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As I have just got a new phone and new adpator and had to configure it again, I thought I'd add a thread on here for the benefit of others
The Torque App
Its an app (http://torque-bhp.com/) that can be run on an Android device to monitor the vehicles ECU using a blue tooth adaptor plugged into the ODBII port (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On-board_diagnostics#OBD-II)
The torque app lets you monitor various data points that the ECU uses and can also display (and if you purchase the paid for version, reset) vehicle fault codes
The torque app will also use your devices GPS and accelorometers to allow speed and G to be measured and it can log data against GPS location, producing a map that overlays on Google maps of your speed or oil temp on a journey.
The adaptor
This plugs into the ODBII port provided by manufacturers for monitoring the ECU and makes data available to another device via bluetooth. This can be anything the ECU monitors examples include rpm, coolant temp, oil temp, inlet temp, air fuel ratio etc. The one you want is an ELM327 one.
They come in various shapes but with where its situated on the '86 you either want a short one or some sort of extension or its likely to hit your left leg when driving
The one I got was this one from fleabay (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231164930452?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649) you can get cheaper ones but the £8 one I bought last time stopped working after about 6 months so I thought I'd risk a bit more this time
Plug in the adaptor
You can find the connector for it under the dash, look above where your left knee would be when seated and you should find it. Note the connector is shaped so you have to get it the right way round
Pair the ODBII device to your Android device
Power on your car to power up the dongle, I did it with the engine running so I knew it would have power. Go into your device settings and make sure bluetooth is on and search for new devices
Mine appeared at first as a HEX address a bit like a MAC address ie AA:11:22:33:44:DD but then updated to appear with the name OBDII
Select the device and it should ask you enter a pairing code, for mine this was 1234, some use 0000, check with your supplier if neither work
Start Torque
When you start Torque it will ask you to choose the bluetooth device, select the adaptor you paired above.
If you then select Realtime information the Torque App will start displaying data received from your car, rpm is the obvious one to check, press the go pedal and watch it rise !
You can configure the display to change what is shown, you can also modify what data is logged on a journey
There is also some point where it asks for setting up a profile for your car, it does this when you first use it but as mine is already setup I can't remember what it asked.
To reconfigure the display press and hold on any of the dials to get a menu that lets you delete, move, resize, change dial type
To add a new display press and hold on an empty area of the screen and you get a add menu
Oil Temperature
Although Oil Temperature is a normal ODBII PID our car doesn't use the standard one, it uses a bespoke one instead.
The Torque App can be configured to monitor this custom PID as follows
Open the Torque app and then hit the menu button.
Select "Manage extra PIDs/Sensors" (should be second from the bottom).
Hit the menu key again and select "Add custom PID".
Enter the following information
OBD2 Mode and PID: 2101
Minimum Value: -40
Maximum Value: 215
Scale factor: x1
Unit type: C
Equation: AC-40
OBD Header: 7E0
Hit ok. The oil temp parameter will now be available for logging and real time display.