Best Way to Read Coolant/Trans Temps Real Time?

Thank you SaltyHero13, I got the SG3 and it is an amazing piece of kit!
Within minutes, have it set up temps to monitor for:
Coolant
Trans Oil 1-2
Cats 1-4
Tires 1-4
HP
TQ
Load
Intake Air Temp

WWD

 

Scangauge 3 is an option as well. It will automagically scan for things to monitor. It is customizable as well.

 

Thank you SaltyH! Was looking for someting better than SG2, and SG3 was the exact answer! Just wish the wire was more discreet, but I need to know what is going on more than if it is pretty.

 

Which OBD adapter do you have? A few of us use OBD Fusion.

 

same, I use OBD Fusion on my iPhone/iPad paired with a bluetooth OBD adapter

 

I have the OBDLink MX+. The app is free and the Toyota specific pids are also free. Very customizable. Easy to use and don’t need to enter pid calculations to make a gauge work.

 

What specific adapter did you get?

 

Best Way to Read Coolant/Trans Temps Real Time?


Techcaristagauge

 

$32 Veepeak OBDCheck BLE Bluetooth OBD II Scanner Car Check Engine Light Code Reader, Auto Dual Mode Bluetooth Diagnostic Scan Tool for iOS & Android

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073XKQQQW?ie=UTF8

 

With or without a trans cooler?

 

OBD Fusion on iOS with the Veepeak Bluetooth adapter for me. It tends to lock up once every few hours on a long trip, but for the price it's a great combination.

 

Thank you. With the OBD Fusion app, was there anything special you had to do to get it show the trans temp?

 

Start reading here: https://www.tundras.com/threads/obd-thread-pids-apps-dashboards.60459/

 

Purchase the Enhanced Diagnostics for your vehicle and it'll have the PIDs you need for monitoring your trans and torque converter temps.

 

This is my current dashboard I have setup in OBD Fusion

 

That is a beautiful dashboard.

 

Perfect. Thanks

 

Thank you, took me a while to get it set haha

 

You're welcome

 

https://www.tundras.com/threads/best-easiest-option-for-monitoring-transmission-temps.86116/

Just posted my ScanGaugeIII pictures here

 

Im a little surprised you can get engine oil temp out of the computer. Does it seem to be accurate? Had a Subaru that showed oil temp and it warmed much slower than coolant and even transmission fluid (sometimes).

 

I use fusion with the veepeak scanner and it’s been great. I place my phone down sideways by the shifter so I can read the gauges better. I made the tranny info bigger because that’s what I’m more concerned with. Like other people the button around the gear selection lights up when the tc is locked.

 

Honestly I'm not sure, seems about right but I don't have an external sensor/gauge to verify.

 

Did you buy the $9.99 enhanced diagnostic pack to see the trans temp? I don't see it listed under the SAE options.

 

yes, you will need the Enhanced Diagnostic pack for your vehicle to see the trans temp

 

Thanks.

 

What is the torque converter listed under in the enhanced version of OBD Fusion? Which is the ATF Pan temp - A/T oil temperature 1 or 2?

 

Pan is A/T Oil Temperature 1 and the Torque Converter is A/T Oil Temperature 2

 

Awesome, thank you.

Do you know if there is an alternator output and battery voltage meter in OBD Fusion? I see a couple that might be it but not sure exactly what it is monitoring. The “status of the battery voltage” reads 13.1 consistently for me.

 

Holy smoke, that's cool.

So silly question... this is all Bluetooth from the scanner, correct? So an old phone that's not activated on an account could download the app on wifi and then be dedicated to just be a BT monitor for this?

How difficult was is to get your set up and formatted for this?

That's basically all the same info I'd want. TC and Pan temps mostly, given I have a '19 with no external cooler and tow a travel trailer... Anything beyond that, gear, TC lockup, oil and coolant temps, etc. would all be a bonus.