Phi1osopher
Veteran Member
I bought an Ultra-Guage so I could get some real-time fuel economy feedback... (It's an aftermarket mini scanner that plugs into the OBD port.) It just arrived, and it doesn't work on my car because I have the "other" ECU protocol; I think its caled "OBD-D?" I looked and my ECU has a black plastic housing, and the plug in my dash is purple. To be totally honest, I don't really know much about the differences, and I would love some help being pointed to where I can read and learn a bit more.
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So first, where can I read more to better understand and appreciate this system, and its strengths & weaknesses comapred to the more standardized OBD2?
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Second, is there anything I can do to make this little gizmo work? Some of you use the "Scanguage" brand... would that work on mine? I just really, really, really am obsessed with trying to get better MPGs in this car, and it seems being able to monitor this data in real time would significantly help. I would love any suggestions regarding this as well...
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in this vein, I drove the car about 400 miles the other day on a little Texas Hill Country road trip and got about 45mpg. AC was running max the whole time, it was very hilly, and the roads where a bit stop and go, but I was hoping for better fuel economy.. My two around town top-ups have all been about 35mpg, and that is with me driving aggressively, with long periods of idling with the AC running as I do interior work in the car while its about 105°F out there... Texas heat is brutal.
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So first, where can I read more to better understand and appreciate this system, and its strengths & weaknesses comapred to the more standardized OBD2?
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Second, is there anything I can do to make this little gizmo work? Some of you use the "Scanguage" brand... would that work on mine? I just really, really, really am obsessed with trying to get better MPGs in this car, and it seems being able to monitor this data in real time would significantly help. I would love any suggestions regarding this as well...
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.
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in this vein, I drove the car about 400 miles the other day on a little Texas Hill Country road trip and got about 45mpg. AC was running max the whole time, it was very hilly, and the roads where a bit stop and go, but I was hoping for better fuel economy.. My two around town top-ups have all been about 35mpg, and that is with me driving aggressively, with long periods of idling with the AC running as I do interior work in the car while its about 105°F out there... Texas heat is brutal.
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