Idiot light or gauges
I hate idiot lights. I want to know what my vehicle is doing by monitoring gauges. This is not for everybody, but I have found that most people do appreciate gauges over the simple on and off warning light. I have also found that the idiot warning light may not be as sensitive in some cases, as it should be. This is where gauges come in handy. If you see your temperature starting to creep up past halfway, you know something is wrong. Your idiot light may only notify you in an extreme emergency. When the red light comes on, it's time to turn off the engine immediately. Monitoring the gauges, while driving will give you a heads up, which can be very valuable. When you notice that your temperature is starting to creep up past halfway, you can make plans to stop in a convenient area before any engine damage occurs.
When you plug this thing in it taps into the information that your computer is monitoring. Even though your car just has idiot lights your computer is monitoring RPMs, engine temperature, vehicle speed, air fuel mixture and a variety of other important data. Now you can have a heads up and advanced warning on any problems with your vehicle. I have installed one of these on my wife's Toyota Corolla. Her baseline corolla came with idiot lights only. I connected the scan gauge to the diagnostic connector and used the Velcro fasteners to attach it to the dash so I can easily see it. My wife's car now has full gauges.
Idiot lights gone
Below is a description of the product from Amazon's website. This is relatively a new product, and already has 5 independent reviews. My experience with this device leads me to recommend it whole-heartedly. Not only do I have a full gauge set on the Corolla, but this device also calculates the fuel economy and provides check engine light diagnosis, along with the other standard features. * Simple no-tools-needed install * Works on 1996 and newer cars and light trucks * 4 independent trip computers * Display 4 gauges simultaneously * Read trouble codes and turn off check engine light
It can read fuel economy as you drive, tell you how fast your friend drove your car last night, tell you when you are going to run out of fuel and dozens of more things. Installation takes only seconds and requires no tools. Can be moved from car to car. Works on gas, diesel, propane and hybrid vehicles. Works on all OBDII protocols including the new CAN protocol. Customer Review of the Scan GaugeIt's a simple installation. Just plug it into your vehicle's OBDII port and choose a suitable mounting location that doesn't interfere with your other gauges or present a safety hazard. (velcro strips are included for no muss/no fuss installation, but you could devise a more permanent mount) 4 sets of trip data are stored. In addition, fuel economy, fuel used, maximum coolant temperature, distance, maximum rpm, drive time, maximum speed, average speed, distance to empty, time to empty, and amount of fuel to empty. The digital gauges are for fuel economy, fuel rate, digital speedometer, tachometer, manifold pressure, battery voltage, coolant temperature, intake air temperature, engine load, ignition timing, throttle position, and open/closed loop.
Not all vehicles will report every one of the above parameters through the OBDII interface. If the data is not available for the chosen gauge, then there will be no display. The final thing that this gauge is useful for is to read and reset trouble codes and your "check engine" or "service engine soon" lamp. It captures the conditions present and stores them in flash memory if a trouble code is thrown so that you can review what state the various gauges were in when the trouble code was triggered. If you just want to read and erase codes then the actron 9550 may be a better choice. Give this how to get rid of idiot lights page a bookmark or  Custom Search Here you can learn about the car mechanic responsible for putting this page together. Visit the homepage and Auto repair | car questions answered area
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