Anyone using a ScanGauge II in their 35d?
 

I just installed a ScanGauge II in my X5, I have been using one in my M5 and Tahoe for many years and I like them. It works fine in the X5 and I can monitor things like water temperature, IAT (not sure which one yet), fuel flow rate, battery voltage, etc. The E70 and modern BMWs being absolutely devoid of some critical indication besides speed and fuel level, just having these few indications "at my fingertips" is nice.

One indication that does not seem to function and I would really like is turbo boost. I tried the built in monitor and one of the X-gauge commands from a VW TDI forum that apparently worked for CANSF protocol vehicles and still nothing.

I know that the ScanGauge is probably not a tool that most use but I thought I'd ask here to see if anyone has had any luck with the boost indication.

If anyone knows what I am talking about, my ScanGauge is in Diesel-a mode and set to display BST vice MAP and this is a new ScanGauge.

Subscribing. Among other things, I would like to monitor my transmission temps when towing our travel trailer. I have read that other vehicle owners have some difficulty in getting the ScanGauge to read T Temps.

Transmission fluid temperature doesn't appear as one of the built in gauges of the ScanGauge but it is available as an X-gauge and I'm using it, among quite a few others, in my Tahoe just fine. The information I can see in the Tahoe is amazing.

As with the M5 using ISO protocols, the CANSF protocol that the X5 uses seems difficult to crack but I know the information is present because BMWhat can read tons of information. If it's accessible to the ScanGauge or not, I don't know.

The ScanGauge can display four gauges at any one time. I really would like coolant temperature, battery voltage, boost and transmission fluid temperature. Coolant temperature and battery voltage are already there. Just need the other two.

josiahg52,
Thanks for the info. I plan to pick up my SGII next week. Let me know if you get the X-gauge programmed to detect transmission fluid temp in either of your BMW's. I may ping you for some guidance if I have any issues programming X-gauges.
-CAD

I will. So far I've tried the X-gauge commands for A/F ratio and catalyst temperature with no success. The ambient pressure command did and so far it reads 14.3 psi. I haven't compared it to actual ambient pressure.

I have an email in to Linear Logic. Just have to wait and see if they say anything useful. I'm also going to keep searching the Internet.