scanguagII

rickkop · 05-13-2009, 10:10 AM

Is anyone using one of these in thier TCH and if you are, what is the advantage of having one other than giving you a tachometer? I hear some people are using it to save gas. If so, could you explain how? Other than a really neat gizmo I don't know why I would want to spend the money for one of these with a new vehicle. Thanks, Rick

donalmilligan089 · 05-13-2009, 10:45 AM

Temperature, scan dtc's,easier to read when located above sterring wheel. Ect.

rickkop · 05-13-2009, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by donalmilligan089

Temperature, scan dtc's,easier to read when located above sterring wheel. Ect.

I'm thinking I'd really like to see this thing in action. I'm going to have to check around and see if I can find someone in my area that has one of these. Thanks for the quick reply. Rick

Matt Herring · 05-13-2009, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by rickkop

Is anyone using one of these in thier TCH and if you are, what is the advantage of having one other than giving you a tachometer? I hear some people are using it to save gas. If so, could you explain how? Other than a really neat gizmo I don't know why I would want to spend the money for one of these with a new vehicle. Thanks, Rick

The Scanguage II (or similar instrumentation) is the single best item you can have in your arsenal to improve mpg...it is far from a gizmo...it saves fuel by teaching you how to drive your car more efficiently.

The advantage is in the information it provides for you. Just seeing the rpm alone is a HUGE help in limiting high rev rpm and raising mpg. If you're into pulse and glide and driving in EV mode as long as possible the SGII will help you find the "sweet spots" of the vehicle to get into and stay with those techniques longer. If you're not into these techniques...you're probably not into getting better mpg.

I am constantly monitoring my SGII during my drive (back and forth from SGII to the road as I'm accelerating/decelrating/coasting). The SGII takes the guessing out of what is the most effiecient way to drive your car (it tells you exactly what speed, what throttle position, what rpm is ideal to get the best out of your car). I was amazed how inefficiently I was driving (this was in my 4runner at the time I got my SGII). I would credit at least a 2-3 mpg gain just from the SGII.

Take 1 trip on the highway with the SGII and monitor your real-time mpg at 55, 60, 65, 70 mph and you will see what speed produces the best mpg (mystery solved...now drive at or near the optimum speed and your maximizing your mpg just driving at the proper speed alone). Throw in some pulse and glide while monitoring your SGII and you're on your way to great mpg's!

There are many options out there for instrumentation. Scanguage II, MPGuino, Can-View. It depends how much you want to pay and what options you want to monitor in your vehicle.

rickkop · 05-13-2009, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt Herring

The Scanguage II (or similar instrumentation) is the single best item you can have in your arsenal to improve mpg...it is far from a gizmo...it saves fuel by teaching you how to drive your car more efficiently.

The advantage is in the information it provides for you. Just seeing the rpm alone is a HUGE help in limiting high rev rpm and raising mpg. If you're into pulse and glide and driving in EV mode as long as possible the SGII will help you find the "sweet spots" of the vehicle to get into and stay with those techniques longer. If you're not into these techniques...you're probably not into getting better mpg.

I am constantly monitoring my SGII during my drive (back and forth from SGII to the road as I'm accelerating/decelrating/coasting). The SGII takes the guessing out of what is the most effiecient way to drive your car (it tells you exactly what speed, what throttle position, what rpm is ideal to get the best out of your car). I was amazed how inefficiently I was driving (this was in my 4runner at the time I got my SGII). I would credit at least a 2-3 mpg gain just from the SGII.

Take 1 trip on the highway with the SGII and monitor your real-time mpg at 55, 60, 65, 70 mph and you will see what speed produces the best mpg (mystery solved...now drive at or near the optimum speed and your maximizing your mpg just driving at the proper speed alone). Throw in some pulse and glide while monitoring your SGII and you're on your way to great mpg's!

There are many options out there for instrumentation. Scanguage II, MPGuino, Can-View. It depends how much you want to pay and what options you want to monitor in your vehicle.

Wow, thanks for the review. You talked me in to it. I went ahead and ordered the scanguageII. Now I can't wait to get it. I am practicing the pulse and glide ever time I drive somewhere and that alone has made an improvement in my mileage. I think I read it will monitor more than one function. Any suggestions on what I should have up and be looking at besides the tach. Thanks again, Rick

Matt Herring · 05-13-2009, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by rickkop

Wow, thanks for the review. You talked me in to it. I went ahead and ordered the scanguageII. Now I can't wait to get it. I am practicing the pulse and glide ever time I drive somewhere and that alone has made an improvement in my mileage. I think I read it will monitor more than one function. Any suggestions on what I should have up and be looking at besides the tach. Thanks again, Rick

Great purchase rickkop...it will pay for itself many times over...I know mine has.

Not sure if you're up to speed on what functions the SGII reads but you can monitor 4 functions on the screen at the same time. The functions can be changed very quickly if you decide to monitor different ones (pushing 1 button does it).

Here's the link to the Scanguage II user manual...if you read through it you can get up to speed on everything before it arrives...it's a pdf file...

http://www.scangauge.com/support/pdfs/SGIIManual.pdf

The 4 functions I choose to monitor are:
MPG - instant real-time miles per gallon
FWT - Water temperature (I run a grill block so I keep an eye on this)
IGN - Ignition Timing...I've been toying with this one to find sweet spots (in EV mode and neutral coast it reads 5 but normal operation is between 13-20)
RPM - I probably reference this most as I try to not over-rev the engine up hills or off the blocks at lights and stopsigns

You can browse the other functions in the link above. Obviously, being able to read error codes from your vehicle is also a huge advantage when trouble arises but hopefully you will not need to use this feature.

There's plenty of threads on the SGII on this site and ecomodder.com if you want to do more reading.

When you can actually see what your car is doing in a graphic display you will be surprised just how much improvement you can make by driving smarter and monitoring your SGII.

As they say - the biggest modification you can do to improve MPG is adjusting the "nut behind the wheel"...aka you the way you drive your vehicle

JimboK · 05-13-2009, 08:30 PM

You'll be pleased with SG. Though there are subtle differences between Prius and TCH, they are similar enough that I believe most of the Prius SG tips you find here will cross over to the TCH. And on that subject, here's more.

MileHighCity · 08-30-2009, 05:07 PM

New person here. Just bought my 09 Camry Hybrid and no tachometer. So looking at getting this Scanguage II as like to see my RPMs when the engine is running. Simple questions – how hard is it to find and use the OBDII Connector? Once found is it rather simple – plug and play? Indicates there is one wire to connect to live connection – assume this is for the background light -- how and where did you connect this wire? Found a place that sells them for $159 which includes shipment … so about ready to order. Thanks for any help …

Matt Herring · 08-30-2009, 05:14 PM

The OBDII outlet is usually found just under your steering wheel just above where your feet are while driving. It is about 2 inches long by 1/2 inch wide. Just get out of your car and look up under your dash and you should see it somewhere in that area. The wire is just a male plug that fits into the female OBDII sensor (so you don't have to hard wire anything to get power as it comes from the OBDII sensor).

The SGII is plug and use instrumentation and you just have to perform an easy set up function (takes about 1 minute) to enter your car stats (engine size, tank size, etc).

ursle · 08-30-2009, 05:18 PM

It reads and resets error codes
mines set for hp,rpm,mph,mpg

05-13-2009, 10:10 AM	#1
rickkop Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Syracuse, New York Posts: 39 My Car: Other Hybrid Model: N/A Package: N/A Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	scanguagII Is anyone using one of these in thier TCH and if you are, what is the advantage of having one other than giving you a tachometer? I hear some people are using it to save gas. If so, could you explain how? Other than a really neat gizmo I don't know why I would want to spend the money for one of these with a new vehicle. Thanks, Rick

05-13-2009, 10:45 AM	#2
donalmilligan089 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: virginia usa Posts: 81 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: N/A Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Friends: 0	Re: scanguagII Temperature, scan dtc's,easier to read when located above sterring wheel. Ect.

05-13-2009, 08:30 PM	#7
JimboK One owner, low mileage Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chesterfield, VA Posts: 2,548 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 4 Thanked 88 Times in 69 Posts Friends: 6	Re: scanguagII You'll be pleased with SG. Though there are subtle differences between Prius and TCH, they are similar enough that I believe most of the Prius SG tips you find here will cross over to the TCH. And on that subject, here's more.

08-30-2009, 05:07 PM	#8
MileHighCity Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 10 My Car: Other Hybrid Model: N/A Package: N/A Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: scanguagII New person here. Just bought my 09 Camry Hybrid and no tachometer. So looking at getting this Scanguage II as like to see my RPMs when the engine is running. Simple questions – how hard is it to find and use the OBDII Connector? Once found is it rather simple – plug and play? Indicates there is one wire to connect to live connection – assume this is for the background light -- how and where did you connect this wire? Found a place that sells them for $159 which includes shipment … so about ready to order. Thanks for any help …

08-30-2009, 05:14 PM	#9
Matt Herring Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North Andover, MA Posts: 362 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: N/A Package: No Package Thanks: 3 Thanked 42 Times in 35 Posts Friends: 9	Re: scanguagII The OBDII outlet is usually found just under your steering wheel just above where your feet are while driving. It is about 2 inches long by 1/2 inch wide. Just get out of your car and look up under your dash and you should see it somewhere in that area. The wire is just a male plug that fits into the female OBDII sensor (so you don't have to hard wire anything to get power as it comes from the OBDII sensor). The SGII is plug and use instrumentation and you just have to perform an easy set up function (takes about 1 minute) to enter your car stats (engine size, tank size, etc).

08-30-2009, 05:18 PM	#10
ursle Gas miser Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NH Posts: 51 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: N/A Package: #9 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	Re: scanguagII It reads and resets error codes mines set for hp,rpm,mph,mpg