This is probably one of the best tech videos you have ever done. The combination of a "real world 4wder" and your experiences combined with the "professionals" opinion is a fantastic concept. I will rate this video a 10/10 lol. Great to see travis make an appearance again on the channel. More of these videos for sure.

Travis did a good job. Good to hear from him. He got more comfortable towards the end being on camera.

Great video Ronny very well explained. A detailed video on the scan gauge would be great and would be as good benefit as this video has been . Cheers 👍🍻

Scan Gauge, Yes please.

Canadian here. I had a 1978 Mack dump truck (the body style Mad Max drove) with an EGT, except it was called a pyrometer. It was a large analog gauge. It was especially adept at measuring air cleaner restriction. The more the air cleaner was clogged, the easier the pyro would shoot up - especially on long hill climbs.

Absolute gold fellas, thanks! Run a Scan Gage myself and feel it's a far more accurate way of monitoring what's going on in the engine. I would love a dedicate video to this device. Thanks again for such an informative video. There's a lot of BS out there and this cuts through the myths. Well done.

Great video, really informative. One thing I'd like to mention about volt meters, the red battery light will only come on if your alternator completely fails. I've had cars where the alternator is outputting just enough voltage to keep the lights off but not enough to put any charge back in the battery. Also your warning light won't tell you if your alternator is over charging, driving around with it pumping out 18 to 20 volts can really mess up modern engine management systems. So while I agree that it's not as important as egt, coolant temp or fuel level, I think a decent digital voltage gauge is still a must.

Definitely want to see a vid on the scan gauge mate 👍

Nice video. Very important. I would rate the oil pressure much higher because: a) can give you a hint about viscosity when engine is cold - if oil looses viscosity pressure it will be approx the same when engine is cold or hot. in normal conditions, pressure will be higher when engine is cold; b) can give you a hint about any obstruction in the system that can make pressure rise. I also would consider an AMP meter also important: a) to get information about the status of the alternator (charging/not charging) and, b) have a hint if I'm charging or not the batteries, mainly when there's more than one.

I have a scan guage , I use this so I have 4 digital gauges, without having to fit pod gauges etc, I have it set for volt, get, cwt, boost, and with all the other features the gauge has in my opinion best bang for buck invented . Great video guys keep up the great work 👍😁

Excellent video, cheers guys. A video on the scan gauge in addition to including OBDII Bluetooth senders (to phone apps like torque) would be really helpful. Thanks for the great content - much appreciated. Cheers!

Awesome video. Would love to see a scangauge video, programming and fault codes.

Travis is a natural, he looks comfortable on camera lol.

I actually really enjoy my oil pressure gauge. This might not be a problem in Australia, but here in the bitter cold Swedish subarctic it's quite useful. When I start driving , I read 4+bars of oil pressure at 2000rpm even after the cooling water temperature is at working temperature. After a few minutes of driving the oil pressure will go down to 2 bars at 2000rpm. Now it should have the proper viscosity to sufficiently lubricate a fast spinning turbo for example. After this oil pressure drop, or oil pressure normalization, I'm confident to floor it when accelerating on to the motorway or overtaking. I daily drive a 1993 Isuzu Trooper 3,1TD on 31" tires.

This helped allot. I haven't added any aftermarket gauges just yet and this gave me a decent guideline. Especially the reminder on tire size vs odo and speedo

think the oil pressure gauge should be up the list a bit if your oil light doesn't come on and you have a major oil leek like my old man when he started his truck one morning and a hose came off and dumped most of the oil on the ground in less than a minute you could bugger your motor pretty quick he only new about the leek from the guy that followed him out the car park. We also had an old tractor that would pop the seal on the oil filter on cold mornings

Great Ronny, I learnt something. I never really know which parameter is most important to display

Great video. Thanks. One of the best indicators I added was an indicator light wired to the glowplugs. I found I can travel about 4km in a ZD30 Nissan Patrol before the glowplugs turn off! Having cracked the head at 180k and discovered the crack was between the glowplug tube and the exhaust valve. Suspect it was localized heat from too much right boot when the engine was cold. Now I have 380k on clock with no problems. Glowplug light ON = no right boot.

good to see Travis back

I own a scangauge and have to agree with coolant temp and auto transmission temp as prime choices .. mine being a DPF equiped vehicle the other two gauges I find are a must is the EGT ( exhaust gas temp) BUT also my DPF soot level gauge . The EGT and DPF gauge go hand in hand and you can monitor how often a DPF burn is carried out 👍 Good presentation 👍

Great Video Guys. Definitely want a full video on the scan gauge.

Nice to watch. For those of us with older engines without EGT I suggest an oil temperature gage. It reflects the actual load on the engine. I have it on my Disco I and it really shows well the effort on the engine. I never go over 120 degrees (taken after oil cooler). It also teaches how to moderate the right foot in sand. In your scale I would give a 6/10. One note on oil pressure gage. 9/10 to me. Saved my engine after a leak developed in the oil cooler return pipe! Sheers

Scan Gauge Vid please, maybe even different models of scan gauge. On you Ronny love ya channel.

Engine oil temp! Yeah, you can use the oil pressure gage to see when the oil is running hot and the pressure goes lower. But if you don't have a reference point, you don't know what you looking for. Personally I have one Guage for temp and two sensors, one in engine oil and one for engine water, then a switch to choose between what I want to see. If I were driving an auto I probably put in a 3 pole switch and a sensor for the gear box. It's one of those things, specially if you have tuned your engine, if you run engine hard, (water tenps might be fine) the engine oil might be cooked, and run down the life of the engine.

Great video. The Scan gauge is awesome, fitted one for towing full time with caravan, just gives you the piece of mind knowing temps in real time.

way more guages than i have on my 1991 80 series lol... got fuel and speed thats about it and a little red light for oil, works ok !

Good video guys. As a mechanic myself with a patrol td42t my aftermarket gauges are egt,water temp, boost and twin volt.

This I enjoyed and it adds a log of value, thank you.

Great video, very informative. Am a bit surprised that you did not include an oil temperature gauge in it. Travis mentioned that the transmission fluid operating temperature was critical to the health of the trans.To me that knowing the oil temp would fall into the same category. Engine oil looses viscosity as it gets hotter. The engine can still have oil pressure at the same time the oil is at or above its maximum operating temp. Looking forward to both you thoughts on this.

If you loose you’re coolant, remember that the water temperature probe does not measure air temperature. Meaning, without an exhaust temperature gage you won’t know your coolant is gone until you’ve fried the engine.

👍🏼 from us for the OBD gauge video, thanks guys.

Timing is perfect. Just getting some gauges for my 80 series.

Thought this video was going to be a let down... surprisingly it was very informative. Really enjoyed it Ronny and Travis. 👌🏽

Yes a detailed comparison video on the scan gauge and other gauges that do the same would be great. I drive a 2014 200 series and mounting ideas would be appreciated. Would also love more info on towing with a six speed auto box and wether in auto or set to 6th gear is best. This would be appreciated. Gerry

Great video. Results did not surprise and were based on solid logic. Well done. I am looking to purchase an aftermarket gauge and would love to see a comparison between the major gauges on the market (eg scan gauge v ultragauge).

Yes please full video on the scan gauge would be great

Yes to the Scanguage video. Please do both models (2 and 3).

Great video. Would love a scan gauge vid also please. Different camera angles though are driving me a bit crazy. Feel like I have strabismus 🤪 Keep up the great work. 🤘🏾

Having Travis on was great! Keep him around!

Would love a detailed scan gauge video, on the lc 79 vs and the pdp 200, so you can compare both

Another great vid Ronny, it has definitely solidified my decision to get an EGT gauge especially as I've just had my turbo upgraded and engine retuned, plus I hit the sand quite a bit so I definitely want to keep a close eye on how hard I'm working my engine. A video on OBD scanners would be great. I just recently put an UltraGauge in my Hilux mainly to get my car out of limp mode as I was having issues with my old turbo but now I'm starting to look at all the sensors it has available to read, I'm particularly interested in setting up the fuel usage/amount etc and how accurate this is, especially as I'm considering a long range tank in the future, it would be good to see what Trav and yourself have to say about them. Cheers

Thanks for the great videos. I’d like to see more on the scan gauge. I’ve been wanting to get one.

Good shit! Yeah a scan gauge video would actually be amazing. I’m currently debating upgrading to a scan gauge from my super centre copy

In North America, CWT is called ECT = engine coolant temp. For my rig, I'm planning what gauges to put on it, and the top 6 are on my list. EGT, ECT/CWT, Trans, Volts. The vehicle already has working Fuel and Speedo gauges, it doesn't have boost, it has a tach, and an oil light (idiot light). I think you rated them fairly well, and with good sound reasoning behind your ratings. Thanks!

Hi Guys, Great video! I would essentially agree with your ratings, possibly giving the auto trans temp gauge a slightly higher rating. With the 200 Series it is very easy to tell when the standard transmission locks up by monitoring temperature via the ScanGauge. When towing driving in 4th enables the lockup to occur at any speed above 80. When towing up hill you are able to pick the best throttle position to keep the transmission temp lower. With respect to a ScanGauge video, yes very worthwhile. Once again thanks for the video.

Funny, I just installed gauges in my truck about a month ago and I added Oil Pressure (truck doesn't have one OEM), Voltage (no OEM, again), and Vacuum since I'm not boosted. Vac gauge gives a lot of good information (when you know how to read it) and is used as a diagnostic tool. OEM cluster has a ton of good info other than the aforementioned OP and V.

Yes please on the multi scan tool. I've got one and I have very limited knowledge on how to get the most out of it.

Great video! I have a video idea for you: Could you do a video on what noises are normal to here from a newer/older off road vehicle and what noises mean you should go to the mechanic. I drive a 2002 Tacoma I have built up as a pretty capable 4x4. I am pretty new to all this and any time I start hearing a new noise I get kinda freaked out because I don't know if its normal wear and tare or actual damage. For example when I am on a really bumpy trail I hear some knocking noises coming from my steering column. It does not feel bad and there is no noise while on road. But I think my mechanic is getting tired of my stupid questions. I am not sure something like this would be helpful to others to or just me. Thanks! awesome videos, I love your channel.

I would love a video on the Scan Gauge! The reason I clicked on this video was to learn about it but oh well.

is a good starter list to keep in check

Best 4x4 channel in Australia mate, keep up the good work 👍🏻

Love my ScanGauge on my Fuso!! It gives me so much information.

I NEED TO GET A TEMP GAUGE ON MY WHOLESALE TRANSMISSION TY RONNIE.

thanks for the video and yes to a scan gauge video

I suppose extra information is a good thing but we drove the old diesel 60 series for years pulling a huge brick of a caravan with the 60 fully loaded inside and a boat on top. We went all over the state without any issues and without all the new-fangled gauges. I guess the more complex engines become the more info you need to have about what is going on. There are two new things I would add to any vehicle, a TPMS and a coolant drop alarm.

I had an 81 Toyota where the voltmeter read 0-16 volts, with index markings at 11 and 14 volts. It was a road car, so there wasn't a huge electrical demand, but I got to the point where I could tell what accessories were switched on at idle by only by checking the volts and RPMs. I could also gauge the battery condition by what the car sounded like when starting, but if I wanted to use the gauge for that, I could switch the ignition on without starting. Telling the difference between 12.4 (good battery) and 11.9 (battery on the way out) wasn't difficult after I get used to reading that gauge. Gauges like that become useful with experience, not just from pre-recorded values.

Mate Big yes on the OBD reader and there functions . Diagnostic fault finding and codes to compliment please cheers

I definitely agree with the list and yes the top 6 all thats really needed. And yes please a video on scan gauge

As a truck driver or as you call it lorry driver i can tell you its a good thing to get your exhaust temp up it help to throughly clean you dpf filter obviously you don't want to overheat your vehicle but short of that hot exhaust is a good thing.

One of the best ones yet so much information please do one on the scan gauge and if possible the scan gauge 2 please

Interesting video 👍👍👍 lov Travis, he’s a natural on video, scan gauge video please 👍👍👍

EGT is more common and used primarily for Turbo vehicles. A great video with lots of info for those that are not mechanically minded.

G’day Ronny. Good idea to make a intro video for the scan gauge and ultra gauge. I run both with an adapter and find it great to have the major information on 2 screens in a blink of an eye. Switching levels in the gauges on the drive is not recommendable to fiddle around while driving. On the 200 series there are some information available to show as many people will have different preferences. And it is all learning by doing your selves. So please start simple on it for most of the readers with an introduction, everyone needs to learn how to set up and what is important for them to experience. Torque converter lockup switched on or off will be the best sample to see on the scan or ultra gauges. RPM goes up, torque converter and pan temp shoots instantly up and moreover the diesel consumption goes up as well. In the new world of warning lights “on off” this little gauges are the ripper ! Showing in front of your noose the most necessary readings for your engine health and economy for the little money the gauges cost nowadays is in my book a must have. Keep going and looking forward some more team up vidoes from you both. Cheers

Great vid Ronnie. That’s another yes for the scan gauges

Hey Ronny, you should get Travis's opinion on the mounting position of the EGT sensor, having it behind the tubo can give a inaccurate reading of the true engine temperature. You can lose up to 200°c coming through the turbo for example your engine temp coming out at the exhaust manifold could be 700°c and once it goes through the turbo would be 500°c so you could be damging your engine without knowing it if its tuned incorectly, thats just an example though. So you should mount your sensor at the dump on the exhaust manifold before the turbo. Would be interesting to see what Travis's thoughts are. Cheeres mate.

Great video, everything was explained very well, a scan gauge video would be awesome.

Scangauge II can be programed to show any sensor your OBDII system has. Screen shows 4 readings and you can program a dozen or more.

With a decent OBD2 interface and something like an Ultragauge (with programmable alarms) you really don't need any more aftermarket gauges, except to monitor accessories.

To me the most important one is oil pressure and water temperature . On Modern cars by time the oil pressure light comes on you've probably got no engine oil and you've seize the engine. With electrical water temperature they don't work if you get a hole in the radiator and you've got no water they don't work on Steam

Thanks Ronny! Greetings from Canada.

Yes please do a video on the scanner.

Love the video. Very informative. I would love to see a video on scan gauge and other systems

There are a couple of things to do with engine oil pressure. The first is that the oil pressure should always correspond to the engine speed. The higher the engine speed, the higher the oil pressure should be. The second is that the light is not smart enough to compare the oil pressure to the engine speed. Because of that, the light is usually set to come on only when the oil pressure is too low for the engine to be idling. I will say gauges are more useful then, because if the oil pressure is a little bit too low, and you need to take it easy on the engine, the gauge will show you that, but the light will not come on until you really need to switch that engine off right away. Using oil pressure gauge is a bit like the way Ronny described using the boost gauge. You need to get used to how much oil pressure you should be seeing for the engine speed you are running.

Great video mate was just thinking g of what gauges to get, would be keen to see the scan gauge vid

I’ve watched this one a few times Ronny… love how you put these vids together mate. I do have a question 2 yes down the track.. Have you seen the EC offroad screens upgrade for the 200 series? They attach to the OBD somehow, and I was thinking instead of getting the scanguage or Ultraguage etc… just using the screen display… it should be much the muchness right?

No oil temp gauge? But water temp? Wouldnt it be good to watch both? 🤷‍♂️

Yes please a vid on the scan gauge would be awesome

Excellent video. I would have liked info about coolant gauge and sudden loss of coolant possibly not registering and possible solutions. Also I think it's important to have an alarm on the gauge because I'm not always going to be watching it even though I might have intentions of doing so. I've got an ultragauge and am going out to check my selection now. Again excellent video

Yes please would love a video on the digital gauge as I am thinking of buying one.

Yes please, do a segment on the scanner.

Cheers Ronny, These 'tech vids' are awesome. I reckon an interesting vid for yourself and your regular crew would be 'Why did you select the 4wbie that you have'.

Great video! Thank you for this well explanation. I would like to add my experience from overlanding and full-time travelling. (1) I use the Scan Gauge since years, very versatile and many functionalities. I use especially the water temp gauge quite often and I agree with you regarding this. The little console you showed for the Scan Gauge is nice. (2) I really like the oil pressure gauge. Ok like you explained if you always use your rig in the same climate, same area and under same conditions it is not so important, agree, but for me travelling the many differnt places in the world this gauge totally makes sense; for example: Knowing my rig very well, I clearly see when I get oil of lower quality at some places and I clearly see when it is worn out much quicker than high quality oil. I also realised differences in pressure when using oil filters form different manufacturers (3) Did I got it right, that you recommend to mount the EGT sensor after the turbo? Why? I think too high EGTs might lead to damages of the turbo, so I would like to know what temperature the turbo gets (after it you will have completely different readings)?! Could you please explain, thx! (4) I recently fitted a pressure gauge monitoring the onboard system, ok, not really necessary and nice to have only. But for a "gear junkie" like me a must have ;-)

You’ll probably find that CWT is Celsius Water Temp. Over here (US) are similar scan gauges read FWT for Fahrenheit Water Temp. Great video, as always!

Ronny would love a rundown on the use of scan gauge

My Ram 2500 has a digital info screen in addition to analog guages. There is a single screen that I can display that has coolant, trans temp, oil temp and oil pressure displayed digitally in one place. I would rate the trans temp as one of the most important. You can really see a temp increase on loose sand on a scorching day, or under heavy load on inclines. It's a good reminded to give your truck a break. I'd say oil temp and pressure 2nd and coolent temp 3rd. A three can tell you when something is wrong. The other guages are a given. If I run out of gas, at least I didn't bomb my engine or tranny. If my battery takes a dump I can replace it.

I find my Ranger 3.2 diesel will over heat towing up a mountain in the summer at half the maximum towing rating. Oman has similar temperatures to Australian desert in the summer with peaks close to 50 C. I have a digital Gauge on my Garmin tells me the car is getting hot and then the car goes into limp mode and cuts power to the engine to protect itself. I keep getting conflicting opinions that it's the transmission that needs cooling or that I need more airflow to the radiator since going uphill at a steep angle on a speed limit of 40 kph is a challenge for any car/pick up. I actually find it starts to loose power on that road even when not towing

After fitting frontier tank to my px ranger. I had the issue of gauge sitting on full till half tank. Then dropped a LS3 and 6l80e in it and fuel gauge would only tell me when it was full, half and just about empty. Got a Scintex digital fuel gauge now, I know how many millilitres I use. Know exactly how much fuel has been used. With torque app I can monitor 7 out of the 9 since I don't have any forced induction yet and fuel is Scintex gauge. Very useful app used with blue tooth sender out of obdi port.

CHT, cylinder head temperature. Am surprised this isn’t mentioned. It tells you the actual temp of your motor, as opposed to the temp of the coolant running through it. When alarmed at suitable temp, it will prevent engine destruction as your scan gauge CWT will not alarm. It will also show a rise in engine temp before the CWT reacts.

Ronny/Trav. Great video. Would love a seperate video on the Scan Gauge including how you run 2 of them. I have one but can’t see how you would be able to connect two of them. Thanks.

I use Defi Link display. With EGT. CWT and Boost gauges. Electronics. They are just perfect

Scan Guage video, yes please including how to deal with issues and clear problems

Another video on how to set up a scan gauge or app and in particular how to get access to the PIDs you need would be great.

This video makes me want to move to Australia, buy a 79 and take it to Travis so he can work his magic on it.

love to see a video on the scan gauge!

Yes for Scan Gauge vid.

I've just got a 2020 LTZ Colorado 4x4 auto.It has no transmission temp gauge and I was told that you don't need to service an auto ? I was told the same thing about my VZ Calais. I don't think there was even a provision for an oil change in the normal order of things. I can't imagine the LTZ lasting that long without some serious attention to oil changes etc. Imagine how hot it would get in some heavy sand action ! I haven't had it long enough yet to know much about it. Just hope the 5 year unlimited k warranty is as good as it sounds.

EGT probe location. Before the turbo or after the turbo? Discuss. Low coolant alarm - right up there. Water temp goes to ambient air when there is no coolant in the expansion tank....you don't necessarily no you have lost coolant. Way up there in importance is the alarm.

I'd fit an ATF cooler (the biggest one I can find) long before I'd worry about an ATF temp gauge. I agree that ATF should be changed semi-regularly.

EGT + Oil Pressure (!) my 2 cents

If you do a video on the Scan Gauge, I would like you to test Diagnostic against Learn Mode. In the mechanic field when ever we plugged into the OBDC port, the computer went into Diagnostic Mode. The turn off Learn Mode. What does that mean? When you drive the vehicle normally the computer “Learns” how you drive, Lead Foot, and tries give you better fuel economy to your driving style. Has the Scan Gauge allowed your computer to stay in Learn and not Diagnostic?