Got my Scangauge II! (1 Viewer)

[Ruadhrigh]

Frank,

I let my truck warm up to 120 F this morning and drove on the freeway to work. It took me about 13 minutes to get there. In that time the water temp rose to 179F, and my Air Intake Temperature was 49F. I sat in drive for 10 minutes and the WT did not rise at all. The AIT rose to 55F. Outside temp was 31F.

1 more thing - with Air Con turned on.

I might wait for this one. When I get out of work tonight it will be around 37F.

 

[franku]

Thanks Ruadhrigh!

I didn't know it was that cold where you are!

Over here is it 30 degrees C which is 86 Degrees F

I suspect that will have a big influence...

Is there anyone else oin a hotter climate that might be able to give me their results?

 

[flem0061]

Just got the OK to go ahead and purchase the Scangauge II - do I need the extra cable???

 

[LC4LIFE]

nope, I routed my and mounted it above the mirror and still had cable length left.

 

[Fly Rod]

I got mine yesterday, I love it. Anyone who is OBD2 should have one of these!

 

[PDoyle]

I'm curoius. Do you guys think there would be some savings of fuel buy having one of these installed so you can keep an eye on mpg?

 

[Fly Rod]

I'm curoius. Do you guys think there would be some savings of fuel buy having one of these installed so you can keep an eye on mpg?

I have already started changing my acceleration style. I hate to see 2-3 mpg! It is interesting that my calculated mpg is very close to what is reported at my normal cruise. My guess is I will use this new info to modify my driving style for better mpg.

Anyone else been able to improve thier milage?

 

[Hants]

I find that I keep my readouts as follows:

1 (top left) - instantaneous mileage
2 (bottom left) - "today's" mileage (xgauge)
3 (top right) - water temp
4 (bottom right) - varies (load, IAT, open/closed, volts, HP, TPS, LTFT are the usual suspects)

Yes, I have changed my driving habits. Keeping freeway speed down helps a lot. Manual throttle control (and sometimes shift control) helps in borderline situations. However, cruise-control is VERY convenient. It's surprising to me that having cruise-control handle steep, high-altitude, grades and slowly losing speed garners better MPG than forcing the transmission to a lower gear, and higher RPM with less throttle.

Mileage SUCKS around town, pretty much no matter what.

 

[PDoyle]

I hate when cruise control is on and the tranny shifts to low on a hill. I have the land tank redesigned MAF that helps a little.

 

[60wag]

Does the Scangauge report any info on airflow from the MAF sensor? I curious if its possible to show an increase in airflow with the MAF mod.

 

[Brian894X4]

I don't see anyway it can show airflow, but mpg feature has definately helped me reconsider my driving habbits. I've found that the best mpg is around 50-60. Above 60 is starts to drop rapidly. I like to cruise around 70 mph, but getting only 11-12 at 70 verses about 14-15 at 60 at today's prices is hard to ignore. Also, for really long trips, where gas is an issue, that's a major difference on range. About 275 miles verses 350. Obviously, when you combine some lower speed or city driving the range and average mileage goes down.

I also surprisingly found that low speed driving sucks major, major gas. Driving around the fire roads at low speed, I'm constantly seeing mid to high single digits. Which means a further reduction in average mileage and range.

Basically, the heavy Land Cruiser, especially with my weight and mods, does not like low speed or very high speed driving. It's most effecient somewhere in the middle.

 

[Hants]

Does the Scangauge report any info on airflow from the MAF sensor? I curious if its possible to show an increase in airflow with the MAF mod.

I used my other ODBII reader to monitor the MAF flows before & after. At about 7300 feet, my peak went from 17 (before) to 19 (after) lbs per minute.

I don't recall if the Scangauge shows it or not.

 

[FirstToy]

I don't see anyway it can show airflow, but mpg feature has definately helped me reconsider my driving habbits. I've found that the best mpg is around 50-60. Above 60 is starts to drop rapidly. I like to cruise around 70 mph, but getting only 11-12 at 70 verses about 14-15 at 60 at today's prices is hard to ignore. Also, for really long trips, where gas is an issue, that's a major difference on range. About 275 miles verses 350.

that's good to know. I haven't really used the mpg readout but I'll keep on that, might pay some dividends.

 

[corsair23]

I used my other ODBII reader to monitor the MAF flows before & after. At about 7300 feet, my peak went from 17 (before) to 19 (after) lbs per minute.

I don't recall if the Scangauge shows it or not.

Good info Hants...

As for the Scangauge, there is a MAF selection but it comes up blank (no data) when selected. Guess the ECU doesn't pass the info or Scangauge doesn't know the "code" to get the data. Sort of like the AT temp I'd REALLY like to see.

 

[thugmusk]

I am not sure if this cable will allow the fuse panel cover to be put back on without having to rotate the OBDII connector, but it is a right angle J1962 connector for the scangauge.


OBD2Cables.com

Rich

 

[96r50]

The Scangauge cable is the same as that one. You can unscrew the OBDII port mount and flip it up under the dash and the cover goes back on.

 

[thugmusk]

Ahh, thanks,,, I was thinking the hassle with the cover was because the Scangauge cable was not a right angle.

 

[walleyefisher]

Does the Scanguage report on transmission temps?

 

[TrickyT]

Does the Scanguage report on transmission temps?

Read through this thread and you'll have your answer - around page 3 IIRC.

 

[Randy88FJ62]

Do they ahve this type of scanner for FJ62's or are we screwed because we have ODBI? Any conversions? thanks.