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MODIFYING OR DETAILING YOUR I30 => ELECTRICAL | ELECTRONIC | AUDIO => Topic started by: 2i30s on July 12, 2009, 13:11:36

Title: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: 2i30s on July 12, 2009, 13:11:36
I'm using a scangauge 2 because my 2.0 petrol manual hatch hasn't got a trip computer or distance to empty.can it tell you horsepower or kilowatt figures.has anyone found any other things it can do. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: ouri30 on July 12, 2009, 16:24:23
Hi 2i30s,

I believe it can do HP and many other things, but I have yet to figure most of the xguage functions.  I have managed to configure DTE, CUR (current trip fuel economy), TOD (today's fuel economy) and TNK (fuel economy for the tank).  I can select these as any of the four displayed guages.  I think you can set up around 20 of these xguages, from memory - its just a matter of reading the manual and figuring out how to set them up.

Bob
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: 2i30s on July 13, 2009, 08:42:44
ive worked out about 20% of its functions in a few days. :lol:
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: HarriS on August 11, 2009, 16:03:25
Could somebody tell the correction % for the scangauge fuel consumption functions in 1.6L petrol? I am planning to swap my scangauge to the i30 from my Triumph Speed Triple. Of couse I can calibrate the scangauge but having the right(ish) correction from the beginning would save some time. Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: 2i30s on August 13, 2009, 11:10:33
hopefully somebody can answer your query as I'm not sure of that myself,i still need to read booklet a bit more. :rolleyes: :razz:
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: ouri30 on August 13, 2009, 12:15:25
Sorry,

Only know the 1.6 CRDi setting (-35-36%).

Bob
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: HarriS on September 05, 2009, 15:37:40
Seems like the correction is ~+10%. Have to verify over couple of tankfulls. The dash trip computer also reads about 10% low on actual fuel consumption. The 1.6 is more thirsty than I would like and what I expected. It drinks at least 1L/100km more than my -91 Toyota carina II 1.6i. Performance is roughly the same. The factory EU fuel economy numbers are BS. There is absolutely no way you could get anywhere near in real life. Otherwise the i30 is a decent car so far.
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: Lorian on September 18, 2009, 12:40:07
Sorry to dig up an old thread.

I'm thinking about buying a Scan Gauge II, only because I will miss the instant MPG reading (l/km) on my existing car.

Can someone tell me how often the instant MPG display updates on an SGII, it's about once a second on my existing car.

Thanks.
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: 2i30s on September 18, 2009, 13:11:24
I'm still getting my head around my scangauge so i cant help you on that one,and don't be sorry on starting up an old thread. :cool: :razz:
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: bez10y on September 20, 2009, 23:07:22
Sorry to dig up an old thread.

I'm thinking about buying a Scan Gauge II, only because I will miss the instant MPG reading (l/km) on my existing car.

Can someone tell me how often the instant MPG display updates on an SGII, it's about once a second on my existing car.

Thanks.

The SCII updates about once a second.
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: 2i30s on September 20, 2009, 23:20:47
the info on a scangauge is from your ecu.i think it would give details at the same speed as a factory fitted trip computer. :idea:  does that sound right bez10y :question: :razz:
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: Lorian on September 21, 2009, 08:24:00
Cool. i just ordered one, thanks for the info.
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: bez10y on September 21, 2009, 22:52:14
the info on a scangauge is from your ecu.i think it would give details at the same speed as a factory fitted trip computer. :idea:  does that sound right bez10y :question: :razz:

Yeah pretty much. I think you can speed up the data reading but am pretty sure the fastest data is updated is around the 1 second mark.

You can get fancier and faster units that give your acceleration info etc but these are mainly for 1/4mile cars and cost $$$.
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: 2i30s on September 22, 2009, 02:45:47
a word of warning,scangauge wont work properly on crdi auto,only the manual.mine is a petrol manual and its fine, i don't know if it works on a petrol auto.maybee a member with a scangauge in a petrol auto can comment.my wife's cw is a petrol auto but she wont let me give it a try. :lol:
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: Blue on September 22, 2009, 05:27:51
but she wont let me give it a try. :lol:

So don't tell her !!

OR

Tell her it's a new hair drying attachment, or a radar detector, or a new GPS, or an MSU (Make Sh!t Up), or something.
Then, whether it works or not (at least WE'LL know), take it out and tell her the new food blender (or whatever you came up with) didn't work in her car.

What's the worst that can happen?
You have to sleep in the hatch for a few nights?  
That's not all that bad, a small price to pay so we all find out :)

Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: 2i30s on September 22, 2009, 05:38:47
 :lol: :rolleyes:
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: Blue on September 22, 2009, 07:47:52
M A T E !!!

I just remembered another thread of yours..  I have the perfect MSU for you...

Tell her its a Rear Collision Detection Sensor (RCDS).
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: ouri30 on September 22, 2009, 09:24:43
a word of warning,scangauge wont work properly on crdi auto,only the manual.mine is a petrol manual and its fine, i don't know if it works on a petrol auto.maybee a member with a scangauge in a petrol auto can comment.my wife's cw is a petrol auto but she wont let me give it a try. :lol:

To be honest, it doesn't work properly on the CRDi manual either.  The fuel economy figures are upset when the a/c is in use.  Or, another way of looking at it is, if you set it up to work correctly with the a/c on, then it will not work correctly when a/c is off.

Interestly the SGII doesn't give accurate fuel usage figures on my Santa Fe diesel auto.  It behaves the same as it does in the i30 CRDi manual.  I therefore conclude it is a Hyundai CRDi issue.

By the way, all the other readings are fine in both our vehicles - its just the fuel usage figures that are upset by the a/c.

Bob
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: Lorian on September 22, 2009, 09:43:53
To be honest, it doesn't work properly on the CRDi manual either.  The fuel economy figures are upset when the a/c is in use.  Or, another way of looking at it is, if you set it up to work correctly with the a/c on, then it will not work correctly when a/c is off.

I'm not certain, but I think I have read somewhere that this has been fixed in the later/latest firmware version.
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: 2i30s on September 22, 2009, 10:01:42
a word of warning,scangauge wont work properly on crdi auto,only the manual.mine is a petrol manual and its fine, i don't know if it works on a petrol auto.maybee a member with a scangauge in a petrol auto can comment.my wife's cw is a petrol auto but she wont let me give it a try. :lol:

To be honest, it doesn't work properly on the CRDi manual either.  The fuel economy figures are upset when the a/c is in use.  Or, another way of looking at it is, if you set it up to work correctly with the a/c on, then it will not work correctly when a/c is off.

Interestly the SGII doesn't give accurate fuel usage figures on my Santa Fe diesel auto.  It behaves the same as it does in the i30 CRDi manual.  I therefore conclude it is a Hyundai CRDi issue.

By the way, all the other readings are fine in both our vehicles - its just the fuel usage figures that are upset by the a/c.

Bob
confirmed by a user. :cool:
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: Lorian on September 22, 2009, 10:16:00
What firmware revision do you guys have?
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: 2i30s on September 22, 2009, 10:26:33
to be honest I'm not sure.i bought mine off a club member second hand because it wouldn't work properly on his crdi auto properly. i cant remember the user name. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: bez10y on September 22, 2009, 23:01:05
What firmware revision do you guys have?

I can't remember either though I got it about half way through last year IIRC.
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: 2i30s on September 23, 2009, 01:03:02
can i plug it into my pc and check :question: i know there are downloads on the scangauge site.but I'm not very good at computer skills.I'm a mechanic/boiler maker.
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: Lorian on September 23, 2009, 07:38:00
The version number is displayed on one of its menus -

MORE>MORE>MORE>VERSION

3.17 is the latest. Unfortuntaly you can't update it yourself, but I belive the manufacturers will do the update for about US$25

This version has a couple of extra gauges, and the fuel figures (MPG/KHL) have 100ths in the calculations/display. I also notice there is the possibility of adding a KW (BHP) display using x-gauge, not sure if it'll work in the i30 (I have the gauge, just no car).
Title: Re: scangauge 2 uses.
Post by: HarriS on October 02, 2009, 18:01:46
The HP x-gauge function works on i30 but it is not with dyno accuracy.
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