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BlueDriver’s updates are free and frequent. “It costs me about $800 a year just for updates on my shop’s primary scan tool,” says Hagar. Hagar says some shops have scan tools dedicated to individual vehicle brands, which is a big expense, and those scan tools need to have updates loaded to stay current. It also offers multiple other reports, graphs and data gathering, both live and saved, so you can watch in real time how the engine, transmission, charging system, cooling and other vehicle operations are functioning – or not. The BlueDriver can read any vehicle with an OBDII port, so the app on an Android, iPhone or iPad can take the place of multiple scan tools. Tips can be called up if questions arise. It works great on an iPad, iPhone or, as I have, an Android.” Processor IDs (PIDs) cover every aspect of the vehicle’s functions. “If you have used a scan tool before, this one is very user-friendly.
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Hagar, and another tech he let use the BlueDriver, found the app was simple to download and the screens easy to use.
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“That’s a great time saver and help for wrench-turners that haven’t had to deal with some of the newest vehicles, or they see a code that’s not familiar.” “The cool part of BlueDriver is it includes a ‘repair report’ database of what the code means and what the most popular solutions/fixes are for that particular code,” Hagar says. So as soon as we see one of those, we know what it means and where to start checking to solve the problem. “Many of the older fleet vehicles that come into our shop have oxygen-sensor or throttle-body codes being thrown, or some other code that we’ve seen over the years. It’s fast and thorough whoever designed this system did a great job.” “When you command BlueDriver to scan for codes,” says Hagar, “it reads them all, flashing the modules on the phone’s screen as it does the search. BlueDriver says their app can read them all while providing many of the other diagnostic tools today’s techs need to service fleet vehicles. There are upwards of 100 tiny microprocessors, or computers in the simplest of terms, on today’s vehicles. “Other than not having 2-way communications to control specific vehicle functions, like turning cooling fans on/off or shutting down individual cylinders, it seems to do everything my $3,000 OTC Genisys scan tool does.” “This is a great tool and app for any shop that needs the ability to do remote diagnostics in the field or in the shop,” says Hagar, who is a service tech and vehicle repair shop owner in Mississippi with more than 30 years experience servicing fleet vehicles of all makes and models. Screenshot of BlueDriver bing used on an iPhone6 shows just a small portion of the scans it does. “BlueDriver is bad to the bone,” says Karl Hagar, after we placed one is his hands for a month-long, real-world test drive. They’ve taken away the cable tether and placed the functions on smartphones, tablets and Androids through a Bluetooth-connected OBD-II plug-in and app called BlueDriver. Lemur Vehicle Monitors may change how fleet service managers and field techs view scan tools.
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Scan tools, which have far more function than the basic code scanner that tells you what codes made the “Check Engine” light up, are a primary diagnostic tool and they vary in price from a couple hundred dollars to several thousand. They gather data from all the vehicle’s microprocessors and sensors through the OBD-II port, showing you where problems exist that would otherwise be difficult to track down with close to 100 little computers in the average vehicle.
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Scan tools are as important in today’s service tech’s toolbox as any wrench, screwdriver or socket. Is the Lemur BlueDriver more gimmick than genuine? That’s the question we wanted to find out. Turn your smartphone or tablet into a $3,000 scan tool for $100? Sounds a bit far-fetched.
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We test a new $100 plug-in device and app that turns smartphones and tablets into a diagnostic scan tool