I was thinking of getting an obd unit that is Bluetooth and using a smartphone to view the different things it displays. Has anyone done this?

 

I have a OBD to Wifi that I connect my phone to so I can capture engine data and sync it to GoPro video
http://www.plxdevices.com/product_info.php?id=GSST2WIFI

 

I also have a GoPoint BT1 OBD (wifi) device that sends data to my iPhone for my harry's lap timer pro app for track days… works great. I can also clear engine codes I occasionally get due to my header/exhaust setup.

 

I have a Bluetooth obd and works with my android - Torque is the program name

 

Do any of these devices show engine oil temperature? Or is that not possible? Thanks.

 

I have the Torque for android also. it's ok but doesn't show engine or trans oil temp.

 

Not possible. The oil temperature is hardwired into the combination meter and never gets on the CAN bus. There is no Active Data for engine oil temperature, only transmission oil temperature. Sucks for sure - in my world, I'd have an artificial red line built into my engine program to be sure it was not possible to abuse the engine with cold oil. BMW did this years ago on the M5, but apparently Lexus isn't concerned about it.

 

Is there any diffrence between the blutooth one and the wirless one?
Do they come with apps, or the appas are something that will work with all of them?

 

There are different apps for Android and iOS and the devices themselves do not come with any apps.
Generally you'll want bluetooth for Android devices and wifi for iOS devices. I have both Android and iOS but have a Wifi OBD, the Android will connect to it but the apps don't see it.

 

thanks for the clerifications . So basicly I'd need WIFI for iphone. Is there a specific brand or model of WIFI OBD that works well with iphone?

 

i misspoke… The GoPoint BT-1 is bluetooth not wifi to the iPhone

 

Thanks everyone for the replies.