Torque ELM 327 Bluetooth BT OBD2 OBDII Car Diagnostic Scanner Code Reader

(will not work with iphone unless it’s been jailbroken)

Torque is an engine diagnostics application for Android that allows you to directly monitor your car engine control unit (ECU) and retrieve various information from the sensors connected to it as well as use your phones internal GPS and accelerometer sensors to graph other information such as acceleration
Torque can be used to view any stored fault codes on your vehicles ECU, then, after a mechanic fixing the fault, it also can clear the fault codes allowing you to clear the ‘Check Engine’ light warning on your dashboard.

• Works with petrol cars 2001 onwards
• Works with diesel cars 2004 onwards
• Highly advanced software
• Small and discreet
• Can be left plugged in

Multi-Protocol Support:

SAE J1850 PWM (41.6 kbaud)

SAE J1850 VPW (10.4 kbaud)

ISO 9141-2 (5 baud init, 10.4 kbaud)

ISO 14230-4 KWP (5 baud init, 10.4 kbaud)

ISO 14230-4 KWP (fast init, 10.4 kbaud)

ISO 15765-4 CAN (11 bit ID, 500 kbaud)

ISO 15765-4 CAN (29 bit ID, 500 kbaud)

ISO 15765-4 CAN (11 bit ID, 250 kbaud)

ISO 15765-4 CAN (29 bit ID, 250 kbaud)

First, locate the vehicle diagnostics socket – it should be a similar shape that will let the adapter plug into it. Some common places for it are underneath the drivers-side dashboard, or behind a flap near or underneath the steering wheel. Some Vauxhalls have them placed in the centre ‘tunnel’ between drivers and passenger seats underneath the ash tray, and Alfas could be in the passenger glove box.

Once you have located the socket, plug the adapter into it. Some lights on it should light up. If you are using the PLX adapter, make sure it is turned on if it has a switch.

Now you need to pair the adapter with the phone. Some common pairing codes here are ‘0000’ or ‘1234’. For older versions of Android (1.5 & 1.6), you may need to pair the phone ‘twice’ (check the notification bar for the pairing request after pairing for the first time).

Pairing the adapter with the phone is relatively simple:

• Go to the phones Bluetooth settings, accessible via the phones ‘Settings->Wireless and networks->Bluetooth settings’
• Scan for devices
• Wait until the Bluetooth device shows in the list
• Select the device, you will be asked for a pairing code, it is normally 1234 or 000
• You are now paired. If you are using Android 1.5 you may get asked a second time (in the notification bar) to authorise the pairing – use the same pin code here as well.

Selecting the adapter with Torque

• Launch Torque, and go into the applications settings menu
• Select the “OBD2 Bluetooth Settings” settings option
• Scroll down the list of items until you see ‘Connection Type’ in the list. Make sure this is set to ‘Bluetooth’
• Scroll down to the Bluetooth preferences section, select ‘Choose Bluetooth Device’ and select the adapter you paired with earlier.
• Torque is now setup, and should connect to the adapter. To speed things up you might want to quit the app and restart it

Make sure your vehicle ignition is on (the engine does not have to be running) and Torque will start to read sensor information from the ECU. When Torque is properly connected, all the flashing icons at the top right of the main screen should turn blue and stay solid.