This is probably one of the best tech videos you have ever done. The combination of a "real world 4wder" and your experiences combined with the "professionals" opinion is a fantastic concept. I will rate this video a 10/10 lol. Great to see travis make an appearance again on the channel. More of these videos for sure.
Canadian here. I had a 1978 Mack dump truck (the body style Mad Max drove) with an EGT, except it was called a pyrometer. It was a large analog gauge. It was especially adept at measuring air cleaner restriction. The more the air cleaner was clogged, the easier the pyro would shoot up - especially on long hill climbs.
Absolute gold fellas, thanks! Run a Scan Gage myself and feel it's a far more accurate way of monitoring what's going on in the engine. I would love a dedicate video to this device. Thanks again for such an informative video. There's a lot of BS out there and this cuts through the myths. Well done.
Great video, really informative. One thing I'd like to mention about volt meters, the red battery light will only come on if your alternator completely fails. I've had cars where the alternator is outputting just enough voltage to keep the lights off but not enough to put any charge back in the battery. Also your warning light won't tell you if your alternator is over charging, driving around with it pumping out 18 to 20 volts can really mess up modern engine management systems. So while I agree that it's not as important as egt, coolant temp or fuel level, I think a decent digital voltage gauge is still a must.
I actually really enjoy my oil pressure gauge. This might not be a problem in Australia, but here in the bitter cold Swedish subarctic it's quite useful. When I start driving , I read 4+bars of oil pressure at 2000rpm even after the cooling water temperature is at working temperature. After a few minutes of driving the oil pressure will go down to 2 bars at 2000rpm. Now it should have the proper viscosity to sufficiently lubricate a fast spinning turbo for example. After this oil pressure drop, or oil pressure normalization, I'm confident to floor it when accelerating on to the motorway or overtaking. I daily drive a 1993 Isuzu Trooper 3,1TD on 31" tires.
If you loose you’re coolant, remember that the water temperature probe does not measure air temperature. Meaning, without an exhaust temperature gage you won’t know your coolant is gone until you’ve fried the engine.
Engine oil temp! Yeah, you can use the oil pressure gage to see when the oil is running hot and the pressure goes lower. But if you don't have a reference point, you don't know what you looking for. Personally I have one Guage for temp and two sensors, one in engine oil and one for engine water, then a switch to choose between what I want to see. If I were driving an auto I probably put in a 3 pole switch and a sensor for the gear box. It's one of those things, specially if you have tuned your engine, if you run engine hard, (water tenps might be fine) the engine oil might be cooked, and run down the life of the engine.
Absolutely agree. In my opinion at least as interesting (if not more) as the coolant water temp. It gives a way better impression of the real engine temp than the CWT. Your engine is not ready to perfrom when the watertemp is high enough, but when the oil temp is high enough! (And this takes much longer than to heat up some coolant.)
Great video. Thanks. One of the best indicators I added was an indicator light wired to the glowplugs. I found I can travel about 4km in a ZD30 Nissan Patrol before the glowplugs turn off! Having cracked the head at 180k and discovered the crack was between the glowplug tube and the exhaust valve. Suspect it was localized heat from too much right boot when the engine was cold. Now I have 380k on clock with no problems. Glowplug light ON = no right boot.
Great video Ronny very well explained. A detailed video on the scan gauge would be great and would be as good benefit as this video has been . Cheers 👍🍻
I own a scangauge and have to agree with coolant temp and auto transmission temp as prime choices .. mine being a DPF equiped vehicle the other two gauges I find are a must is the EGT ( exhaust gas temp) BUT also my DPF soot level gauge . The EGT and DPF gauge go hand in hand and you can monitor how often a DPF burn is carried out 👍 Good presentation 👍
Great video. Results did not surprise and were based on solid logic. Well done. I am looking to purchase an aftermarket gauge and would love to see a comparison between the major gauges on the market (eg scan gauge v ultragauge).
Funny, I just installed gauges in my truck about a month ago and I added Oil Pressure (truck doesn't have one OEM), Voltage (no OEM, again), and Vacuum since I'm not boosted. Vac gauge gives a lot of good information (when you know how to read it) and is used as a diagnostic tool. OEM cluster has a ton of good info other than the aforementioned OP and V.
To me the most important one is oil pressure and water temperature . On Modern cars by time the oil pressure light comes on you've probably got no engine oil and you've seize the engine. With electrical water temperature they don't work if you get a hole in the radiator and you've got no water they don't work on Steam
There are a couple of things to do with engine oil pressure. The first is that the oil pressure should always correspond to the engine speed. The higher the engine speed, the higher the oil pressure should be. The second is that the light is not smart enough to compare the oil pressure to the engine speed. Because of that, the light is usually set to come on only when the oil pressure is too low for the engine to be idling. I will say gauges are more useful then, because if the oil pressure is a little bit too low, and you need to take it easy on the engine, the gauge will show you that, but the light will not come on until you really need to switch that engine off right away. Using oil pressure gauge is a bit like the way Ronny described using the boost gauge. You need to get used to how much oil pressure you should be seeing for the engine speed you are running.
In North America, CWT is called ECT = engine coolant temp. For my rig, I'm planning what gauges to put on it, and the top 6 are on my list. EGT, ECT/CWT, Trans, Volts. The vehicle already has working Fuel and Speedo gauges, it doesn't have boost, it has a tach, and an oil light (idiot light). I think you rated them fairly well, and with good sound reasoning behind your ratings. Thanks!
Hi Guys, Great video! I would essentially agree with your ratings, possibly giving the auto trans temp gauge a slightly higher rating. With the 200 Series it is very easy to tell when the standard transmission locks up by monitoring temperature via the ScanGauge. When towing driving in 4th enables the lockup to occur at any speed above 80. When towing up hill you are able to pick the best throttle position to keep the transmission temp lower. With respect to a ScanGauge video, yes very worthwhile. Once again thanks for the video.
if you have a high powered engine that you are driving hard for long periods, oil temperature is important to monitor. especially if the car has no oil cooler. I think it's a little lees important for most 4wdrives though.
The low oil pressure warning light on your vehicle covers that aspect, you are most likely to loose oil pressure due to hotter temperatures than the oil temperature itself, by this time your water cooling system would have boiled long time ago.
By the way they work, the EGT will give you the first indication of heat problems, and the ECT (engine coolant temperature) will give you the last, most dire warning. Engine oil temp will be somewhere in the middle.
Great video. Would love a scan gauge vid also please. Different camera angles though are driving me a bit crazy. Feel like I have strabismus 🤪 Keep up the great work. 🤘🏾
Another great vid Ronny, it has definitely solidified my decision to get an EGT gauge especially as I've just had my turbo upgraded and engine retuned, plus I hit the sand quite a bit so I definitely want to keep a close eye on how hard I'm working my engine. A video on OBD scanners would be great. I just recently put an UltraGauge in my Hilux mainly to get my car out of limp mode as I was having issues with my old turbo but now I'm starting to look at all the sensors it has available to read, I'm particularly interested in setting up the fuel usage/amount etc and how accurate this is, especially as I'm considering a long range tank in the future, it would be good to see what Trav and yourself have to say about them. Cheers
Great video! I have a video idea for you: Could you do a video on what noises are normal to here from a newer/older off road vehicle and what noises mean you should go to the mechanic. I drive a 2002 Tacoma I have built up as a pretty capable 4x4. I am pretty new to all this and any time I start hearing a new noise I get kinda freaked out because I don't know if its normal wear and tare or actual damage. For example when I am on a really bumpy trail I hear some knocking noises coming from my steering column. It does not feel bad and there is no noise while on road. But I think my mechanic is getting tired of my stupid questions. I am not sure something like this would be helpful to others to or just me. Thanks! awesome videos, I love your channel.
Glad to hear you have a mechanic you trust, they are a blessing. As a nurse I tell all my patients there are no stupid questions. It's your car/life, ask and feel free. You are paying directly or indirectly for their knowledge. We can't me masters of all knowledge.
It's hard to generalise some sounds between different makes and models. What might be alarming on your Tacoma is normal on another vehicle. The general rule of thumb I've been using is if it sounds different than what you're used to, check it out. Almost every time I get my Jeep serviced it sounds different. Just gotta keep asking questions, maybe check out UA-cam vids of ur vehicle
G’day Ronny. Good idea to make a intro video for the scan gauge and ultra gauge. I run both with an adapter and find it great to have the major information on 2 screens in a blink of an eye. Switching levels in the gauges on the drive is not recommendable to fiddle around while driving. On the 200 series there are some information available to show as many people will have different preferences. And it is all learning by doing your selves. So please start simple on it for most of the readers with an introduction, everyone needs to learn how to set up and what is important for them to experience. Torque converter lockup switched on or off will be the best sample to see on the scan or ultra gauges. RPM goes up, torque converter and pan temp shoots instantly up and moreover the diesel consumption goes up as well. In the new world of warning lights “on off” this little gauges are the ripper ! Showing in front of your noose the most necessary readings for your engine health and economy for the little money the gauges cost nowadays is in my book a must have. Keep going and looking forward some more team up vidoes from you both. Cheers
EGT probe location. Before the turbo or after the turbo? Discuss. Low coolant alarm - right up there. Water temp goes to ambient air when there is no coolant in the expansion tank....you don't necessarily no you have lost coolant. Way up there in importance is the alarm.
think the oil pressure gauge should be up the list a bit if your oil light doesn't come on and you have a major oil leek like my old man when he started his truck one morning and a hose came off and dumped most of the oil on the ground in less than a minute you could bugger your motor pretty quick he only new about the leek from the guy that followed him out the car park. We also had an old tractor that would pop the seal on the oil filter on cold mornings
With a decent OBD2 interface and something like an Ultragauge (with programmable alarms) you really don't need any more aftermarket gauges, except to monitor accessories.
My Ram 2500 has a digital info screen in addition to analog guages. There is a single screen that I can display that has coolant, trans temp, oil temp and oil pressure displayed digitally in one place. I would rate the trans temp as one of the most important. You can really see a temp increase on loose sand on a scorching day, or under heavy load on inclines. It's a good reminded to give your truck a break. I'd say oil temp and pressure 2nd and coolent temp 3rd. A three can tell you when something is wrong. The other guages are a given. If I run out of gas, at least I didn't bomb my engine or tranny. If my battery takes a dump I can replace it.
You’ll probably find that CWT is Celsius Water Temp. Over here (US) are similar scan gauges read FWT for Fahrenheit Water Temp. Great video, as always!
After fitting frontier tank to my px ranger. I had the issue of gauge sitting on full till half tank. Then dropped a LS3 and 6l80e in it and fuel gauge would only tell me when it was full, half and just about empty. Got a Scintex digital fuel gauge now, I know how many millilitres I use. Know exactly how much fuel has been used. With torque app I can monitor 7 out of the 9 since I don't have any forced induction yet and fuel is Scintex gauge. Very useful app used with blue tooth sender out of obdi port.
Scintex digital fuel gauge will also monitor 2 separate tanks. Very handy if running off a main and second tank. But if your second tank drains into main tank you only need the main tank monitored.
Excellent video. I would have liked info about coolant gauge and sudden loss of coolant possibly not registering and possible solutions. Also I think it's important to have an alarm on the gauge because I'm not always going to be watching it even though I might have intentions of doing so. I've got an ultragauge and am going out to check my selection now. Again excellent video
I would add digital fuel pressure and air fuel ratio (preignition under load will shorten the life of your engine real quick) and mechanical vacuum (good for mileage, work load, and easy diagnosis of internal engine problems).
If you do a video on the Scan Gauge, I would like you to test Diagnostic against Learn Mode. In the mechanic field when ever we plugged into the OBDC port, the computer went into Diagnostic Mode. The turn off Learn Mode. What does that mean? When you drive the vehicle normally the computer “Learns” how you drive, Lead Foot, and tries give you better fuel economy to your driving style. Has the Scan Gauge allowed your computer to stay in Learn and not Diagnostic?
I've just got a 2020 LTZ Colorado 4x4 auto.It has no transmission temp gauge and I was told that you don't need to service an auto ? I was told the same thing about my VZ Calais. I don't think there was even a provision for an oil change in the normal order of things. I can't imagine the LTZ lasting that long without some serious attention to oil changes etc. Imagine how hot it would get in some heavy sand action ! I haven't had it long enough yet to know much about it. Just hope the 5 year unlimited k warranty is as good as it sounds.
Cheers Ronny, These 'tech vids' are awesome. I reckon an interesting vid for yourself and your regular crew would be 'Why did you select the 4wbie that you have'.
I would agree with your list in modern cars, yet I wouldn't agree with it in historical cars, like LandCruisers or Land Rovers from the pre-turbo-pre-automatic-pre-electronic epoche.
Great vid again. Can you tell the optimal operating temp of oil and coolant water for a turbo diesel? Mine is a 200 resp. 300 Tdi Land Rover (109 Series 3 engine swap; Discovery 1). Cheers Heinz
Scan Gauge video please, but include what is actually available through the OBD port. I have a phone app for my D40, but it doesn't find readings for all the expected sensors. Hey, maybe compare apps to the scan gauge...
Has anyone else had problems with the display on a scan gauge? The screen on mine started playing up within the first 2 weeks and now its 6 months old its almost indecipherable, just gibberish of pixels. Interested to know if I just got a dud one or if its a scan gauge thing.
As long as your car has an OBD port, easy as. Just find somewhere to mount it with Velcro or something, then plug it in. Depending on your car you might have to go hunting for some custom codes though, I had to go looking for trans temp codes, but that's not hard either
This is probably one of the best tech videos you have ever done. The combination of a "real world 4wder" and your experiences combined with the "professionals" opinion is a fantastic concept. I will rate this video a 10/10 lol. Great to see travis make an appearance again on the channel. More of these videos for sure.
Scan Gauge, Yes please.
Scan video, I vote yes!
And how to get alarms
Yes please
Yeah for sure
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Travis did a good job. Good to hear from him. He got more comfortable towards the end being on camera.
Canadian here. I had a 1978 Mack dump truck (the body style Mad Max drove) with an EGT, except it was called a pyrometer. It was a large analog gauge. It was especially adept at measuring air cleaner restriction. The more the air cleaner was clogged, the easier the pyro would shoot up - especially on long hill climbs.
Absolute gold fellas, thanks! Run a Scan Gage myself and feel it's a far more accurate way of monitoring what's going on in the engine. I would love a dedicate video to this device. Thanks again for such an informative video. There's a lot of BS out there and this cuts through the myths. Well done.
It also lets you see the values the ECU is getting - rather than a separate system which may read different values.
Great video, really informative. One thing I'd like to mention about volt meters, the red battery light will only come on if your alternator completely fails. I've had cars where the alternator is outputting just enough voltage to keep the lights off but not enough to put any charge back in the battery. Also your warning light won't tell you if your alternator is over charging, driving around with it pumping out 18 to 20 volts can really mess up modern engine management systems. So while I agree that it's not as important as egt, coolant temp or fuel level, I think a decent digital voltage gauge is still a must.
Awesome video. Would love to see a scangauge video, programming and fault codes.
I actually really enjoy my oil pressure gauge. This might not be a problem in Australia, but here in the bitter cold Swedish subarctic it's quite useful.
When I start driving , I read 4+bars of oil pressure at 2000rpm even after the cooling water temperature is at working temperature. After a few minutes of driving the oil pressure will go down to 2 bars at 2000rpm. Now it should have the proper viscosity to sufficiently lubricate a fast spinning turbo for example.
After this oil pressure drop, or oil pressure normalization, I'm confident to floor it when accelerating on to the motorway or overtaking.
I daily drive a 1993 Isuzu Trooper 3,1TD on 31" tires.
If you loose you’re coolant, remember that the water temperature probe does not measure air temperature. Meaning, without an exhaust temperature gage you won’t know your coolant is gone until you’ve fried the engine.
Great Ronny, I learnt something. I never really know which parameter is most important to display
Engine oil temp! Yeah, you can use the oil pressure gage to see when the oil is running hot and the pressure goes lower. But if you don't have a reference point, you don't know what you looking for.
Personally I have one Guage for temp and two sensors, one in engine oil and one for engine water, then a switch to choose between what I want to see. If I were driving an auto I probably put in a 3 pole switch and a sensor for the gear box.
It's one of those things, specially if you have tuned your engine, if you run engine hard, (water tenps might be fine) the engine oil might be cooked, and run down the life of the engine.
Absolutely agree. In my opinion at least as interesting (if not more) as the coolant water temp. It gives a way better impression of the real engine temp than the CWT. Your engine is not ready to perfrom when the watertemp is high enough, but when the oil temp is high enough! (And this takes much longer than to heat up some coolant.)
Great video. Thanks. One of the best indicators I added was an indicator light wired to the glowplugs. I found I can travel about 4km in a ZD30 Nissan Patrol before the glowplugs turn off! Having cracked the head at 180k and discovered the crack was between the glowplug tube and the exhaust valve. Suspect it was localized heat from too much right boot when the engine was cold. Now I have 380k on clock with no problems. Glowplug light ON = no right boot.
This I enjoyed and it adds a log of value, thank you.
Great Video Guys. Definitely want a full video on the scan gauge.
way more guages than i have on my 1991 80 series lol... got fuel and speed thats about it and a little red light for oil, works ok !
KISS=keep it simple stupid I reckon
Great video Ronny very well explained. A detailed video on the scan gauge would be great and would be as good benefit as this video has been . Cheers 👍🍻
Scan Gauge Vid please, maybe even different models of scan gauge. On you Ronny love ya channel.
Grab yourself a bluetooth scan tool plug it in and use with your phone. Plenty of ODB apps out there.
I own a scangauge and have to agree with coolant temp and auto transmission temp as prime choices .. mine being a DPF equiped vehicle the other two gauges I find are a must is the EGT ( exhaust gas temp) BUT also my DPF soot level gauge .
The EGT and DPF gauge go hand in hand and you can monitor how often a DPF burn is carried out 👍
Good presentation 👍
Yes to the Scanguage video. Please do both models (2 and 3).
Timing is perfect. Just getting some gauges for my 80 series.
Great video. Results did not surprise and were based on solid logic. Well done. I am looking to purchase an aftermarket gauge and would love to see a comparison between the major gauges on the market (eg scan gauge v ultragauge).
Yes please full video on the scan gauge would be great
good to see Travis back
I NEED TO GET A TEMP GAUGE ON MY WHOLESALE TRANSMISSION TY RONNIE.
I was curious if a scan gauge would read trans temp on my 97 80 series. Do you know?
80 Series isn't OBD2, so no it won't.
Good video guys. As a mechanic myself with a patrol td42t my aftermarket gauges are egt,water temp, boost and twin volt.
Having Travis on was great! Keep him around!
👍🏼 from us for the OBD gauge video, thanks guys.
Funny, I just installed gauges in my truck about a month ago and I added Oil Pressure (truck doesn't have one OEM), Voltage (no OEM, again), and Vacuum since I'm not boosted. Vac gauge gives a lot of good information (when you know how to read it) and is used as a diagnostic tool. OEM cluster has a ton of good info other than the aforementioned OP and V.
Love my ScanGauge on my Fuso!! It gives me so much information.
To me the most important one is oil pressure and water temperature . On Modern cars by time the oil pressure light comes on you've probably got no engine oil and you've seize the engine. With electrical water temperature they don't work if you get a hole in the radiator and you've got no water they don't work on Steam
There are a couple of things to do with engine oil pressure. The first is that the oil pressure should always correspond to the engine speed. The higher the engine speed, the higher the oil pressure should be.
The second is that the light is not smart enough to compare the oil pressure to the engine speed. Because of that, the light is usually set to come on only when the oil pressure is too low for the engine to be idling.
I will say gauges are more useful then, because if the oil pressure is a little bit too low, and you need to take it easy on the engine, the gauge will show you that, but the light will not come on until you really need to switch that engine off right away.
Using oil pressure gauge is a bit like the way Ronny described using the boost gauge. You need to get used to how much oil pressure you should be seeing for the engine speed you are running.
is a good starter list to keep in check
Thanks for the great videos. I’d like to see more on the scan gauge. I’ve been wanting to get one.
Thanks Ronny! Greetings from Canada.
In North America, CWT is called ECT = engine coolant temp.
For my rig, I'm planning what gauges to put on it, and the top 6 are on my list. EGT, ECT/CWT, Trans, Volts. The vehicle already has working Fuel and Speedo gauges, it doesn't have boost, it has a tach, and an oil light (idiot light).
I think you rated them fairly well, and with good sound reasoning behind your ratings. Thanks!
Yes please do a video on the scanner.
Hi Guys,
Great video! I would essentially agree with your ratings, possibly giving the auto trans temp gauge a slightly higher rating. With the 200 Series it is very easy to tell when the standard transmission locks up by monitoring temperature via the ScanGauge. When towing driving in 4th enables the lockup to occur at any speed above 80. When towing up hill you are able to pick the best throttle position to keep the transmission temp lower. With respect to a ScanGauge video, yes very worthwhile. Once again thanks for the video.
Great vid Ronnie. That’s another yes for the scan gauges
Yes please on the multi scan tool. I've got one and I have very limited knowledge on how to get the most out of it.
No oil temp gauge? But water temp? Wouldnt it be good to watch both? 🤷♂️
if you have a high powered engine that you are driving hard for long periods, oil temperature is important to monitor. especially if the car has no oil cooler. I think it's a little lees important for most 4wdrives though.
Agreed.
The low oil pressure warning light on your vehicle covers that aspect, you are most likely to loose oil pressure due to hotter temperatures than the oil temperature itself, by this time your water cooling system would have boiled long time ago.
By the way they work, the EGT will give you the first indication of heat problems, and the ECT (engine coolant temperature) will give you the last, most dire warning. Engine oil temp will be somewhere in the middle.
Great video. Would love a scan gauge vid also please. Different camera angles though are driving me a bit crazy. Feel like I have strabismus 🤪 Keep up the great work. 🤘🏾
Another great vid Ronny, it has definitely solidified my decision to get an EGT gauge especially as I've just had my turbo upgraded and engine retuned, plus I hit the sand quite a bit so I definitely want to keep a close eye on how hard I'm working my engine. A video on OBD scanners would be great. I just recently put an UltraGauge in my Hilux mainly to get my car out of limp mode as I was having issues with my old turbo but now I'm starting to look at all the sensors it has available to read, I'm particularly interested in setting up the fuel usage/amount etc and how accurate this is, especially as I'm considering a long range tank in the future, it would be good to see what Trav and yourself have to say about them. Cheers
EGT is more common and used primarily for Turbo vehicles. A great video with lots of info for those that are not mechanically minded.
Good shit! Yeah a scan gauge video would actually be amazing. I’m currently debating upgrading to a scan gauge from my super centre copy
I definitely agree with the list and yes the top 6 all thats really needed. And yes please a video on scan gauge
Great video! I have a video idea for you: Could you do a video on what noises are normal to here from a newer/older off road vehicle and what noises mean you should go to the mechanic. I drive a 2002 Tacoma I have built up as a pretty capable 4x4. I am pretty new to all this and any time I start hearing a new noise I get kinda freaked out because I don't know if its normal wear and tare or actual damage. For example when I am on a really bumpy trail I hear some knocking noises coming from my steering column. It does not feel bad and there is no noise while on road. But I think my mechanic is getting tired of my stupid questions. I am not sure something like this would be helpful to others to or just me. Thanks! awesome videos, I love your channel.
Glad to hear you have a mechanic you trust, they are a blessing. As a nurse I tell all my patients there are no stupid questions. It's your car/life, ask and feel free. You are paying directly or indirectly for their knowledge. We can't me masters of all knowledge.
It's hard to generalise some sounds between different makes and models. What might be alarming on your Tacoma is normal on another vehicle.
The general rule of thumb I've been using is if it sounds different than what you're used to, check it out.
Almost every time I get my Jeep serviced it sounds different. Just gotta keep asking questions, maybe check out UA-cam vids of ur vehicle
I would love a video on the Scan Gauge! The reason I clicked on this video was to learn about it but oh well.
Mate Big yes on the OBD reader and there functions . Diagnostic fault finding and codes to compliment please cheers
Interesting video 👍👍👍 lov Travis, he’s a natural on video, scan gauge video please 👍👍👍
I'd fit an ATF cooler (the biggest one I can find) long before I'd worry about an ATF temp gauge. I agree that ATF should be changed semi-regularly.
G’day Ronny. Good idea to make a intro video for the scan gauge and ultra gauge. I run both with an adapter and find it great to have the major information on 2 screens in a blink of an eye. Switching levels in the gauges on the drive is not recommendable to fiddle around while driving. On the 200 series there are some information available to show as many people will have different preferences. And it is all learning by doing your selves. So please start simple on it for most of the readers with an introduction, everyone needs to learn how to set up and what is important for them to experience. Torque converter lockup switched on or off will be the best sample to see on the scan or ultra gauges. RPM goes up, torque converter and pan temp shoots instantly up and moreover the diesel consumption goes up as well. In the new world of warning lights “on off” this little gauges are the ripper ! Showing in front of your noose the most necessary readings for your engine health and economy for the little money the gauges cost nowadays is in my book a must have. Keep going and looking forward some more team up vidoes from you both. Cheers
EGT probe location. Before the turbo or after the turbo? Discuss.
Low coolant alarm - right up there. Water temp goes to ambient air when there is no coolant in the expansion tank....you don't necessarily no you have lost coolant. Way up there in importance is the alarm.
think the oil pressure gauge should be up the list a bit if your oil light doesn't come on and you have a major oil leek like my old man when he started his truck one morning and a hose came off and dumped most of the oil on the ground in less than a minute you could bugger your motor pretty quick he only new about the leek from the guy that followed him out the car park. We also had an old tractor that would pop the seal on the oil filter on cold mornings
With a decent OBD2 interface and something like an Ultragauge (with programmable alarms) you really don't need any more aftermarket gauges, except to monitor accessories.
My Ram 2500 has a digital info screen in addition to analog guages. There is a single screen that I can display that has coolant, trans temp, oil temp and oil pressure displayed digitally in one place. I would rate the trans temp as one of the most important. You can really see a temp increase on loose sand on a scorching day, or under heavy load on inclines. It's a good reminded to give your truck a break. I'd say oil temp and pressure 2nd and coolent temp 3rd. A three can tell you when something is wrong. The other guages are a given. If I run out of gas, at least I didn't bomb my engine or tranny. If my battery takes a dump I can replace it.
You’ll probably find that CWT is Celsius Water Temp. Over here (US) are similar scan gauges read FWT for Fahrenheit Water Temp.
Great video, as always!
Lol no it's COOLANT WATER TEMPERATURE, fwt isn't a thing either, welcome to planet Earth
So how do they separate the water from the coolant, and why is the water temp more important than the coolant as a whole?
Love the video. Very informative. I would love to see a video on scan gauge and other systems
Ronny would love a rundown on the use of scan gauge
Very informative, thank you.....
After fitting frontier tank to my px ranger. I had the issue of gauge sitting on full till half tank. Then dropped a LS3 and 6l80e in it and fuel gauge would only tell me when it was full, half and just about empty. Got a Scintex digital fuel gauge now, I know how many millilitres I use. Know exactly how much fuel has been used. With torque app I can monitor 7 out of the 9 since I don't have any forced induction yet and fuel is Scintex gauge. Very useful app used with blue tooth sender out of obdi port.
Scintex digital fuel gauge will also monitor 2 separate tanks. Very handy if running off a main and second tank. But if your second tank drains into main tank you only need the main tank monitored.
transfer case temp would be good to know how important it is as well
Yes please would love a video on the digital gauge as I am thinking of buying one.
Yes for Scan Gauge vid.
Great video mate was just thinking g of what gauges to get, would be keen to see the scan gauge vid
Excellent video. I would have liked info about coolant gauge and sudden loss of coolant possibly not registering and possible solutions. Also I think it's important to have an alarm on the gauge because I'm not always going to be watching it even though I might have intentions of doing so. I've got an ultragauge and am going out to check my selection now. Again excellent video
I would add digital fuel pressure and air fuel ratio (preignition under load will shorten the life of your engine real quick) and mechanical vacuum (good for mileage, work load, and easy diagnosis of internal engine problems).
love to see a video on the scan gauge!
Scan Guage video, yes please including how to deal with issues and clear problems
If you do a video on the Scan Gauge, I would like you to test Diagnostic against Learn Mode.
In the mechanic field when ever we plugged into the OBDC port, the computer went into Diagnostic Mode. The turn off Learn Mode. What does that mean? When you drive the vehicle normally the computer “Learns” how you drive, Lead Foot, and tries give you better fuel economy to your driving style.
Has the Scan Gauge allowed your computer to stay in Learn and not Diagnostic?
As for the speedo most 4wd owners put bigger tyres on making the speedo read slower and tick over slower, less chance of a fine.
I've just got a 2020 LTZ Colorado 4x4 auto.It has no transmission temp gauge and I was told that you don't need to service an auto ? I was told the same thing about my VZ Calais. I don't think there was even a provision for an oil change in the normal order of things. I can't imagine the LTZ lasting that long without some serious attention to oil changes etc. Imagine how hot it would get in some heavy sand action ! I haven't had it long enough yet to know much about it. Just hope the 5 year unlimited k warranty is as good as it sounds.
I have a 2003 HDJ79 and have been told a scan gauge is not compatible. Is there an alternative?
Great video. Thanks.
Scan gauge video would be great to see!
Black electrical tape for 'fixing' warning lights. Very effective.
Cheers Ronny, These 'tech vids' are awesome. I reckon an interesting vid for yourself and your regular crew would be 'Why did you select the 4wbie that you have'.
video on the scan gauge would be great Ronny
Another video on how to set up a scan gauge or app and in particular how to get access to the PIDs you need would be great.
def scan gauge vid , cheers
Yes to scan gauge video
definitely a scan gauge episode
There is a gauge in my opinion that was missed and the is a tyre pressure and temperature gauge.
I would agree with your list in modern cars, yet I wouldn't agree with it in historical cars, like LandCruisers or Land Rovers from the pre-turbo-pre-automatic-pre-electronic epoche.
Hey Ronny, I use my odometer as a second fuel gauge. I have a good understanding how may k's I get out of a full tank, off road, on road, ect.
Great vid again. Can you tell the optimal operating temp of oil and coolant water for a turbo diesel? Mine is a 200 resp. 300 Tdi Land Rover (109 Series 3 engine swap; Discovery 1). Cheers Heinz
Good stuff Donny 😝
Scan Gauge video please, but include what is actually available through the OBD port. I have a phone app for my D40, but it doesn't find readings for all the expected sensors. Hey, maybe compare apps to the scan gauge...
Scan gauge, yes please. As
I'm using torque pro.
How about AFR Gauge ? Any views ?
Yes please for the scan gauge, also what are your views on Bluetooth OBD 2, linking to an App on your phone or tablet? Thanks.
Has anyone else had problems with the display on a scan gauge? The screen on mine started playing up within the first 2 weeks and now its 6 months old its almost indecipherable, just gibberish of pixels. Interested to know if I just got a dud one or if its a scan gauge thing.
Where do you get that scan gauge mount
ScanGauge 2 - Video please. Maybe could also compare to other OBD2 gauges available if possible?
Do you sell that Scangauge mount seperatly? much better than using velcro on the dash.
The scan gauge looks great. How hard are they to install ? Keep up the great work Ronny
As long as your car has an OBD port, easy as. Just find somewhere to mount it with Velcro or something, then plug it in. Depending on your car you might have to go hunting for some custom codes though, I had to go looking for trans temp codes, but that's not hard either
Plug and play use as ABC 🤙
Great video mate. Scan gauge video would be great
A deal on the gauges from PDP would be good too lol
I have a Scangauge which is great but how do I get alarms? I can't watch it continuously and I want to know right away if I have a problem.
Could you please do a video on the scan gauge ?
Scan gauge please. Is that a different model scan gauge shown or a mounting bracket for the traditional scan gauge
great video to me i think u left out one tpms tire pressure monitoring system
I notice the flag in the background 1st thing in the morning new h2o temp gauge