Thank you for all the posts on this topic.. I have learned a lot... went to the Torque Wiki and it all looks rather painless. Looked at the OBD link MX and it doesn't look like it would get in the way. So here's a question. I have an older Android 8.0 phone that I'm wondering if I could use and just keep in the car for this analysis/reporting purpose. It's not my regular phone. It still connects to the house Fiber network and/or any LAN, but would not have call/text capability.

and JagCode3, thank you for your kindness and understanding!

 

That is just what I did. Bought a refurbished Samsung Galaxy A13 for ~$100 to use as a cheap android tablet. As long as you have Wifi (to download Torque) and bluetooth(to connect with OBD dongle) on it you should be fine.

 

Unfortunately that didn't work for me.

Here's what I did:

1. plug in obdlink
2. start car
3. turn on phone, open up Torque
4. close Torque
5. power off phone (for good measure)
6. turn off car

15 minutes after step 6 the hazard triangle remained illuminated 😕



PS I believe there's a faster way to check whether you have the battery drain. If you lock the car, the little orange door lock lights (see below) should turn off after about 30 seconds. However, if you're experiencing the battery drain, they will remain on indefinitely.




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Luc sorry it didn't work for you. Maybe my car is a special case because of its model year - 2014? I have never had an issue with the OBD port not letting the car sleep after use. Have to check out the door lock lights.