Scangauge

Hi Humpback

I have been having a bit of a look at them too. Their is also another product called Kiwi wifi that you can use with an Iphone or Ipod. They seem to be able do a whole lot more than the scanguage and be a whole lot easier to use. I have not used either but I am leaning towards the KIWI. If anyone has any comments on the Kiwi that would be great.

Cheers
Bushpig51

hi humpback
i have one fitted to my 2011 gu patrol , takes a few tanks to get it set up and then the readings are very accurate .litres to empty is great when you are off road and need to carry fuel . very happy with it.
peter

G'Day baker,
Do a search on scanguage you will find heaps of info

Hi Humpback, have installed one in my D Max auto mainly to monitor the transmission temperature when towing but has many extra features too many to list here and am very happy with it

G'day Humpback
One of the easiest to install (it just plugs in) and best accessories I have added to my vehicle.

I know at least two suppliers in NSW where you can get them:
1) Ample Outdoors Ample Outdoors
2) Wooders Garagae Wooders Garage

Cheers
PeteS

Main drawback is lots of vehicles that they dont work on due to them not having a OBII port
Like 100ser TD

I have a 2003 V8 petrol Landcruiser and it works on that even have the auto temp too, sure does help. Pete

I've got a scangauge fitted to my 2007 NS Pajero and it is a great device.
I don't use it for fuel consumption as it's fiddly to set up for that but it's great for me as I have it set up to read rpm, boost pressure, engine coolant temp and inlet air temp.
Towing the van it's interesting to see just how hard it works when towing uphill particularly inlet air temps when the intercooler can't keep up with the cooling and knowing it's time to back off as an increase in air inlet temps invariably leads to high EGT's at the same time.
My next gauge will be an EGT gauge so I can get some sort of correlation of rising inlet temps vs EGT temps.
Also an auto trans temp gauge would be nice, it's not available on the Scangauge with Pajero ECU measurements.
Regards Andrew.

I have a scan gauge now for a couple of years. They are great. I use it go monitor my fuel consumption and watch the temperatures.

Best part is I have set the scan gauge speed to a GPS for accuracy and find there is up to 10km difference to the car.

I also have a engine block temperature gauge and a turbo temperature gauge. Might sound a lot but with modern engines the parts are too expensive to replace if you cook them. I can compare the car dash temp gauge (very inaccurate) with the scan gauge temp (what the on board computer is registering) and the block temp gauge (very accurate sender bolted against the block). Then I can watch the turbo temp for pulling hard up big hills with a load and know when to back off a bit.

On the scan gauge you can tell instantly you are heading into a wind or up a slight grade as the litres per Km instantly go up. Time to ease up a bit until you are over the hill.

Cheers

Serendipity

Thankyou everybody for your feedback,can you tell me where you plug them in. i have a 2005 toyota landcruiser turbo diesel.
Cheers
Baker

I have fitted the Scangauge to the pathfinder and it is a asset to the vehicle. I have fitted it above the rear vision mirror with a blend mount gauge mount. Very easy to install and set up.