Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013 at 15:01
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.
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