Coolant temp gauge 850t.

Post by **rspi** » 20 Jan 2017, 03:58

The ECU does not report turbo boost or fuel pressure in the P80 cars. ScanGauge can't show it.

Temp gauge in the cluster is programmed to show "normal" 3 o'clock temp between 175° and 235°.

Hard to find a good place to place the ScanGauge. I have considered getting another dash pad and molding it in the pad above the center vents. The current layout uses almost all of the face nicely.

Post by **rguzz** » 20 Jan 2017, 06:16

Too bad. Volts, tons of gas mileage stuff, and water temp is about it for the Scan Gauge?

AKJeeper · Post by **AKJeeper** » 20 Jan 2017, 12:37

There was a way on my MINI Cooper S to get the ScanGauge to display boost - basically it was a custom setting that displayed boost from data extrapolated from the MAP (manifold absolute pressure) reading.

I'm thinking there might be a way to do something similar from the Volvo's MAF (mass airflow) sensor data, but I haven't played around with my Scan Gauge enough yet. And also - my car is currently being stored in Las Vegas and I'm in Alaska...so might be a while.

AKJeeper · Post by **AKJeeper** » 20 Jan 2017, 12:57

rguzz wrote:Too bad. Volts, tons of gas mileage stuff, and water temp is about it for the Scan Gauge?

If memory serves, I was able to get the following out of my Scan Gauge: Intake Air Temp, Coolant Temp, Ignition Timing, vehicle speed, RPM, Voltage, Throttle Position Sensor, Fuel System Loop Status (closed or open), Load, Horsepower, and a host of gas mileage and 1/4 mile acceleration stuff. It also reads/clears codes.

Here's Robert's video on the Scan Gauge:

beigg · Post by **beigg** » 20 Jan 2017, 14:35

AKJeeper wrote:There was a way on my MINI Cooper S to get the ScanGauge to display boost - basically it was a custom setting that displayed boost from data extrapolated from the MAP (manifold absolute pressure) reading.

I'm thinking there might be a way to do something similar from the Volvo's MAF (mass airflow) sensor data, but I haven't played around with my Scan Gauge enough yet. And also - my car is currently being stored in Las Vegas and I'm in Alaska...so might be a while.

850's have a map too.

difflock54 · Post by **difflock54** » 20 Jan 2017, 17:52

Ultra gauges provide a wide range of data readings including coolant temp' and boost,average miles/gallon etc.
Dependent on the year and model they plug straight into the cars obdII port.
My 2002 V40 could get 48 different readings apparently but I only have mine set to give 12 to meet my needs.

AKJeeper · Post by **AKJeeper** » 20 Jan 2017, 19:09

This is how I have my ScanGauge II mounted in my car. It's out of the way and doesn't rattle. No excess cable hanging out all over the place...

Post by **rguzz** » 20 Jan 2017, 21:03

Keeping the Platinum wagon out of AK winters is wise, If I recall it was a CA car! If I could get boost, volts, coolant temp that might just be enough, so I'll keep thinking on that a bit. I care some less about all the gas mileage info which is academic to me, and I have a cheap code reader.

Post by **rguzz** » 20 Jan 2017, 21:10

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/sca ... ge.157142/
Thought this was helpful.

AKJeeper · Post by **AKJeeper** » 20 Jan 2017, 21:51

Yup. Definitely keeping the Platinum away from AK winters. The climate ruined the last car I brought up (1981 Mercedes 300D) so I'm going to avoid doing that again. And you're correct - it's an original CA car.