idriveals4

Hello, figured I'd post this up just incase anyone else ever wanted to install one and needed assistance or ideas.

For those who don't know, a Scanguage is one of the many many obd2 readers that will interface with you car and give you different readouts based on the information your ECU spits out via the obd port.

I've been using one for many years and find that the information is nice to have in addition to the capacity to clear check engine codes.

I had orginally had the SG cable run on the outside of the dash and the unit sit on top of the dash but that didn't look sleek at all. I decided to mount in right infront of the gauge cluster on the left side but the panel gaps of the LS400 didn't allow for the factory cable to fit through the gauge panels. So time to improvize.


Since the SG cable plugs into the display with a RJ45 connection, what I needed was a flat ethernet cable that could act as an extension for SG cable. I decided that a console cable from a cisco router would fit the bill with a little work.

I clipped the RS232 end of the cable off of the console cable, slipped it between the clear plastic of the gauge cluster and the black base of the gauge cluster. Luckily enough I was able to feed the cable down and sure enough it popped out at the bottom near the pedals. I added a rj45 jack female end to the cable and then attached the SG rj45 male end to the cable. Zip tied it up and tucked it up in the foot well.

Sure enought it works so I placed a little electrical tape on the blue end of the cable that attaches to the SG to keep from being able to view the blue cable in reflections. Started it up and was able to view all the obd2 information I want without having it block any of the important gauges on the dash.

Here is some pics from the install

PureDrifter

iTrader: (10)

thanks for the tutorial but what year is this for? looks like a 95-97

idriveals4

My car specificly is a 96, but I would imagine that this would apply to the 97 as well. I don't know enough about the 98 + to know if there is enough space for the cable to fit though to the footwell from the gauge cluster.

Kansas

Similar functionality can be supplied by a $99 Garmin ecoRoute HD attached wirelessly via Bluetooth to a Garmin GPS or an Android phone running the Garmin Mechanic app. Using the ecoRoute on an LS might require an "L" OBD2 plug adapter to keep the ecoRoute from dangling down but those are pretty cheap.

RA40

iTrader: (6)

Interesting. Except for the mechanical diagnostics, a modest featured GPS will give similar info on MPG, trip distances, carbon footprint, fuel used...

idriveals4

There are tons of possibilities. If I had to do it again I'd probably drop a color nook in the dash and just use that for all the datalogging etc. Ive had the little sg for almost 5 years now.

Maybe once the new kindle gets rooted ill get adventurous and attempt an install.

samsung201

Hi,

short question. Does anybody get work this Scangauge wit Modell 99?

Mine wont work with. Its scans only...

Thanks

idriveals4

I don't know of a reason why it wouldn't work as designed. I would check that the SG is not set to try to read CAN or other types of Bus information. Make sure it's in auto. If you can read the codes, then it is connected.

lexmoose

Work on my 96 with the default settings

samsung201

Hm, the reseller told me that my ECU is defect. Cause cant read.
But i can connect via Lexus and Bosch diagnostic to the ECU.
What i found is thats there a secound interface on the Engine. The connector is 4 angled Toyota.

What is the protocoll thats in use? And how i can test if my ECU is defect? So i can drive without any problems...

Many thanks

PureDrifter

iTrader: (10)

being that your car is German, it may not use the OBDII standard, which was made for the north american market.