Vida alternatives

mark2410 · Nov 20th, 2020, 20:31

While i do have a Vida, i was thinking about getting some other bluetooth obd device to leave in all the time for regular car monitoring so i could get a heads up to the beginning of any issues rather than wait for something enough to get a dash warning.

is there any alternatives and corresponding android apps that work nicely with volvos (v50 and c70) that would do the job?

cheshired5 · Nov 21st, 2020, 16:09

I use an ELM327 (V1. 5) dongle with the Torque Pro app.
No substitute for Vida but decent and useful.

RS3100 · Nov 21st, 2020, 17:14

The Car Scanner app also has a Volvo VEA profile that can be loaded, with quite a bit of information available from the engine ECU. There may be other Volvo profiles as well, but I haven't checked.

I use Torque Pro with a custom PID to do a quick check on the oil level, as I don't have a physical dipstick.

Nov 20th, 2020, 20:31	#1
mark2410 Senior Member Last Online: Mar 27th, 2024 16:14 Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Edinburgh	Vida alternatives While i do have a Vida, i was thinking about getting some other bluetooth obd device to leave in all the time for regular car monitoring so i could get a heads up to the beginning of any issues rather than wait for something enough to get a dash warning. is there any alternatives and corresponding android apps that work nicely with volvos (v50 and c70) that would do the job?

Nov 21st, 2020, 16:09	#2
cheshired5 Premier Member Last Online: Dec 26th, 2021 13:42 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Crewe	I use an ELM327 (V1. 5) dongle with the Torque Pro app. No substitute for Vida but decent and useful. __________________ 2002 S60 SE D5 Manual 209000 miles

Nov 21st, 2020, 17:14	#3
RS3100 Member Last Online: Yesterday 13:43 Join Date: May 2019 Location: Europe	The Car Scanner app also has a Volvo VEA profile that can be loaded, with quite a bit of information available from the engine ECU. There may be other Volvo profiles as well, but I haven't checked. I use Torque Pro with a custom PID to do a quick check on the oil level, as I don't have a physical dipstick.

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