Bought the palmer performance dashcommand to set CMP retard what a difference

[Jesse_Wenting]

Anyone know why I can't access the camshaft retard on DashCommand?? 98 k1500. I'm using a Veepeak Bluetooth OBD2 dongle from Amazon

 

[thegawd]

Well I saw this thread and thought, perfect it will work. I have dash command but havent tested it out yet. well I hope it does work. maybe I'll take a look into this tomorrow.

 

[MILLCMACK]

I was not able to access the cmp using dash command. Confirmed with doug at Palmer performance that I would be able to when purchasing the GM package and was not. Reached out several times with no response from them there after. Luckily, someone with torq I believe came down the street when he realized what I was doing.

 

[RichLo]

I was just on the website but I didnt see where you could adjust anything with the vehicle, it just looked like another scanner/reader that shows the vehicles performance but not anything to adjust its settings?

 

[MILLCMACK]

I was just on the website but I didnt see where you could adjust anything with the vehicle, it just looked like another scanner/reader that shows the vehicles performance but not anything to adjust its settings?

Not surprised after all this honestly. I got a message just about 10 minutes after posting his name here so likely they are watching and would love to hear them chime in.

 

[east302]

I was just on the website but I didnt see where you could adjust anything with the vehicle, it just looked like another scanner/reader that shows the vehicles performance but not anything to adjust its settings?

From when I used it a few years ago, that’s about all that it was even with the add-on ($) GM PID package. For the CMP Retard (which is why I bought it at the time) it worked on my 98 but I remember hearing that people with 96-97 sometimes had issues getting it to work. Some did, some didn’t, it was inconsistent.

A better bet would probably be looking for a used Tech2, Snap-On or the like for the bi-directional control.

 

[barry_g]

From when I used it a few years ago, that’s about all that it was even with the add-on ($) GM PID package. For the CMP Retard (which is why I bought it at the time) it worked on my 98 but I remember hearing that people with 96-97 sometimes had issues getting it to work. Some did, some didn’t, it was inconsistent.

A better bet would probably be looking for a used Tech2, Snap-On or the like for the bi-directional control.

well damn.
I was blaming my cheap obd2 bluetooth
I went through 3 of them.

I have the obdlink LX on the way.
dash commander is all setup with the extra pid.

adding up my pennies.. could have just bought an old snap on outdated.
over 7 years is enough to not get mad.

hope it works.
I'll post somewhere in here.. I was looking at another old thread, 2018. the problem was the obd2 cheap dongle.. hope it is just that for me too.

 

[MILLCMACK]

well damn.
I was blaming my cheap obd2 bluetooth
I went through 3 of them.

I have the obdlink LX on the way.
dash commander is all setup with the extra pid.

adding up my pennies.. could have just bought an old snap on outdated.
over 7 years is enough to not get mad.

hope it works.
I'll post somewhere in here.. I was looking at another old thread, 2018. the problem was the obd2 cheap dongle.. hope it is just that for me too.

i have the OBDlink SX and after lots of reading suspect that may be my issue. ordered a veepeak that should arrive today so ill see if it magically shows up in my PID list after i validate again.

 

[MILLCMACK]

veepeak BLE did not work. i can see the PID on my apple app but they dont have a listed bluetooth obd2 reader that is supported and available for purchase.

 

[east302]

When I did mine, I used a $40 BAFX (or BFX?) Bluetooth, the DashCommand app and a $30 RCA android tablet from Walmart. I couldn’t get anything to work with apple at the time. All-in, it was maybe $100 but they’ve gone up considerably in price for the add-on.

The adapter worked for a year or two, but eventually wouldn’t connect at all. Haven’t tried it in some time now.

There was another app that would also read the CMP - CarGauge Pro which was similarly priced.