Connecting Forscan to bluetooth ELM adaptor

[autoarcheologist]

Hello,

I have been using an good quality ELM327 bluetooth adaptor and the Android App "Torque" to check OBD2 codes and other things on a few cars for a few months and it works well.

I just picked up a 2003 Navigator with a few issues and I would like to use FORScan with the adaptor but I can not find instructions on how to connect them, other than I need other drivers for a bluetooth adaptor.

Is it possible to connect a Windows 7 laptop to a Bluetooth adaptor for diagnostics?

If not, will the Android app work better?

Thanks!
Ian
Portland, Oregon USA

[autoarcheologist]

I made sure the laptop and adaptor were paired through Bluetooth tonight but still no luck.

So I think I might need to do the MS Can mod. I have this one:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NL ... ge_o04_s00

Rather than rip open my adapter I thought why not buy an extension cable and just switch the two wires. Just use the extension for the Navigator, and I don't risk blowing my adapter.

I even found one with exposed wires that should be easier to modify.

http://www.amazon.com/Obd2-16pin-Female ... sion+cable

Thoughts?

[autoarcheologist]

I finally got it to work. The laptop needed to download a driver to communicate with the ELM properly, and it was just out of wifi range down on the street.

So now I'm in and communicating, time to fix some faults!