Scan Guage...

Is this the name or brand name of the product - I can only find one product
when looking for "scan gauge":

http://www.scangauge.com/

Are there any competing products, and am I correct in assuming the OBD port
for my 2002 Accord is under the driver's side dash?

a

 

The OBD II port is under the dash on the driver's side. Should be handy
the steering column.

 

I believe it's the brand name,and the port should be under the driver's
side dash.

you could try Googling for "OBD port gauges" for other similar products.

 

In Google, try
"OBD-II code reader"
"OBD-II scan tool"
"DTC scan tool"
just for a start.

One I've heard very good things about (but have not tried myself) is
http://www.autoenginuity.com/

Only about five hundred others. Any geek with a soldering iron
and an account at an electronics parts place can make one.

Your local auto parts places all have some sort of OBD-II code reader
in stock.

See this link:
<http://www.emissiontestwa.com/OBD%20Tutorial/018-DLCSearch.aspx>
Enter your vehicle, and voila.

 

That looks like a great tool, but a bit overboard (and pricey) for
most folks. To get the generic kit and the Honda add-on, it's around
$500.

The ScanGuageII is probably better suited for most folks. And a lot
cheaper... ;-)

 

In Google, try
"OBD-II code reader"
"OBD-II scan tool"
"DTC scan tool"
just for a start.

One I've heard very good things about (but have not tried myself) is
http://www.autoenginuity.com/[/QUOTE]

While they both read the OBDII information, their presentation and
capabilities are different.

There's reason to have both, actually, but depending on what you want,
one of them is entirely unsuited.

 

here's an interesting page;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_OBD-II_Gauges_&_Performance_Monitors

 

You're probably right on the first count, and certainly right on the
second.

 

These things are just plug and go for, say, a 2007 Accord?

J.

 

Other than choosing what items you want on the display, yes. That goes for
any car manufactured for sale in the U.S. since 1996.

 

These things are just plug and go for, say, a 2007 Accord?[/QUOTE]

Yes.

 

Kewl. Added to my toy wishlist.

J.

 

They can save you lots of money - I don't know why they aren't mandated for
all vehicles - the cost would be minimal...

a

 

"MANDATED"??
does government HAVE to get involved in this??? Is it really necessary?

G-D socialists...

you want one,BUY one.

if enough people want them,then the manufacturers will include them as
standard.(and raise the price accordingly.)

G-D socialists...

 

hold on a moment... if we had the ultimate "free market" where
manufacturers could do whatever they wanted, vehicle computerization
would give the ultimate lock-in for car manufacturers to rip off
consumers and exclude the entire after-market vehicle repair business.
and that nearly happened - bmw maintenance reminder anyone? but
gub'mint mandated standardized and "open" obd ports and no lock-in.
thus johnny independent can fix your new computerized frod, even if frod
don't really want him to.

if you want to bitch about socialism, focus your attention on wall st
bail-outs and the deployment of your [our] tax dollars on failed
gambling addictions and [il]legal trickery instead. and our new
socialist home loans with what used to be fannie and freddie - we'll be
paying-through-the-ass goddamned communists for /that/ $5T hocus pocus
for quite some time...

 

Amen on the socialists.

Socialism in the USA is kind of like Robin Hood , except here it means

Rob from the hard working people that earn the money, take half for
yourself and use the other half to buy the votes to get reelected
from the people that don't want to work via welfare, food stamps, WIC,
etc.
end of rant

Back on topic, the Scangauge II is a very good product, I have had one
about a year and a half and love it. I have used it to train myself to
drive for mileage and get consistently above 30 mpg in town with an '02
Civic (MT).
Scott

 

This is protecting the consumer(and keeping repair prices
competitive),quite different from mandating features people don't need,but
would LIKE to have.
Heck,even seatbelts and airbags save some lives.

Should air conditioning be made mandatory?
AM/FM/CD radios? Satellite radio?

What next?

 

Of course it would. But that's not the point.

The point of having a generic Check Engine light was to coerce the owner
into visiting a garage to find out what was wrong. Visiting a garage means
there would a greater chance the problem (and maybe others) would get fixed
and not ignored. Fixed problems theoretically mean lower emissions, the
whole point of OBD-II in the first place.

At one time government bureaucrats were thinking that even this was not
enough, and there was talk of mandating an "OBD-III" that would actually
snitch on you to the government if you were driving around with your Check
Engine light on and not getting it looked at. I don't think that idea has
gone anywhere...yet.

 

dude, with respect, you need to sit on the freeway behind some 50's
detroit garbage and suck in those fumes for a few miles. seems you've
forgotten the old days.

 

Still no reason for government to "mandate" unnecessary items like
Scangauge,radios,or AC as "standard".
Sure,I'd like to have a Scangauge myself,but I do NOT agree that gov't
needs to mandate them.
Heck,most people wouldn't bother with them,wouldn't even realize they were
a feature of their autos.
But that Canuck would have EVERYBODY have to buy them,as part of a gov't
mandated standard;the auto companies don't install that stuff for free.