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- San Antonio, Texas
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- '15 CX-5 Miata AWD
This is all you need to read back PIDS (data feeds) from the ECU, and DTCS (Codes)
A bluetooth OBD2 Dongle such as this one They cost $5-15. Vendors are pretty much price warring over them all day. this one is $7 shipped.
https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
An *ANDROID* device with bluetooth. Your phone or something. If you want a standalone device you can get brand new android phone from gearbest/aliexpress etc for $35 or less or look around on ebay for a used phone/tablet. I have seen new android phones/tabs with bluetooth for as low as $20. 7" tablets run $35 if you want something big. http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_113147.html?
Website for torque if you don't know what it is (yes basic version is free) https://torque-bhp.com/
A (small) example of the feedback display
For as little as $5 (or ~$30 if you need a device) you can have everything you need in color, with real time logging, an excellent interface, and free updates jsut by connecting to a WiFi. It also logs 0-60, estimated hp/tq (depending on device hardware) and more. Meanwhile these bulky scan devices sell in stores for upwards of $300 and come with a 1985 dot matrix display. It reads codes (and if you so desire, can clear them), and gives you the generic description, which you can then look up in the workshop manual to see what the published triggers/troubleshooting/etc for the code are
A bluetooth OBD2 Dongle such as this one They cost $5-15. Vendors are pretty much price warring over them all day. this one is $7 shipped.
https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
An *ANDROID* device with bluetooth. Your phone or something. If you want a standalone device you can get brand new android phone from gearbest/aliexpress etc for $35 or less or look around on ebay for a used phone/tablet. I have seen new android phones/tabs with bluetooth for as low as $20. 7" tablets run $35 if you want something big. http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_113147.html?
Website for torque if you don't know what it is (yes basic version is free) https://torque-bhp.com/
A (small) example of the feedback display
For as little as $5 (or ~$30 if you need a device) you can have everything you need in color, with real time logging, an excellent interface, and free updates jsut by connecting to a WiFi. It also logs 0-60, estimated hp/tq (depending on device hardware) and more. Meanwhile these bulky scan devices sell in stores for upwards of $300 and come with a 1985 dot matrix display. It reads codes (and if you so desire, can clear them), and gives you the generic description, which you can then look up in the workshop manual to see what the published triggers/troubleshooting/etc for the code are