Anyone have issues with their BT disconnecting randomly? Sometimes my Torque Pro will run a few moments then d/c from the Bluetooth, sometimes it will run hours...don't understand the rhyme or reason. I did tell my BT to never turn off on the phone or in the software, can't remember which. Is there another setting that will ensure it stays on all the time?

 

I've noticed whenever I exit the app and open facebook or just go to the home screen it will stop logging data and then when I go back into Torque it reconnects. I think it's programmed that way. Not sure but for $30 for the whole system I'm not complaining.

 

hmmm...a new toy!

Downloaded the app to my phone and ordered the OBDII BT scanner from Amazon. You guys are really a bad influence on me$$$

 

Hah.. Tell me all about it.. Roadster for the wife.. Striping for slasher stripes.. give her my SS mesh lower grills and had to buy me some billets.. to match my new wheels.. Just ordered leather door pull covers for her roadster.. It just never ends.. LOL.

This year model is supposed to fit..

97 04 C5 Corvette Door Pull Leather Wraps Nassau Blue | eBay

 

Yes, Dad, I am having this problem as well. Did you ever come up with a fix?

Selbyl - My unit does it when I stay in the App. It will connect and then after about 3 minutes it starts searching for a device and putting up error messages. I am using a Droid Razr Maxx, but it also did it with my old phone - a Droid X. Any suggestions?

Also, I have my phone and radio "paired" but I have the radio off and I "un-pair" them when I try to use the OBDII.

Thanks in advance

RL

 

Hey RL, maybe there's a power setting with your phone, you shouldn't have to unpair devices. Bluetooth has enough bandwidth to transmit a song of high quality and the few bits of information that come from the OBDII adapter. With my S3 I don't have any problems.

If you want something really fun, check out my other thread in this section, I have a windows CE head unit and I'm trying to add a Torque like program onto the head unit so I don't have to mount a tablet or my phone anywhere so I can view stats while I'm driving or at the track.

I'll be moving back to Derby in 2 years, so if you're still on here we'll have to meet up.

Take Care!

 

You are correct, sir - just went out and tried it with the radio still paired and it worked flawlessly. I have no idea why sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Oh well - still a good set up for ~$25 bucks

And you got it - a meet and greet would be great when you're back in town. I've seen several XFs around here but none seem to want to chat and I don't think any of them are on this forum.

BTW - I took down a Yellow Mustang GT that turned into the base after the race - maybe a mid 2000 model ('05-'07?). Any of your buds back here own that one?

Thanks for your help here on the forum and for what you do to keep our country safe and strong!

Stay safe

RL

 

Not sure about the yellow Mustang. What version of Android do you have? I've been having bluetooth issues with 4.1.2 on my S3. It has to do with power management and so songs will skip while I'm streaming to my head unit, or even at work hooked up to my speakers. If the screen is off for a certain amount of time it goes into a low power state I guess. I'll get around to it, I have a bunch of free time to tinker these days.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-V1-5-ELM327-OBDII-OBD2-Bluetooth-Car-Diagnostic-Interface-Scanner-w-Software/330918035633?pt=Motors_Automotive_Tools&hash=item4d0c4080b1
Might be worth the money..

 

I'm also on 4.1.2. I wonder if I'm missing the pairing request when TP first starts up? This morning, I couldn't get it to work but I was in a hurry and just started the app and tossed the phone in the seat. After work, I took a little more time before driving home and noticed the pairing request. Is there a setting to allow the app and the OBD unit to always allow the pairing so I don't have to enter the 1234 code?

 

Yes in TP settings/OBD2 Adapter Settings/ Choose Bluetooth device
also enable faster communication

This might help a bit.

 

Well - I made sure the settings are as you suggest and still get the pairing request every time I start the App. No biggie, now that I know to look for it. I have also started using a different process when using TP. Rather than leaving it running in the background and waiting for it to pair when I start the car, I exit the program when I shut off the car. Then, when I want to use TP, I start the car first and let it run for a bit before starting TP and then wait for the pairing request. Takes a bit more time, but once it locks in it seems to be more stable doing it that way.

Thanks for the help

RL

 

Miata - is this the adapter you use? If so, do you ever have problems with it disconnecting randomly? Do you have it running all the time or just on certain occasions?

Just curious because after not using it for a while, I tried to use it today and got the random disconnects again. I'm pretty sure it's not the TP app so it is either my phone, my adapter or my car not wanting to play well with others. I'd be willing to toss $10 at a fix if this unit is working for others without fail. The OBDII adapter I have is the one Selbyl posted a link to when he first brought this to the forum. Looks just like the one in your link, but it has a different label on it.

Makes me wonder if all of these are made by the same company and just labeled differently to accommodate different distributors.

RL

 

That was just another inexpensive listing I found. Not sure off the top of my head what "brand" is.. but it is in a translucent blue case. Haven't had any issues at all. When I was playing with intakes I was connected quite often without a hitch, and with it paired to stereo at the same time. Needless to say I don't hook up as often now, and moved it over to the Avalanche right now, and never has dropped a connection.

Here we go.. Looks to be just like this one..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-V1-5-Bluetooth-ELM327-OBD-II-OBDII-OBD2-Protocols-Auto-Diagnostic-Scanner-/310788811887?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item485c74ec6f

 

I tend to buy just about everything small and electronic from Amazon any more & have a couple of the little U$18-U$24 BT dongles, one of which I just leave in my WK2 and has been there for nearly two years now. My only concern is that in the Crossfire I may hit it with my left foot in which case I may need to get one of the "mini" units.

AFAIK if it says "1.5" that is a Chinese knockoff of an ELM 327. Seem to do what is needed though.

I have used with Torque (Android) and TouchScan (Windows) both connecting with BT. With the release of BayTrail 8" tabs with Win 8.1 am planning to move to that platform for automotive use.

That said the Android tab and torque worked fine to check for fault codes (none) and run test 06 (all passed) in a Crossfire I am looking at.

Only real issue is where to permanently mount a 8" tab. Any suggestions would be appreciated. On glove box is a possibility if not too far to reach.

 

New (at least to me) add on for Torque..

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...ortorque&hl=en

 

Ian makes it easy to add custom apps to Torque, the only one I use is TorqueScan to find the standard parameters used by a particular vehicle (the Crossfire has a lot less than my '12 Jeep).

Life is a lot easier if you only have one vehicle to monitor. In my case it is even more difficult since each vehicle has its own dongle that stays with it so have to switch the adapter when in a different car and the there are the ones with ALDLs instead of OBD.

However I agree there are a lot of apps built on Torque for specific purposes that are very good and can use the accelerometers & GPS built into the phone or tablet rather than the car.

 

Very nice and clean looking displays. I especially like the "gear" indication for the automatics even though it's just a calculation.

There are several times when it feels like the car is in too high of a gear when driving around town in "D" (feels like it's bogging down) and by the time I knock the autostick to drop it a gear, it shifts by itself so I drop 2 gears then have to quickly shift up so I don't look like an idiot that can't drive an auto transmission car

 

For the guys that are having bluetooth connection and comunication issues on their devices.... Try turning on "airplane mode". Airplane mode turns off all incoming signals like wi-fi - cellular - email notifications and bluetooth. After youve turned on airplane mode, go back and turn bluetooth back on. Once bluetooth is back on re-pair your device to the OBD.

Ive noticed my music often pauses or skips when Im getting a notification and this may also interfere with the bluetooth connection. The bluetooth signal may "disconnect" temporarily to allow the notification or other priority signals (cellular -wi-fi)) to go through...Just a thought from a ol' school tech head.

 

FYI

Autotalky

Autotalky is a platform that accepts any vehicle’s engine OBD2 data logs and attempts to simplify that data to something more easily understandable to vehicle owners. It accepts any number of OBD2 data parameters via any smartphone app, usually Torque Pro, as long as the data is uploaded to our cloud-based servers. The Autotalky platform will attempt to analyze, visualize, automate notifications and integrate with your trusted mechanics view of your car’s health.

Leverage Popular OBD2 Loggers : Leverage “Torque Pro” for Android which is a popular and highly configurable OBD2 data logger.

Autotalky Connect : Automatically upload all OBD2 log files to the cloud without user intervention

Vehicle Owner Web Application : Vehicle owners can register an unlimited number of vehicles.

Gauge Dashboard : Shows your selected parameters in standard gauge view

Data View : Shows your data in toggable line graphs

Notification Rules : Monitor each of your car engine performance and behavior via Notification Rules and connect with your trusted mechanics.

Market Place : In case you are new to a city or town, this is a way to notify local repair and maintenance professionals in the area that your car needs service. It is method by which you can start to select your Trusted Mechanics.

Trusted Mechanic Web Application : Auto mechanics can manage their customers, vehicles and view the status of each captured OBD2 parameter via the “Trust Fleet”. Share notes with other mechanics and communicate directly to their customers via email messaging.