I bought this one as well but sent it back and upgraded to the MX version which adds a few more features but they are more for other vehicles (GM and Ford). I use it with Torque Pro but will take a look at the ActiveOBD plug in for it as well. I had actually been looking for something that would give more Subaru specific readings but didn't find anything a year or so when I was looking. One thing to note, at least with Torque Pro, make sure you exit the app when you shutdown the car. Doesn't matter the order. The issue is if the app (again at least TorquePro) is still connected to the ECU when you start the car, it will flip out. For instance lets say you stop for fuel real quick and have your phone plugged into a dash mount. Your dash will light up like a Christmas tree and the ECU will put the transmission in limp mode. This is because it will detect something interrupting some of the communications between the ECU and TCU and it doesn't know what is going on. The good news is that you can go in reset all the codes with TorquePro, turn off the car, close the app and restart the car and it will be back to normal. A simple restart won't reset the limp mode but manually scanning and clearing stored codes will get you back up and running. I have done this accidentally a couple times. Well at least this is what happens on my 2015 WRX Limited with the Push Button Start. I would assume other trim levels with traditional key are the same. Another note, I sent you a private message a while back with a link to an unlisted video that I made doing some testing. I was using my OBDLink MX paired to my Garmin Virb Ultra 30 to log ECU data right into the video. This works great and should work just fine with the LX version since they are the same as far as the Bluetooth communication. One of the reasons to avoid the cheap $20 units that I didn't hear you mention is that they don't all support high enough transfer rates. It is kind of hit and miss. This doesn't matter much if your intent is only to read and clear codes or reading something that doesn't change rapidly like a temperature reading. Where it comes into play is when doing data logging type activities. For instance sending RPM data to a Garmin Virb or Torque Pro. The cheap ones can't support near instantaneous data uploads so something like an RPM will only get updates every couple seconds for what the reading is at that point in time. With this OBD Dongle it will give near real time readings on those sensors that are constantly changing. Also these as you mentioned are a little more secure needing you to put it in pair mode by pressing the button on the top of the unit. I have had mine plugged into my car for about a year and a half now and never killed the battery. That is another concern, some units pull power even when the car is off and it can drain your battery if you park for an extended period of time like when you go on vacation without your car.
Boost & Shutter that makes sense. I panicked the first time I did it and put the car in limp mode. Just wanted to warn you in the event you didn't stumble across that "feature". I tried the new plug-in for Torque Pro. I added the CVT temp gauge but all the gauges that are part of the plug-in say something about full access disabled for some reason. I need to look into what is going on with that. Edit: figured it out. I had to go into settings on TorquePro and give plug-ins full access to the BT Dongle. It is working now.
I have another brand of the obd mod and I use car scanner app. The app was firstly free. Then ask for 6-7$ to read the cvt temp. I use it for my 13 Nissan Altima. The cvt temp is around 170-180 in working condition
This looks like another very useful series. I have an iPhone & I have a suspicion that the App you mention is not available for it unfortunately. It will be interesting to see how you go with an additional CVT fluid cooler. There is a long, long thread on one of the Subaru forums which suggest (I think) that if you can keep your CVT temperatures under control, you can modify the motor to something around Stage 2, and have it reliable. With my new J pipe & tune on my Levorg GTS 2.0, my only worry is the CVT oil temperature. I look forward to more great videos!
idillic -> this is the guy who started it all on the 2015 wrx cvt platform. He spoke about this for years and has tons of information on his CVT thread. forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2628737
This is an excellent tutorial, most helpful! Would you happen to know what is the max recommended CVT temp? I'm considering TGV/EGR deletes and EBCS on my upcoming CVT WRX but want to make sure I take it easy on the CVT when it comes time to tune it.
I like how pushing it a little bit is some quicker pulls to 60mph. You'll have that engine a long time. Don't bomb down the highway for 20miles at 120+mph like I do without letting off. I don't think the engine oil pump can deliver oil to all the right places under load at 4500rpm-5500rpm continuously
Appreciate you putting this together--trying to get my 2013 Outback set up for a CVT Fluid swap. Do you know if I can get the Active OBD graphic for power distribution that I see in the standalone app to display in Torque Pro? Love the visual for that in Active OBD but haven't found a way to get it to work in Torque Pro.
Hi B&S - wondering how you are going with your research on transmission cooling? I have decided to get a Mishimoto cvtf cooler for my Levorg, but have yet to find someone to install it. I hope my local Subaru dealer will. I also have to get a second hand samsung phone to run that software you are using (with an obt2 device) , given that iphones seem to be useless in this regard.
Hi, tks and was happy for a while as I have the same obdlink lx but this does not work on my forester turbo xt 2018. Screen get stuck at step 3 of 4 of the activeobd app. Please help if anyone has the forester turbo xt 2014+ working accordingly to this nice video. Cheers.
Hello. I appreciate your videos about cvt. In this case mi app says 5.7% CVT fluid deterioration rate... Do you know what value is the limit for this parameter? Thank you...
This was a very helpful video. Thank you. To anybody in the community what app should be used with iPhones? So I can read trans fluid temps. For all of you, knowing cvt fluid temp is highly important. Knowing fluid temp, is critical in performing cvt fluid level check procedure. The fluid level is checked by an over flow plug when temp is between a specified range. When cvt owner go to change their cvt fluid at 30-40k miles you will need to know this procedure to finish the job.
You are right that the Cobb also adds the ability to display other sensor data. Not sure if transmission temp is one of them though. I don't have one so I can't say for certain. If you are going to tune you have to get a Cobb anyhow so that is a good way to try. I bought my OBDII dongle more for general use across all my vehicles and the vehicles of friends which the Cobb won't help with. That was a big reason for me to move up to the MX version. I think it might have been only $10-15 more. It wasn't a big price jump and added GM/Ford capabilities. Actually when I bought it I needed to pull the codes from a suspension error on our Yukon Denali.
Is there an AP to monitor STI oil temp since it the car doesn’t allow to monitor oil temp like the wrx does. I used the app as i had the obd link for my forester xt but even on the app doesn’t show oil temps. Any programs you’d recommend
Thank you for the Video. I had a couple of AT Light events triggering the Engine Check Light, happened during traffic, or Red Stop Light, with Weather Temp around 106 to 112 F. I have followed your recommendation, and installed both the dongle and the paid Apps. Worked just great. Now I started to monitor and record my 2015 WRX CVTF temp and will see if I need to get on with the CVTF Cooler as per your other Video. Any idea, at what temp the AT light is triggered in order to program an Alarm? And, I am reading a CVTF Deterioration rate of 3.4% @ 35K Miles. Does that mean I still have 96.6% CVTF lifecycle? Thank you
@@ohkennyhuh I found a apk file of it on another website, but it doesn't appear to work. Cannot get it to recognize full permissions. At least the full app in the store works so I can tell what the CVT temp is.
Can anyone confirm that the payed for plugin for cvt temp works with torque on android 8.0? The free one works for me but when using the payed for one with torque it keeps freezing and closing torque. (with or without the free plugin installed) when trying to open the cvt temp gauge screen I setup. Thanks
Any idea if the other OBDLink MX and other products do the same? iOS doesn’t support the Lx models but mx plus is supported but curious if you can still monitor trans temp?
Boost & Shutter yea I’m trying to keep an eye on trans temps in my Forester XT before i throw a trans cooler on it so i know what i need to do after mods. Since the lx doesn’t work i was looking at the mx+ since it can be used with the torque app also
Boost & Shutter really. I was looking for it and seems it’s discontinued. I know active one for Subaru is available but seems the active one tq isn’t available
Hey mate, love all ur vids. Since u have a cobb now, is this obd2 bluetooth left redundant? Im assuming cobb can provide u trans fluid temps too right?
Boost & shutter I am curious to find out if this will work on a 2003 Subaru Forester? I am assuming my car still has the temperature sensor for the transmission because it has the AT OIL TEMP LIGHT, but can't figure out how to pull the information through a OBD2 scanner, the scanner that I have right now is the BAFX PRODUCTS OBD2 DIAGNOSTICS INTERFACE combined with the paid app TORQUE PRO. I was really disappointed because when I was using the application Torque Pro Lite it didn't show me the option to set up transmission temperature sensor dials on the screen, so I purchase the torque app pro thinking that that's what I needed to do to be able to pull the transmission temperature but unfortunately transmission temperature sensor is not available to be set up as a child because OBD2 it's not pulling the information from the ECU on my car, if it's not too much to ask your input will be much appreciated!
@@akqjtn okay sir I ended up getting the OBDLINK LX that you said to get and downloaded the ActiveOBD (free) app to check it out but it didn't work, could it be because I already have the torque pro app on my phone ? The ActiveOBD app just keeps saying conecting to OBDLINK LX but it never connects. Please advise!
I currently have an android s7 edge and when establishing the connectiong during the 4-step process, it goes back to step 1 (sleeping) then back to step 2, back and forth. Why is it doing this? I tried restarting the connection but no changes.
I think you are using a cell phone mount in the CD Slot. I went with this one: www.amazon.com/Panavise-Mount-Subaru-Forester-Impreza/dp/B00KXHUDY8/ My dash is a bit different but someone mentioned it working on a 2017 WRX so it should fit yours as well. That gave me the base to which I then used a Pro Clip phone holder. This way the phone doesn't block my access to the radio or HVAC controls. I have been pretty happy with it.
Boost & Shutter I used the CD slot mount style in my Jetta. They work fine but I just wanted something more permanent and that wasn't in the way. I will say it eats into the leg room of the passenger a bit but not bad. I don't sit over there so not a big deal. I went through all the proclip options for my model year but didn't like any. My other option was to go with a 3d printed mount. There are a few on thingiverse for the Cobb which could be adapted to a phone.
You are not alone! I have had the same problem with 2 different OBD adapters. Apparently Active OBD only works reliably to read the Subaru CVT only with the adapter in this video.
This is too funny; I went to a dealership on Staten Island NYC to test drive a WRX CVT and they wouldn't even let me START the car, much less drive it... I'm supposed to buy the car on faith I guess... Is this the usual?
Same happened to me when I stopped by a dealer and asked. They said no. I contacted the Internet Sales side of the dealer via Costco and was able to schedule a test drive. So maybe try and set up an appointment rather than just walking in off the street. The other option is that the CVT hasn't changed since the 2015 so if you just want to see how it runs you could do a carsoup search for a used one. I wanted my wife to see what one was like and didn't want to mess with the same dealer again. I found a used one at a BMW Dealer. We just walked in and they tossed me the keys and said have fun.
@@franklim6853 kind of a pain but if you are a dealer and you see guys coming in off the street all the time asking to test drive your sports cars, running up the miles and costing you Gas and mileage value on the car, you would probably put a stop to it as well. but like others have said, if you call ahead or request via internet sales to schedule a drive, i doubt they would argue with that.
His have a Toyota Sienna I’m using torque pro with elm 327 which only shows TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE. And I don’t know if this is the same than the transmission Fluid temperature I’m planning to replace the transmission fluid and I need this reading correct your thoughts
Dude i was working on a 2015 forester could not find any app that would read the cvt temp until i found this video thank you so much
Good video,but can this obd reader reat transmission temperature on any vehicle?
I bought this one as well but sent it back and upgraded to the MX version which adds a few more features but they are more for other vehicles (GM and Ford). I use it with Torque Pro but will take a look at the ActiveOBD plug in for it as well. I had actually been looking for something that would give more Subaru specific readings but didn't find anything a year or so when I was looking.
One thing to note, at least with Torque Pro, make sure you exit the app when you shutdown the car. Doesn't matter the order. The issue is if the app (again at least TorquePro) is still connected to the ECU when you start the car, it will flip out. For instance lets say you stop for fuel real quick and have your phone plugged into a dash mount. Your dash will light up like a Christmas tree and the ECU will put the transmission in limp mode. This is because it will detect something interrupting some of the communications between the ECU and TCU and it doesn't know what is going on. The good news is that you can go in reset all the codes with TorquePro, turn off the car, close the app and restart the car and it will be back to normal. A simple restart won't reset the limp mode but manually scanning and clearing stored codes will get you back up and running. I have done this accidentally a couple times. Well at least this is what happens on my 2015 WRX Limited with the Push Button Start. I would assume other trim levels with traditional key are the same.
Another note, I sent you a private message a while back with a link to an unlisted video that I made doing some testing. I was using my OBDLink MX paired to my Garmin Virb Ultra 30 to log ECU data right into the video. This works great and should work just fine with the LX version since they are the same as far as the Bluetooth communication. One of the reasons to avoid the cheap $20 units that I didn't hear you mention is that they don't all support high enough transfer rates. It is kind of hit and miss. This doesn't matter much if your intent is only to read and clear codes or reading something that doesn't change rapidly like a temperature reading. Where it comes into play is when doing data logging type activities. For instance sending RPM data to a Garmin Virb or Torque Pro. The cheap ones can't support near instantaneous data uploads so something like an RPM will only get updates every couple seconds for what the reading is at that point in time. With this OBD Dongle it will give near real time readings on those sensors that are constantly changing. Also these as you mentioned are a little more secure needing you to put it in pair mode by pressing the button on the top of the unit. I have had mine plugged into my car for about a year and a half now and never killed the battery. That is another concern, some units pull power even when the car is off and it can drain your battery if you park for an extended period of time like when you go on vacation without your car.
Boost & Shutter that makes sense. I panicked the first time I did it and put the car in limp mode. Just wanted to warn you in the event you didn't stumble across that "feature".
I tried the new plug-in for Torque Pro. I added the CVT temp gauge but all the gauges that are part of the plug-in say something about full access disabled for some reason. I need to look into what is going on with that.
Edit: figured it out. I had to go into settings on TorquePro and give plug-ins full access to the BT Dongle. It is working now.
I have another brand of the obd mod and I use car scanner app. The app was firstly free. Then ask for 6-7$ to read the cvt temp.
I use it for my 13 Nissan Altima. The cvt temp is around 170-180 in working condition
This looks like another very useful series. I have an iPhone & I have a suspicion that the App you mention is not available for it unfortunately. It will be interesting to see how you go with an additional CVT fluid cooler. There is a long, long thread on one of the Subaru forums which suggest (I think) that if you can keep your CVT temperatures under control, you can modify the motor to something around Stage 2, and have it reliable.
With my new J pipe & tune on my Levorg GTS 2.0, my only worry is the CVT oil temperature.
I look forward to more great videos!
idillic -> this is the guy who started it all on the 2015 wrx cvt platform. He spoke about this for years and has tons of information on his CVT thread. forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2628737
This is an excellent tutorial, most helpful! Would you happen to know what is the max recommended CVT temp? I'm considering TGV/EGR deletes and EBCS on my upcoming CVT WRX but want to make sure I take it easy on the CVT when it comes time to tune it.
Great video! Question: without buying anything, what is a great way to know my transmission is warmed up? 2024 WRX new.
I like how pushing it a little bit is some quicker pulls to 60mph. You'll have that engine a long time. Don't bomb down the highway for 20miles at 120+mph like I do without letting off. I don't think the engine oil pump can deliver oil to all the right places under load at 4500rpm-5500rpm continuously
Appreciate you putting this together--trying to get my 2013 Outback set up for a CVT Fluid swap.
Do you know if I can get the Active OBD graphic for power distribution that I see in the standalone app to display in Torque Pro? Love the visual for that in Active OBD but haven't found a way to get it to work in Torque Pro.
Hi B&S - wondering how you are going with your research on transmission cooling? I have decided to get a Mishimoto cvtf cooler for my Levorg, but have yet to find someone to install it. I hope my local Subaru dealer will. I also have to get a second hand samsung phone to run that software you are using (with an obt2 device) , given that iphones seem to be useless in this regard.
silly question can you make a video about what the boost pressure display and what it tells you?
Just got a CVT WRX and love your channel
Hi, tks and was happy for a while as I have the same obdlink lx but this does not work on my forester turbo xt 2018. Screen get stuck at step 3 of 4 of the activeobd app. Please help if anyone has the forester turbo xt 2014+ working accordingly to this nice video. Cheers.
Great video very helpful thanks🤟
Hello. I appreciate your videos about cvt. In this case mi app says 5.7% CVT fluid deterioration rate... Do you know what value is the limit for this parameter? Thank you...
This was a very helpful video. Thank you.
To anybody in the community what app should be used with iPhones? So I can read trans fluid temps.
For all of you, knowing cvt fluid temp is highly important. Knowing fluid temp, is critical in performing cvt fluid level check procedure. The fluid level is checked by an over flow plug when temp is between a specified range. When cvt owner go to change their cvt fluid at 30-40k miles you will need to know this procedure to finish the job.
didnt they add a cvt trans temp gauge on the accessport?
I would think you could read it off the cobb ap as well if you're tuned yeah?
You are right that the Cobb also adds the ability to display other sensor data. Not sure if transmission temp is one of them though. I don't have one so I can't say for certain. If you are going to tune you have to get a Cobb anyhow so that is a good way to try. I bought my OBDII dongle more for general use across all my vehicles and the vehicles of friends which the Cobb won't help with. That was a big reason for me to move up to the MX version. I think it might have been only $10-15 more. It wasn't a big price jump and added GM/Ford capabilities. Actually when I bought it I needed to pull the codes from a suspension error on our Yukon Denali.
You try to give the video more brightness it will be great if you do
Is there an AP to monitor STI oil temp since it the car doesn’t allow to monitor oil temp like the wrx does. I used the app as i had the obd link for my forester xt but even on the app doesn’t show oil temps. Any programs you’d recommend
Greay Vid!
AT CVT temp does not show up as a selectable parameter, does this mean my odb2 reader is incompatible?
Those temperature figures is quite normal. CVTF performs much better at higher temperatures.
Thank you for the Video. I had a couple of AT Light events triggering the Engine Check Light, happened during traffic, or Red Stop Light, with Weather Temp around 106 to 112 F. I have followed your recommendation, and installed both the dongle and the paid Apps. Worked just great. Now I started to monitor and record my 2015 WRX CVTF temp and will see if I need to get on with the CVTF Cooler as per your other Video. Any idea, at what temp the AT light is triggered in order to program an Alarm? And, I am reading a CVTF Deterioration rate of 3.4% @ 35K Miles. Does that mean I still have 96.6% CVTF lifecycle? Thank you
Active ODB TQ plug in doesn't appear to be available anymore.
Yeah I cant find it either
@@ohkennyhuh I found a apk file of it on another website, but it doesn't appear to work. Cannot get it to recognize full permissions. At least the full app in the store works so I can tell what the CVT temp is.
Can anyone confirm that the payed for plugin for cvt temp works with torque on android 8.0? The free one works for me but when using the payed for one with torque it keeps freezing and closing torque. (with or without the free plugin installed) when trying to open the cvt temp gauge screen I setup. Thanks
Active OBD for Subaru doesn't seem to show AT temp for a 2020 Ascent. Have you gotten it to work?
Any idea if the other OBDLink MX and other products do the same? iOS doesn’t support the Lx models but mx plus is supported but curious if you can still monitor trans temp?
Boost & Shutter yea I’m trying to keep an eye on trans temps in my Forester XT before i throw a trans cooler on it so i know what i need to do after mods. Since the lx doesn’t work i was looking at the mx+ since it can be used with the torque app also
Did torque pro stop supporting activeobd plugin?
Do that app work with iPhone? With OBDLink LX?
Where do you get the active obd plug in for torque pro. its not on their list of plug ins to get for it.
Boost & Shutter really. I was looking for it and seems it’s discontinued. I know active one for Subaru is available but seems the active one tq isn’t available
Hey mate, love all ur vids. Since u have a cobb now, is this obd2 bluetooth left redundant? Im assuming cobb can provide u trans fluid temps too right?
@@akqjtn ahhh... Cause i saw ur dedicated cobb placement. I guess u wud have to toggle between both on ur obd2. A pain... No? :)
Boost & shutter I am curious to find out if this will work on a 2003 Subaru Forester? I am assuming my car still has the temperature sensor for the transmission because it has the AT OIL TEMP LIGHT, but can't figure out how to pull the information through a OBD2 scanner, the scanner that I have right now is the BAFX PRODUCTS OBD2 DIAGNOSTICS INTERFACE combined with the paid app TORQUE PRO. I was really disappointed because when I was using the application Torque Pro Lite it didn't show me the option to set up transmission temperature sensor dials on the screen, so I purchase the torque app pro thinking that that's what I needed to do to be able to pull the transmission temperature but unfortunately transmission temperature sensor is not available to be set up as a child because OBD2 it's not pulling the information from the ECU on my car, if it's not too much to ask your input will be much appreciated!
@@akqjtn okay sir I ended up getting the OBDLINK LX that you said to get and downloaded the ActiveOBD (free) app to check it out but it didn't work, could it be because I already have the torque pro app on my phone ? The ActiveOBD app just keeps saying conecting to OBDLINK LX but it never connects. Please advise!
Great video, keep it up please
how do see oil pressure? I have a 2014 crosstrek.
I currently have an android s7 edge and when establishing the connectiong during the 4-step process, it goes back to step 1 (sleeping) then back to step 2, back and forth. Why is it doing this? I tried restarting the connection but no changes.
you didnt say what brand and model of obd tool you are using
Will this with Infiniti fx35 2011?
Does this scanner check Toyota transmission fluid?
Do you know if this would be the same with the SJ Forester XT?
Hi David, just tried with my same obdlink lx and din work .. screen stuck at step 3 of 4 :(
I think you are using a cell phone mount in the CD Slot. I went with this one:
www.amazon.com/Panavise-Mount-Subaru-Forester-Impreza/dp/B00KXHUDY8/
My dash is a bit different but someone mentioned it working on a 2017 WRX so it should fit yours as well. That gave me the base to which I then used a Pro Clip phone holder. This way the phone doesn't block my access to the radio or HVAC controls. I have been pretty happy with it.
Boost & Shutter I used the CD slot mount style in my Jetta. They work fine but I just wanted something more permanent and that wasn't in the way. I will say it eats into the leg room of the passenger a bit but not bad. I don't sit over there so not a big deal. I went through all the proclip options for my model year but didn't like any. My other option was to go with a 3d printed mount. There are a few on thingiverse for the Cobb which could be adapted to a phone.
i tried this and i get no connection to ecu
You are not alone! I have had the same problem with 2 different OBD adapters. Apparently Active OBD only works reliably to read the Subaru CVT only with the adapter in this video.
what about ios
This is too funny; I went to a dealership on Staten Island NYC to test drive a WRX CVT and they wouldn't even let me START the car, much less drive it... I'm supposed to buy the car on faith I guess... Is this the usual?
Boost & Shutter I'm gonna try another dealership
Same happened to me when I stopped by a dealer and asked. They said no. I contacted the Internet Sales side of the dealer via Costco and was able to schedule a test drive. So maybe try and set up an appointment rather than just walking in off the street. The other option is that the CVT hasn't changed since the 2015 so if you just want to see how it runs you could do a carsoup search for a used one. I wanted my wife to see what one was like and didn't want to mess with the same dealer again. I found a used one at a BMW Dealer. We just walked in and they tossed me the keys and said have fun.
I am in Vancouver BC Canada. All the subaru dealers here are not allowing test drive wrx cvt
Frank Lim that sucks... How are you supposed to buy a car like that!?!?!
@@franklim6853 kind of a pain but if you are a dealer and you see guys coming in off the street all the time asking to test drive your sports cars, running up the miles and costing you Gas and mileage value on the car, you would probably put a stop to it as well. but like others have said, if you call ahead or request via internet sales to schedule a drive, i doubt they would argue with that.
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His have a Toyota Sienna I’m using torque pro with elm 327 which only shows TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE. And I don’t know if this is the same than the transmission Fluid temperature I’m planning to replace the transmission fluid and I need this reading correct your thoughts
You try to give the video more brightness it will be great if you do
Noted, thanks