BLCKTEC 410 Bluetooth OBD2 Scanner for iPhone & Android, No Subscription Fee, OBDII Car Code Reader, Diagnose Check Engine Light, Supports OBD2 Compliant Vehicles 1996 and Newer

Used it on my 2014 Camry, found the problem right away, it was the oxygen sensor, and the App provided a link to purchase the part, excellent. I used it on several different cars, and it worked very well.The product used a proprietary App, RepairSolutions2, which is very user friendly, easy to set up, quick, and intuitive. It gave me a lot of useful information, including layman’s definition and effect on the car, which is super helpful and saved me a lot of time googling and searching on YouTube. One thing I don’t like is that it requires you to provide an email and create an account , however, in return, it also provides free cloud space to store all your car scan reports that you can access whenever you need it, which is very convenient. Also, I can confirm that the App is free, no subscription fee. I had a FIXD scanner, and it required a subscription fee.I have other scanners that I purchased in the past, they are more expensive and not as good as this block tech scanner. For the price, this dongle works perfectly and gives me a lot of relevant and useful information, and I will rank it number one among all the scanners I have. It is worth every penny.

For years, I have relied on a cheap wired OBD2 scanner and had to Google to understand the codes. Then a friend recommended this scanner to me, and I really love it. The BLCKTEC OBD2 scanner saves me a lot of time by providing code definition, layman’s definition, and effect on the car, right on the App. Now, I can now understand the problem of my car immediately.Setting up the required scanning app, RepairSolutions2, on my Android phone was straightforward. This scanner lets you choose and monitor several real-time car parameters in both table and graph formats, even without an internet connection. Most importantly, it can generate comprehensive car scan reports, which include multiple pages describing the car issues and its general service needs.I'm glad I made this purchase because it's going to save me a significant amount on repair shop diagnostic costs. The last time I checked, a Honda dealership charged about $150 for a scanner analysis; with inflation, it's probably even more expensive now.

I’ve worked in the automotive parts industry for over thirty years and then another ten years at an automotive repair shop and this tool is great!I’ve since retired and my wife Kia check engine light came on and it was also due for inspection for looked a cheap code reader. The first one was junk and then I got one and it delivered the information I needed to correct the problem myself and cleared the light and had a clean inspection. A few months later the check engine light came on and the car was running rough so I checked with this code reader and found out it was misfiring. After replacing the spark plugs and cylinder one ignition coil the car ran great! Got all the parts here for a good price too.The device works so well with my cellphone and gives you live data which is a huge benefit

When reading through some of the reviews on this, there are a few that talk about connectivity issues, and I've discovered that it might not be the reader but the car. I drive an older Lexus that has some quirks that pop up every couple months and had gotten tired of crawling under the dash to plug in my old reader. Well, I started having connectivity issues and it annoyed me to the point I got out my old reader and plugged it in to clear the codes, well, I decided to just leave it plugged in as it usually quirks a couple days in a row and then goes away. That's when I noticed something, the reader was laying in the floorboard and I could see it as soon as I opened the door and it would power up as soon as I opened the door, before I touched the start button. So, I tried an experiment the last few days, I would start the app as I was walking toward the car, before I touched the car. Sure enough, it would connect every time without issue and work perfectly. I'm thinking that with newer cars that have proximity sensors tied to the key fob, the car does a different "power up" than older cars and this is what is causing the issues.

Very accurate and useful tool for helping to diagnose engine codes in monitor running systems

I figured this device would at least stay paired with the phone. You know how you get a $5 bluetooth speaker and you turn it off, turn it on, and it automatically connects? Not with this waste of cashSo you gotta plug it in, sit there for the sluggish app to find the device, pair the device, then input the vin/year make model EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.Also, I assume due to its hipster bluetooth functionality, your vehicle must be in accessory mode. I've never had any problems plugging my $15 autel on any of my three vehicles while they are running.I got this for road trips, interested in the live data so I could see exactly what my car is reading instead of going through a list of probabilities which causes a dummy light, throwing money at a problem.I haven't even had my CEL come on since I bought this, but I guarantee I would not reach for this pos - pull over, turn off my vehicle, sit on the side of the road for at least 180seconds, then continue down the road. It wouldn't be a waste of time, but dangerous bruh.I'd reach for my $15 scanner, and worst case scenario Google the code to find out the most popular cause.In conclusion, I would not recommend this. However if you like pitter-pattering, wasting time staring at your phone, for some reason havent memorized troubleshooting codes AND can't use google to lookup said code, I'd say this product is great for you. I mean live data works, and so does recording live data. But still, PITA. 1 star.

The best check engine light, clear-er devise out there! Also it connects to Amazon to tell you the part you need and how much it will cost along with average shop cost. It’s a great tool. I suggest you get it.

They don’t give you enough information about how it works you may have to buy matching scanner still not sure.