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YOUR RESEARCHSuggestions for a code reader for 996?
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Also, they make them using bluetooth for com as well.
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I've never owned a code reader... but am curious if there is a cheap one out there I could get that would read codes on my 996 (and my Z3 and Dodge Ram 1500)? Do the cheapo Harbor Freight code readers work?
Do you use a smartphone? If you use Android, the bluetooth dongle $15 and the Torque app will make the HF scanner like a toy. If you use iOS, the wifi dongle $30 is a little more expensive but it'll still beat the regular scanners in terms of capabilities.
Ahsai - so you're saying I can just get a wifi dongle, and some app, and voila, I have a Porsche code reader??
Where do I find the dongle? Where do I plug my dongle in...?
Seriously though... where DO I plug the dongle into on the 996? And which App is best?
You plug it into the OBDII port around where your left shin is below the dash. Wifi obdii dongle available from amazon. Not familiar with iOS but for Android, the Torque app is the best for daignostic.
Note this will be a generic scanner so it works on any car manufactured on or after 1996 but it's not a Porsche scanner such as Durametric, which can perform more additional diagnostic (Airbag, ABS, climate control, etc.) but it's also a lot more expensive.
I got the "ODBLink LX"... its not the cheapest but its the fastest one I could find... practically real time sensor feed back.
It came with a link to its own app and I have also used it with Torque.
I have plugged this unit into at least a half dozen vehicles and have never had one issue!
