How About Nissan Diagnostic Interface Tool
 

I saw a Nissan Consult 14 Pin Diagnostic Interface Tool at tmart.com,but i was wondering how reliable is tmart.com? Their prices seem to be good and I was wondering if they are ok to deal with.Has anyone ever dealt with it?could you give me some suggestions?
thank you very much.

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Whats the difference in a Nissan diag tool and just being able to pull sensor data and CEL codes?

I use my HTC Evo 4G android phone and the Torque app along with a bluetooth OBD II adapter to read the codes, clear them, and check sensor data on my cars.

i too must obtain BT OBD2 adapter... may i ask where you got yours?

I haven't decided yet.how about you?

From the description given -- "retrieves and resets OBDII codes" -- it sounds like any number of commonly available scan tools available at any auto parts store, usually with prices starting at about $40.

Is it just because it's cheap?

I bought a $30 piece from Amazon, it isnt too bad. It is not bluetooth, I have to lug it around with a laptop. I have my old HF scanner for sale if you guys want one :)

This. except i have a droid 3. Torque works awesome with the bluetooth adapter. check ebay for it, i got it for 28 bucks shipped...

This is a non-OEM product

Bah, I have a same thing but cost me $90 and it plugs into my laptop with lots of information.

Huh?... Any OBDII tool with CAN protocol that also has MIL capability will do what this "mystery" tool does.

thanks, i was thinking the BT one. :)

Funny this thread showed up. I was just looking at the torque tool and researching. It looks pretty good. For the guys that have it, is there any lag on readings? How accurate are the hp numbers vs dyno numbers if you've done a dyno run?

cheap is the one reason,btw i was interested in new things ,tmart.com looks like a new shopping website.if the things are good and cheap,why not have a try.

How much?

OMG,so expensive.

$25 bucks

I've played with our OBD-II interface a lot, with Torque and other tools. Any OBD-II software can pull most of the common stats from our car, and read/reset the normal CEL/MIL stuff. However, there's a whole other mode (or two) that's OEM-specific and none of the aftermarket tools know how to read them properly. The non-standard codes include stuff like working outputs for Oil Temp, Trans Temp, several detailed bits of information about timing and VVEL operation, etc. I actually have a partial list of hex codes for these that I uh, "found" somewhere, but I have been unable to crack using this mode from a tool like Torque (yet...).

Nissan's factory Consult III tool that the dealerships have can read these OEM codes, and they've licensed it to a few others (e.g. UpRev's Cipher can read them as well). I highly doubt that the product in the t-mart link does anything special in this regard, unless it comes with some licensed software.

cheap is one reason,their things are cheap.

do you have a photo about it?let us have a look.

This is the new one I use, but it requires a laptop

Amazon.com: ElmScan 5 Compact USB OBD-II Scan Tool & OBDWiz Engine Diagnostic Software (423001): Automotive

I have the Harbor Freight one also, no computer needed.
CAN OBDII Code Reader with Multilingual Menu

All these things do are read your emission codes, it doesn't read your individual sensors like the Nissan ones