Guys,
I purchased the first upgrade for my new toy. My new "Scangauge II" will arrive on Saturday. I see that the Scangauge has lots of options, but does it give you EGT (Pyrometer), boost pressure, and fuel pressure readings?

Thanks,
Randy

 

No - Yes - No.

 

Randy,

Like he said ^

FYI....if you need a list of the xgauges codes (and a youtube tutorial how to enter them) I got them from blade35 and would be happy to send them to you if you need them.

Joe

 

You will have to buy sending units for both exh temps and fuel pressure but it is capable of reading them once that is done.

 

Where do you connect the fuel pressure sensor wiring? Is there a provision in the OEM harness?

Do you use a Ford part for the sensor?

 

when did SG add the provision to add the fuel pressure and EGT?

 

i believe the scanguage does not have provisions to monitor those...you would need a pillar guages to monitor iirc

 

Or skip Scangauge and use DashBoss. No need for pillar gauges then

Josh

 

ScanGauge Capabilities

First, what it won't do:
Fuel pressure
Exhaust gas Temp
Low (crankcase) oil pressure
These values are not monitored by the engine computer, there are no sensors under the hood so the SG can't see them.

What it will monitor:
Fuel Level
Battery voltage
Engine coolant temp
Engine oil temp
Trans fluid temp
Intake air temp (on 2 different sensors)
Injection control pressure
Injection pressure regulator
FICM (fuel Injection Control Module) main power
FICM vehicle power
FICM logic power
FICM sync status
Camshaft sync status
Crankshaft sync status
Fuel injector timing
Fuel injector pulse width
Fuel injectors 1-8 on/off commands
Radiator fan speed
Radiator fan duty cycle
Barometric pressure (ambient)
Exhaust back pressure
Turbo Boost (by tinkering with baro settings)
Turbo duty cycle
manifold absolute pressure
Accelerator pedal position
V-ref voltage
Trans shifter position (automatic)
Mass Fuel Desired

These are the main ones. People are still tinkering with codes for misfire counts on specific cylinders and there may be a couple more I missed. In addition to these gauges, the SG has a trip computer that calculates fuel mileage and trip time etc. It also scans for many (but not all) codes that may have been stored if there is a problem that turns on your Check Engine Light. It simply plugs into the OBD port under the dash so install is easy also, and finially, the price is right.
Now for the negative:
The price is inexpensive because it's inexpensively made. The display is LCD but the dots are pretty coarse and it can be hard to read (the color of the backlight can be changed which helps). Half of the gauges you will want to monitor require you to input long strings of numbers to "program" into the unit, it also must be plugged in to do that so you'll be sitting in the driveway for awhile when you first get it. and finially, it is what it is, there are no options to hook up additional sensors to allow it to display the values I mentioned in the beginning.
There are other monitors with touch screens that can be expanded to show the other gauges, like the Edge Insight or DashDaq. These monitors are considerably more expensive but the expandability is important and besides that they just look better. Back-up cameras, mp3 capability, and the ability to completely change the way the screen looks is pretty cool if your budget allows it.

 

As a side point the original software for Scangauge was written by Ken Mosher. Who is Ken Mosher you may ask?

He also wrote the original scripting for Edge.

So what's Ken been up to these days?

Oh you know, creating and perfecting the best digital gauge ever... DashBoss.

Just a little jeopardy trivia for everyone.

Also DashBoss made in USA, everything else China.

Josh

 

Thanks for the info,

Got my Scangauge II in the mail this afternoon, and hooked it up. Took a long time and some internet troubleshooting in order to get it to connect though.

Started messing around with loading some X-codes. I loaded the code for Oil Temp. Water temp seems to be already preloaded.

I've read several places on the internet that oil and coolant temp differences are a prime indicator of oil and EGR cooler health.

Idling in the driveway with the engine warmed up to operating temp. My Water Temp was 186F and Oil temp was 190F.

Are these good numbers to have??
What are some of the more important gauges to have loaded? I usally only use the truck as a daily driver/cruiser. I rairly tow heavy loads or take if off road yet.

Thanks

 

Leg hump for them much?

 

Kind of like everyone's obsession with Gearhead, Scangauge and BPD? LOL

Josh

 

4 is a good number, but there's a little more to the check ride. Here is the procedure:
EOT/ECT check
TSB 09-8-3
http://www.phila.gov/fleet/Warranty%...sb09-08-03.pdf

 

Also, when it comes to ECT vs EOT, doesn't matter what a person uses, check the accuracy of the readings after a 12 hour cold soak. Should be a degree or so of each other.

Have fun!