OBDII Bluetooth Recommendations

Travis05Rubi

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Any suggestions for an OBD Bluetooth device? I would like to see engine data in real time on my phone display and not on the small wired scanner I already have.
 
I've got the one Mac posted--works well. Ive used it regularly for the last 7 years with the Torque Pro App
 
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And a Bluetooth ODB dongle is half the equation. The free app Torque Lite is the best of the "free" apps. I think it's Android only.

I purchased the Torque paid version and it has a couple more features...but realistically the free version is perfectly sufficient.

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My buddy and I both use this device, which is compatible with Android (for me) and iOS (for him). Not the cheapest, however when I did a test run while leaving mine on the hood :eek: never to be seen by me again, I ordered the same model as replacement the very same day...

https://www.obdlink.com/products/obdlink-mxp/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JFRFJG6?tag=wranglerorg-20

I'm pretty sure I have the CX, but I think it's great regardless. I've used several different devices, from cheap elm327 to the expensive BlueDriver, and my OBDLink is hands down the best. Maybe it's just the software in the app, but whatever the root cause they all seem to be inferior.