Scanguage 11

GB, thanks for that, I did send an email to the dealer in Australia but they haven't got back yet, cheers, Kanga.

That's good news Ian, glad to see you are a member, I'll probably send you a MM at some point and get in your ear about the D-Max and Mods etc, got a fair bit to do to mine. Cheers, for the info. Kanga.

Hi Scooby, is yours an Automatic? I have the manual Gearbox, was wondering if there is feedback to the ECU on its' oil temp ( wouldn't have thought so, but you never know. ) Cheers, Kanga.

G'day 4wheeler, I have just about finished fitting the EngineSafe low coolant/temp Alarm unit so hopefully the coolant loss side of things is being taken care of, I have heard good things about the Scanguage 11, the Ultraguage looks to to be a fair bit cheaper and says on their page it will read codes, any particular reason you like the Ultraguage over the Scanguage 11? User friendly? Price? Screen size? etc.
Cheers, Kanga.

Hi Kanga1,
For me the Ultragauge fitted nicely next to the A pillar and I have the Scangauge mounted below the vehicle gauges. You can't use both at once.

The Ultragauge was plug and play apart from a selecting metric units, engine size and fuel tank size. It searched for information it could give and it was then available.

The Scangauge does the same, but some additional inputs you have to put in manually if you know the input/output codes. That is why I have it as a back-up. From what I can see, the total information available is about the same. The Ultragauge display is better IMHO.

As mentioned I like the fact you can set audible alarms on the Ultragauge, but I also like the fact that you can manually set gauges on the Scangauge if you know the codes. You can't do that with and Ultragauge.

Obviously I dealt with both suppliers to get these units. Both were great and I had each item within a week, even thought the Ultragauge is shipped from the USA.

Given the cost, either one will give you more piece of mind than not having one and the fact that you can get basic trouble code groups which can be passed onto a dealer or use it to clear fault codes is a bonus. If you have problems 1000 km from the dealer with an intermittent fault which is not too serious, you can clear it and get the car running better until it throws the fault again. That's what I did when my Defender EGR decided it did not want to play and cracked the sads. Cleared the code and the car ran well for 1000 km before it threw the same MIL warning fault. Cleared it and off we went again until I could get the EGR replaced.

And in case you are wondering, I leave it hooked up full time and I leave it there when I take the vehicle to the dealer for service ( My Mazda is only one year into warranty period) and nothing has been said. It does not alter the car ECU but an Ultragauge might need a few tweaks if it does not shut down when car engine is switched off. Mine did so I did not need to fiddle.

I hope this helps.

I have one of the earlier scangauges and yes it used to work on my Terracan..

Apart from reading a fault, can the Ultragauge clear a fault like the scangauge ??

Cheers 4wheeler, it has been a real eye opener finding out what these things are capable of, it is a good idea to have the capability to find out what the problem is and then have a chance to get going again if some electronic jigger has a hissy fit. Never been a huge fan of things you can't fix with a hammer, but there isn't much choice now. I'll check them out on Youtube to see which one will suit me the best. Thanks again, Kanga.

Alan,

Do you know if a bluetooth OBD scanner is compatible with any iPad/iPhone readers??

Cheers
RM

I don't really know.

If the apple hardware can receive bluetooth it should be ok. You would need to find an app to run on apple gear. Surely there has to be one.

Alan

Hi Alan, this new witchcraft with electronics just gets better and better, I only found out about Scanguage 11 about 2 months ago, so I'm pretty amazed that you can get all this displayed on your Smart phone via Bluetooth, mazing. We'll have a look at that little lot on the Interweb, (might have to update from the clockwork mobile phone though). Thanks for that revelation, where will it all end?!!! Stunned, Kanga.

I have had a look for an Apple app to read the signals, but can't seem to locate one.

Perhaps others know of an Apple engine management App??

Cheers
RM

How are you doing Dunc? Very sad news about Ivan, we followed Safari on the Net every day to see how things were going in the different categories and saw the press release, we got in touch with Ron and Bruce to pass on our condolences, it won't be quite the same without the big fella. We are still on track to be there for next year via the trip I emailed you about ( details nearly finalized, I'll flash an email through tonight with the general idea). These ECU reader electronic units are awesome and we'll be fitting one of them, they tell you so much useful info. Cheers Dunc, email coming through now.

Google is my friend, I'll have a look for that unit on the net to see what it offers, cheers, Kanga.