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R50/53 Need a working obd II bluetooth adapter for Torque

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Old Mar 31, 2020 | 04:54 PM
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Need a working obd II bluetooth adapter for Torque

I tried 2 that havent worked . I could really use some suggestions on one that's been working for others.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2020 | 06:52 PM
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I use the 7$ elm327 one off ebay...its the clear blue one...its worked with every single app I've tried with it and on multiple vehicles including my 04 mcs
 
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Old Apr 1, 2020 | 03:32 AM
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That's one of the ones I used but i couldn't get it to work for some reason.What apps have you used besides Torque
 
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Old Apr 1, 2020 | 04:50 AM
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I tried these three so far

 
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Old Apr 1, 2020 | 06:01 AM
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I know for sure 2 of those are super knock offs and I hear those are hit or miss what they work with , try this . Its 7$ only and its the one I have been using with 0 connectivity issues what so ever..
I used torque , car scanner , carly and some bmw one .. all 4 sofar has worked with it.. are you using an iphone ? iPhones from my experience have trouble using the bluetooth ones and work better using the wifi connecting ones. I use an android ( note9) but I have had it working on my wife's iphone6 too though .


https://www.ebay.com/itm/ELM327-OBDI...IAAOSwOnhdcHKZ
 
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Old Apr 1, 2020 | 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by frankiev
I tried 2 that havent worked . I could really use some suggestions on one that's been working for others.
Are you sure the units you have are Bluetooth and not WiFi? I purchased an EML327 unit from Amazon a few years back, worked great but when I went to look at a car , I left the unit in the car...SMH. I digress, I purchased another unit recently and didn't realize it was a WiFi until I tried to get it to work, it does when you set your phone up correctly. Just make sure which unit you have?

I don't see the Bluetooth emblem on those units, look them over to make sure they are Bluetooth/WiFi.
 
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Old Apr 1, 2020 | 09:08 AM
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I think iPhones will only connect to the wifi ones but an android device will connect to the wifi and bluetooth .
 
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Old Apr 1, 2020 | 09:42 AM
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Thanks for the help I'll order one ..I have an android . Which app do you guys like best
 
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Old Apr 1, 2020 | 11:39 AM
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Thanks for the help I'll order one ..I have an android . Which app do you guys like best
You will order what, don't you have 3 already? Look to see if they are Bluetooth or WiFi and connect accordingly.
 
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Old Apr 1, 2020 | 11:50 AM
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I was able to get the blue one to connect . Apparently the issue was in blue tooth settings in Torque
 
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