OBDLink MX+ and OBD Fusion App with CarPlay - Read Outs

Do these numbers look right? Temps for engine oil, coolant and transmission? First time I read these temperatures and data in CarPlay. Pretty cool app and setup honestly. I purchased the custom Toyota PID package which got hundreds of pids available.

 

Those are normal transmission temps for a truck with no cooler. With a cooler it will be more around 180-190. Guessing there's some reason you're using OBD fusion over the OBDlink app. The OBDlink MX+ comes free with all those PIDs in the app. Also there is no engine oil temp sensor, it just estimates it and it basically will follow suit with what ever your ATF pan temp is so no real use to look at the engine oil temp.

 

The OBDlink MX+ app does not have CarPlay, only the Fusion app does. Yeah is a waste of $$$ but I like the idea to display it all in the CarPlay.

 

Those is the same temps my truck ran on my recent road trip. 195-201 ECT and 205-212 trans temp

 

Gotcha, figured that had something to do with it, I have 2019 so no car play, I use a tablet mounted to the dash instead.

 

I'm on a camping trip now, first time towing since installing the Kenwood and Maestro, giving me the ability to monitor trans temps.

S4 @ about 62-ish MPH, towing from San Diego to just this side of Yuma.
On the flats she settled in at 210°-212°, and climbing the grade out of town up to just over 4,000' the highest I saw was like 228° and temps immediately started dropping once we plateaued.

169 miles, with a 9.6 MPG average with a 5,500 lb. parachute.behind me.

All in all, not bad.

 

Funny part is I just picked up an OBD reader and was looking at apps. The thing I’d really like is to be able to get individual tire pressures instead of just one idiot light on the dash. Can you tell me if the app shows that? Had that with a Maestro setup on my old 4Runner and I miss it.

 

How are you able to get OBD Link to show on the display?

 

Ah. Nevermind, it’s the OBD fusion app. I’m guessing it’s from the creators of OBD Link?

 

Let me check it today and will let you know.

 

It doesn't show the pressure in PSI See image.

 

I'll bet if you play around in the app there's a setting to change the unit of measure from bars (or whatever the hell that is) to psi.

 

You Sir are a very smart man. I am going to give you the Turkey award

 

I’m curious if that results in a more reasonable number. Aside from the fact that the number shown originally is negative (help, my tires are imploding! ), 14.73 mmHg is only a bit over 7 PSI…

 

Woo Hoooo!!

Yay, a Turkey award... Gobble till you wobble!

 

You Sir suck because you're correct. No Turkey award for you

But yes, it looks like my truck is on Mars now

 

Ha ha! I got a turkey award and you didn't!

Neiner neiner neiner!

 

Hah - joke’s on you, I’m Canadian and had my turkey a month ago!

 

But think of the air time you’ll get over those bumps!

Thanks for checking - I appreciate it!

 

You sure it was a turkey? An election was lost in US and many of them emigrated to Canada in disguise

 

Is kind of silly not to get the right PSI readings since the data is there. I will ask the app support "whatsup"

 

Dagnabbit!

 

Doesn't your instrument cluster have individual tire pressures?

 

How do you get to that screen on the instrument cluster? I had it at one time, but have lost it to MPG now.

 

Nope. I have a 2016 - different display.

 

You just arrow over using the steering wheel control button. Once to the car icon you may have to arrow down.

 

here
https://youtu.be/WFiYXKX1tZI?si=brzYdkp15b5yFSWp

 

OK, got it! Thanks guys! I guess you are never too old to learn new tricks on these Tundras!