sons truck,
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I have the
and I've purchased Forscan for iOS, Android, and Windows. All work well.
If all you're looking for is the basic codes and a way to clear them, buy one of the Harbor Freight OBD2 code readers. But you actually want Forscan.
If all you're looking for is the basic codes and a way to clear them, buy one of the Harbor Freight OBD2 code readers. But you actually want Forscan.
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- FORScan Lite
- CarGaugePro
- TorquePro
Those are my choices in that order. Although, I would most likely call Dionne Warwick and the Psychic Friends Network than EVER use TorquePro again.
As for hardware, I have two devices from the OBDLink catalogue that work flawlessly. There are others available like BAFX, but their name eludes me at the moment.
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Is forscan better than AE my AE for some reason doesn't let me do anything anymore except check codes.
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OK, that was bad information. I have iProducts and it works fine but it costs $5 or so. I believe that the android version is free. For some reason, you need to use a WIFI adapter though, not bluetooth. I don't know why.
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The PC/laptop full version of FORScan is free and can be downloaded from the FORScan website. The Android mobile version of FORScan (FORScan Lite or FSL) is a one time purchase of $5 from the Play Store. I believe that iPhone/Apple has a similar method based on the instructions noted below which were taken from the 7.3L PSD Tech Folder. They have been there for quite some time now. I don't use an iOS device and never will, I only know the previously stated information based on learning from others and what FORScan has published on their website.
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The PC/laptop full version of FORScan is free and can be downloaded from the FORScan website. The Android mobile version of FORScan (FORScan Lite or FSL) is a one time purchase of $5 from the Play Store. I believe that iPhone/Apple has a similar method based on the instructions noted below which were taken from the 7.3L PSD Tech Folder. They have been there for quite some time now. I don't use an iOS device and never will, I only know the previously stated information based on learning from others and what FORScan has published on their website.
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I don't even think lowly of Google, but as you mentioned our choices are limited at the moment. Anytime there is a third party that is up and coming the bigger companies buy them out when they become a threat and absorb them into their BS.
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Hey y’all just thought I’d share, I bought this BAFX Products Wireless WiFi (OBDII) OBD2 Code Reader & Scan Tool / Wireless Check Engine Light Diagnostic Scan Tool for Cars & Trucks / for iOS. iPhone & Android Devices (1) https://a.co/d/gmME8iB obdII wifi scanner on Amazon for 26.99 and it works like a charm with FORSCAN, runs buzz tests and live monitoring of certain things through your Apple product 👍🏻👍🏻