Elm 327 or Elmscan 5 Obd II Scan tool

[kornholio]

Does anyone here know for a fact if either one of these works with windows 7. I have been researching and while a few say it works a lot of them say they are having problems getting it to work with windows 7. I asked the company and of course they say it works with windows 7. I am wondering if anyone here may have worked with either one of these scan tools. All feedback would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Evan78]

I have a 327 that I got recently and connected to my phone via bluetooth. Sorry, I haven't tried connecting to my Win7 computer. Just out of curiousity, what do you plan on doing once you connect to the PC?

 

[kornholio]

Check the basic stuff, engine temp, pending codes and other stuff that the software would allow me to check. What do you use it for?

 

[Evan78]

Same here. If you have an Android phone, you should check out DashCommand and Torque. I imagine at least one of them is available on iOS as well.

 

[blindguy]

I've used the USB version of the ELM 327 on Windows 7 and Windows 8 without any problems.

 

[kornholio]

Thanks for the info did the software that came with your elm 327 work on windows 7 as well ? also where did you get your elm 327?

 

[just_phil]

Elmscan 5 does work fine on Windows 7 64-bit. I didn't try it with the CX-9, though, but have no reason to think that it won't work. On a different note, I wish I had gotten a bluetooth unit, so that I could use it with a smart phone.