Toyota Tundra Forum

Hey All!

Got the scangauge installed and mounted in the Tundra. Some of you might recall from my previous threads that my Tundra was delivered without the accessory meter installed. I was really dissapointed about this because I was concerned with what my fuel economy was going to be like - well, now I'm glad the truck didn't come with the option because it forced me to go out and buy an aftermarket unit, the ScanGuage II, which I am completely pleased with.

The install was a snap, I've mounted it on the steering column with the included velcro pads and it doesn't obstruct anything in the instrument cluster.


(omg is my truck really that dirty?!)

Passenger Side



Below, the connector cable is fed down the steering column behind the dash to the OBDII connector underneath. I simply bundled up the extra slack with a twist tie (it's a 6' cable) and tucked it in place.



The unit cost $160 USD and offers 12 different gauges - all of which are fed information by the ECU via the OBDII port under the steering wheel. The available gauges are: Fuel economy, fuel flow rate, voltage, intake air temp, coolant temp, engine speed (rpm), vehicle speed (kmh, mph), engine load, throttle position, manifold pressure (not available on the Tundra), ignition timing, and open/closed loop indicator.

Config was a snap - set the units, set the engine size, set the tank capacity. You can then view 4 of the guages at a time, and customize what you want displayed. Even the colour of the display is customizable with way more colours than anyone needs. I was able to use one of the presets to get fairly close to the tundra colour, and I am sure I could get it bang-on using the custom colour options.



The Scanguage also includes a full trip computer - it will give you information about the current day, the previous day, or the current tank of fuel. Every time you fill up at the gas station, you press the fillup button and the computer resets it's information (in this case to reflect the full 100L is on board) so that it can automatically tell you how much time & distance you have left, how much you've used, and what your economy has been.



Yeah, apologies, this is going to be all in metric If I wasn't so lazy i'd have changed the units for my south-o-da-border friends...

Another look;



Naturally, the scanguage is also a full ODB diagnostic code reader. I don't have any pictures of this, because when i invoke this option is just says "no codes found" - guess i'll have to wait for the Tundra to run into some trouble to see how this works.

There are some other modes and options i'm not sure about yet. It seems like there are memory locations available to program/upload codes and send to the ECU, but i'm not sure what that entails. I've also heard word that there is a USB interface in the works, so you can easily upgrade and adjust the software on the unit.

All-in-all, very please with my new toy... now if i can just try to stay focused on the road instead of my gauges hehe

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CrewMAX 5.7 SR5
Surrey, BC Canada

LINE-X Bed Liner, Tekonsha Prodigy Brake Controller, ScanGauge II

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I've always wanted one of those! Nice write up! And yes your truck is that dirty...go clean it! lol

Mine is worse though!

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Mine: 07 5.7 CM 4x4 SR5 Tundra White
MINE & His: 07 5.7 DC 4x4 TRD Tundra Radiant Red

Very nice & Great write up.

Appears to be a handy little gadget!

P.S Clean your dash!

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haha.. it just appears dirty when i use the flash.. lesson learned, don't use the flash

God I hate my gray interior....

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07 Crewmax SR5
07 Mustang GT coupe
07 Mustang GT convertible
04 SVT Lightning
02 SVT Lightning

You could let some air out of your tires and you should get a code.

And you must drive with your windows down. That's the only way I can think of to get that much dust on the dash and steering column cover. I used to have the same thing happen in my old car.

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2007 SR5 Crewmax 5.7L 4x4
Mods: nerf bars, Truxedo tonneau, radar detector power, 3M clear bra, fog lights, black billet grille, rear differential breather, parking sensors, Line-X, power tailgate lock, hood safety latch mod, one off driving lights behind grille, Pioneer NAV w/ OEM camera, Flowmaster 50 SUV dual/dual, blue LED dash lights, Volant CAI, Llumar tint, CompuStar Pro alarm, ProComp 6066 20" wheels, Cooper Zeon LTZ 275/60/20 tires, OME HD coilover lift, Firestone helper air bags, stereo cable lock, Tekonsha P3 brake controller
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yep.. i prefer the wind in my face, rather than the A/C on

When you open the back window and the front windows.. the airflow is great.. don't even need the a/c at all!

Crap... now I have to buy something else.

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2007 Toyota Tundra 4x4 DC SR5 5.7

Hmmm... group buy?

I am sure linearlogic would be open to it... anyone interested?

I bet john from Socal can get them for us...we should ask him first and see...