Any experinece with Scangauge?

[Nickslexi]

In an effort to deal with adding aftermarket guages etc. to my 1997 LX 450, I have come across this tool, called Scanguage. IT is baically an OBD-II reader that is continuously plugged in and montiors your ECU. ItT montiors 12 parameters and displays any 4 your choose.

here is the link: http://www.scangauge.com/

Does anyone have any experience with this product? Pros or cons? Any feedback?

Thanks,

 

[Ruadhrigh]

Pioneer bought one for his 80. It is pretty sweet.
I wish I had the money to get one .

 

[4WD Toyota Owner Magazine]

Yes, we have been testing one and love it. Actually we have the Scan Gauge II.
There are twelve different gauges, and you can display any four of them at any time: fuel economy, fuel pressure, battery voltage, coolant temperature, intake air temperature, engine speed (rpm), vehicle speed (mph), manifold pressure (not available on some vehicles), engine load, throttle position, ignition timing and open/closed loop.
The scan tool reads trouble codes, reads conditions that set the trouble code, clears trouble codes, turns off the "check engine" light, tells you when vehicle is ready to pass OBD-II smog testing and makes and stores up to ten rewritable special codes to send to the vehicle computer.
The trip computer allows you to store eleven different parameters: maximum speed, average speed, maximum coolant temperature, maximum RPM, driving time, driving distance, fuel used, trip fuel economy, distance to empty, time to empty, fuel to empty.
While using the ScanGauge II I have loved the MPG info. We all guess about our mileage. But that's nothing like watching it change as you drive down the road. Being able to find the just the right balance of speed and MPG during a long trip was really nice. When you pull into the gas station and fill up, you tell the computer how much gas you put in. It will make a guess, but you can adjust it to the actual amount added to the tank. With this info over a period of time, the gauge can adjust to give more accurate readings.
Prior to buying the ScanGauge II, I was going to add a gauge pod, but now I don't need to. To top it all off, the ScanGauge II was cheaper.

 

[dfmorse]

David;
Is this just OBD-2; or can it read 1994 LC OBD-1 system?

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[80 Cruiser Rod]

David, one more question - What kind of installation did in take?

 

[4WD Toyota Owner Magazine]

David;
Is this just OBD-2; or can it read 1994 LC OBD-1 system?

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No, just OBD-II However my 1995 80 has OBD-2, it is a late year model.

We mounted it with velcro on the dash, quick and easy.

Full report in the upcoming May/June issue.

Cheers,

 

[80 Cruiser Rod]

I emailed ScanGuage and yhis was the reply fo the 94.



Rod,

The ScanGaugeII requires the vehicle to be OBDII compatible. According to our information, the Land Cruiser started using OBDII in 1995 with the 4.5 engine.

Our information is not always perfect. Look for a connector like the one in the attached picture. Also look under the hood for an emissions sticker that says OBDII or OBD2 on it.

Ron

 

[alia176]

How accurate is the MPG number vs real world testing? I assume that you have to have the proper speedo black box thing for larger tires and different gear ratios compensation in order for the Scangauge II to do its thing.

 

[Nickslexi]

Cool, I am ordering one now.

Thanks guys.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

They had a Toyota special a few months ago, I think Natergator got one. I'm interested in how people are attaching it to the OBD - are you just removing the cover and running with the cable hanging out or have you relocated the OBD port?

 

[Whipp]

How accurate is the MPG number vs real world testing? I assume that you have to have the proper speedo black box thing for larger tires and different gear ratios compensation in order for the Scangauge II to do its thing.

I have the original Scangauge, not the Scangauge II, but I believe that it's safe to assume that any capabilities of the original exist in the new version.

With regards to calculated MPG vs. measured - very accurate. I've found that for a full tank of gas, the calculated fuel consumption is usually within a quarter gallon of the actual.

There's a setting to compensate for different tire sizes and/or gear ratios. With this configured, the displayed speed is corrected to your actual speed (and therefore, distance traveled is accurate too). There's also a calibration that is performed when you fill your tank, this calibrates the fuel consumption.

 

[alia176]

Whipp,

Excellent info, thanks very much.

Cheers.

 

[Nickslexi]

Sounds like everyone who has one has positive things to say about it. I just ordered mine this morning. I am really just looking for an accurate water temp measurement, but the rest of the feautres on this thing make it well worth it for $170 shipped to your door. The only thing missing that I would like to have is oil pressure. When hot and at idle my gauge drops to almost nothing. I'd be happy to see that it was between 5 and 10 lbs. at idle.

Thanks again guys,

 

[knorrena]

You bastards, now I want one. When will it ever end?

Karl

 

[NaterGator]

Hey, I had a thread on this (including a deal!) months ago! Let me find it.... the thing freakin rocks!

Oy, here we go:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=130531

 

[knorrena]

Is the cruiser ECU capable of producing an oil pressure to the OBDII? From the searching that I have done, only GM vehicles do.

An alternative to the Scangauge is the MSD dashhawk:

http://www.dashhawk.com/features.html

Are there others?

Karl

 

[Trunk Monkey]

nater - how have you got it attached to the OBD? Did you relocate the port or what?

 

[NaterGator]

I just unscrewed the OBD II plug that is mounted in the fuse panel so that I could close the panel cover with the cord hooked up. Luckily the fuse panel and hookup are two separate pieces, so the fuses are unaffected. I then ran the cable up under the dash and above the steering column, and there my ScanGauge sits. I took all of about 4 minutes and is completely removable and reversible. There is no drilling, cutting, or permanently modifying anything

 

[80 Cruiser Rod]

Is there any such item for the 94 LC?

 

[BrettinSanAntonio]

Must.....have.....one.....