Anyone use the Torque OBDII bluetooth app?
 

I bought one from amazon, with high ratings and tried it in the X tonight.
When I open the Torque Pro app, it tells me that my 'adapter error count' is 8, and anything other than 0 means something is wrong with the adapter. I am thinking maybe it has to do with BMW being a finnicky auto brand.
Thoughts?

I tried one before just for fun and it worked but that's generic and it doesn't get you all you need for diagnostic though. I don't remember the brand I used and I don't think it's finicky about brand though. Get the INPA/GT1 cable package for BMW stuff. If you are looking for a specific problem and want to scan your car now, let me know and come by. I can scan it for you.

I use mine all the time on all my cars including e39's e46's e53's e60's e90's ect. My adapter works flawlessly for getting codes and reading sensor data.

Amazon.com: BAFX Products - Bluetooth OBD2 scan tool - For check engine light & diagnostics - Android ONLY: Automotive

Thanks guys.
Maybe I just got a faulty one.
It shows my Revs and stuff but keeps saying 'adapter error code'. This is the one I got http://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B009RLB...290_TE_3p_dp_1
Might give another one a go...

I just ordered that one because I thought I lost my eBay one. But I found my eBay one today, and it works as long as I open torque after I already have the device paired. If I try to pair after opening torque it won't work.

I keep my bluetooth adapter in the car in case the BM Trouble U throw up a DTC when I'm not near my computer with Carsoft 6.5 or BMW Scanner 1.4.

Troubleshooted the BMW one Christmas when the family was out Christmas shopping and it told me I had a misfire in one of the cylinder with fuel cut off. Swap the coil pack with an adjacent cylinder coil pack and the DTC moved to the other cylinder, so I was able to buy a coil pack on a Friday night at an Autozone and had my X fix.

I always keep my OBDII Bluetooth adapter in the X. I use it on friends cars more than any of mine since I have a laptop rig W/ SSS/DIS ect.

I used it yesterday to pull codes on a coworkers KIA and came up with a bunch of Lean Bank codes. That told me vacuum leak, I went right to the intake and found a rotted hose letting a bunch of unmetered air in. Grabber her a new one on break at the local dealer and had it fixed in 15 min. She was mesmerized :)

It's a very handy tool for under 15.00............Thanks Ebay China!

funny, I just got mine today in the mail. same one and it works for me.
pair first through blue tooth and then open Torque app.
but it sounds like yours IS connecting tho... maybe you got a fouled one.
I have a fake autel scan tool that works very well, but this bt bit is just to leave in car for emergencies. its nice and tiny and the Torque app does provide nice colorful graphs compared to my scan tool which is dot matrix screen.

I just tested mine. Works with Torque and BMWhat Lite.

I did connect to the obd thing before opening either app on my Oneplus One.

http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...psqb8o3dck.png

I am still trying to connect obd2 via bluetooth for Torque pro app! I have used few adapters! One of them is elm327.....I know many adaptors are 'broken'!
My adaptors can not read car's ECU!

Is there any iPhone app to measure acceleration by using WiFi OBD2 adapter? I've got Carly WiFi interface.

ELM 327 and Torque Pro
 

Just got a ELM 327 cheapie clone and the Torque Pro app for my cell. Tried it on my 2003 X5 and it seems to be working, sort of.... I scanned for faults and it came back with "zero", but none of the real time gauges were displaying any data, i.e. pointers all zero'd out. Don't know if I should try another interface, or be happy I can read the fault codes....
Are there any mid-priced 327 clones, somewhere between a $5 Chinese knock-off and a $$$ name brand interface?

I use this ELM 327 Bluetooth adapter on my E46 and E53 and it works with all OBDII protocols. It worked with Torque Pro but I now use OBD Fusion. It seems to have a little more power that the Torque app. I like the logging feature.

About $10.00

https://www.walmart.com/ip/ELM327-OB...&wl13=&veh=sem

https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/632...0&odnBg=FFFFFF

Here is a pic of the unit I purchased, it was about $8.00. I would avoid, based on inability to read real time data; no fuel pressure, coolant temp, etc.:
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/mYgAA...Qw/s-l1600.jpg

I bought about 5 adapters...no one worked with torque pro! Then I red car before 2004.year doesn't support bluetooth@ I don't know!
NowI have 2008 and torque works through Carly adapter but sometimes I use carly app to see parameters....there dozens of them

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The bluetooth is in the adapter that you plug into the OBD II connector, NOT the car bluetooth. I have a MY 2001 BMW X5 and all the bluetooth adapters that I have works on all my cars along with Torque Pro on all my phones and Tablets. You need to have the tablet or phone establish a connection with the adapter before it will work.

I am talking about obd connector not car's bluetooth! There is no bt before 2004...as far as I know..it started since 2004 if we speak about phone's bt! Even carly app doesn't support bt connection before 2004 through obd@

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I'm confused. The OBDII module connects through the phone or tablet via Bluetooth. The 2004 date you suggest has no bearing on your phone or tablet connecting to the Bluetooth OBDII module. As long as you have a Bluetooth OBDII module and a phone or tablet that supports Bluetooth you should be able to have Torque or OBD Fusion work. :dunno:

BTW, Bluetooth was announced in 1998

Yeah the car's year has nothing to do with torque working. As long as its obd2 it should work period no matter what car it is actually. I use my Bluetooth obd2 adapter on bmw's, ford, chevy, dodge, Honda, mazda, etc.

The software and what its running on is the issue normally. So if its not working look at the phone, obd2 dongle or the program your trying to run it with not the car.

I remember another issue I had with the obd2 Bluetooth module that I have. It is so low profile to keep it out of the way I guess it has problems seating onto some obd2 ports. I had to press it into the plug extra hard to get it to work sometimes when I first got it. It loosened up with usage.

So why did you even bring up the comment about no Bluetooth in the car before 2004. I don't have Bluetooth in my X5, but I am able to use an OBD II adapter and the app Torque Pro. Perhaps the car OBD II adapter is not working and powering up all those adapters that you bought. Do you have a scanner that can connect directly to the OBD II connector to verify if the connector is working? Carly was designed so that you would have to buy their proprietary cable in order to use their app.

I have carly cable for cars before 04 forcoding. But you can use carly adapter for cars before 04 if that elm crap doesn't work ;)

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