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It is unlikely that this device would harm your vehicle but it is theoretically (and practically) possible to do temporary or permanent damage here are some examples. The battery on the car will not charge unless the engine is running. It is highly probable that the reason your car was reluctant to start was that the time you were running diagnostics had sapped some of the charge from the battery. More fuel was tanked and now the car starts without problems again. The reason for engine starting problems was low fuel. My question is simple - can there be harm caused to any car or its electronics in general by using the OBD-2 diagnostic port? I know one can also write messages to the CAN bus with it but I have no idea what consequences some bad writes can have.Д¬an harm be done via OBD in general (with any equipment/scanner etc.)?Д¬an harm be done with the ELM 327 clone device I used? There was also low fuel in the tank which could have caused the bad start but probably not the 'engine error' light (this light then disappeared). The car did not start on the first attempt but it did on the fourth. I was using the diagnostics for about 30 minutes.ДЄ few hours later, the car had problems with starting the engine - a kind of 'engine error' light flashed on the dashboard, but the car computer (the text display) did not display any problem.

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I ran through a few free diagnostic apps (namely 5 of them: Torque free, OBD Car Doctor free, DashCommand, ScanMaster and OBD Auto Doctor) while some of the apps connected to the car successfully to show OBD info, some could not connect.

The adapter was able to pair with a European 2006 Volvo XC90. I know v1.5 does not officially exist in the original ELM. The adapter is labeled with an 'ELM327 v1.4' sticker and the device identifies itself as an 'ELM 327 v1.5' over serial.

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I bought a cheap (sub $10) ELM 327 Bluetooth clone OBD-2 diagnostic adapter on a local 'ebay-style' market where the seller specializes in car diagnostics and has several thousand positive reviews (read: I guess this seller would not provide anything really harmful).