Anyone using a Data Logger???
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Anyone using a Data Logger???
Mods, sorry if this is in the wrong section, but if anyone is using a data logger it would be in here...
So, is anyone using a data logger, and if so what type, and what type of parameters can you get with it. I'm looking for one to diagnose some issues I'm having with the car stumbling (and an overall loss of power), I think it is a knock sensor pulling back timing, but I can't say for sure. So anyone have a good data logger????
So, is anyone using a data logger, and if so what type, and what type of parameters can you get with it. I'm looking for one to diagnose some issues I'm having with the car stumbling (and an overall loss of power), I think it is a knock sensor pulling back timing, but I can't say for sure. So anyone have a good data logger????
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I've got a long thread in Problems and Fixes about water that got my pcm from the AC evaporator... Basically the dealer is saying it's fixed, and I'm not. It's lost power and definitely is stumbling. It's weaker than it was in stock form. Almost feels like a 4 cylinder, but I think a data logger would be a great performance mod, especially for the Supercharged/Turbo guys. I'm leaning towards supercharging at the end of the summer, but if the car is running like shit, the more likely it'll be to blow up totally.
Here is the thread about my mishaps with the PCM for your enjoyment...
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-problems-fixes-114/car-wont-start-ac-froze-up-now-pcm-full-water-736795/
Here is the thread about my mishaps with the PCM for your enjoyment...
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-problems-fixes-114/car-wont-start-ac-froze-up-now-pcm-full-water-736795/
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do you have any codes right now? as far as just reading codes, you can get any obdII scanners...under $100, they're good enough to read codes...a datalogger would cost a lot more...they can read a lot of stuff, pretty much everything ur ECU can...
i read ur entire PCM thread...its really fucking ridiculous how they couldn't fix it... so on the last post, you mentioned getting the car back...and it felt rough and all that.... id have those valves adjusted....some dealers dont even bother... some think, stripping a head, and putting everything back together without touching the valve taping screws (where the adjustment's made) would actually be fine, assuming that it was good before it was stripped...and this is very far from the truth...especially on a honda head...YOU HAVE TO DO A VALVE ADJUSTMENT. period!!!!
i read ur entire PCM thread...its really fucking ridiculous how they couldn't fix it... so on the last post, you mentioned getting the car back...and it felt rough and all that.... id have those valves adjusted....some dealers dont even bother... some think, stripping a head, and putting everything back together without touching the valve taping screws (where the adjustment's made) would actually be fine, assuming that it was good before it was stripped...and this is very far from the truth...especially on a honda head...YOU HAVE TO DO A VALVE ADJUSTMENT. period!!!!
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do you have any codes right now? as far as just reading codes, you can get any obdII scanners...under $100, they're good enough to read codes...a datalogger would cost a lot more...they can read a lot of stuff, pretty much everything ur ECU can...
i read ur entire PCM thread...its really fucking ridiculous how they couldn't fix it... so on the last post, you mentioned getting the car back...and it felt rough and all that.... id have those valves adjusted....some dealers dont even bother... some think, stripping a head, and putting everything back together without touching the valve taping screws (where the adjustment's made) would actually be fine, assuming that it was good before it was stripped...and this is very far from the truth...especially on a honda head...YOU HAVE TO DO A VALVE ADJUSTMENT. period!!!!
i read ur entire PCM thread...its really fucking ridiculous how they couldn't fix it... so on the last post, you mentioned getting the car back...and it felt rough and all that.... id have those valves adjusted....some dealers dont even bother... some think, stripping a head, and putting everything back together without touching the valve taping screws (where the adjustment's made) would actually be fine, assuming that it was good before it was stripped...and this is very far from the truth...especially on a honda head...YOU HAVE TO DO A VALVE ADJUSTMENT. period!!!!
Also it would be nice for in the future to be able to monitor the car when I get the SC...
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I have a ScanGauge II which is pretty awesome for what it costs, but it cant' datalog that I know of. It can clear codes, though, which is handy. I also use it to monitor IAT and coolant temp. I hope they come out with an AFR reading upgrade for it soon.
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That's good to know. Does it show timing retard and/or the knock sensor output? I'd really like to get something that I can download the data from though, but that isn't a deal breaker.
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It does not. It's got a bunch of basic gauges (IAT, coolant temp, throttle position, voltage, MPH, MPG, RMP, and some others) and can pull/clear codes. Beyond that it doesn't do much...
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I'm using an Innovate LM-2 for all of my A/F and data-logging needs. Monitors up to 16 channels of OBD-II data at the same time. With the OEM 1GB SD card I can log something like 700 hours worth of data.
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http://www.plxdevices.com/
But thank you guys for your replies. I'll let you know what I end up getting and how it works...
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0 problems with the LM-2 so far. One down-side to it though is that it cannot replace the stock O2 sensors (they're not narrowband so the LM-2 can't output a signal to the ECM. It only does narrowband simulation output.). It's not a big deal for me though since I'm running pre-cat deletes. I put a single sensor in my J-Pipe.
I picked up my kit from VR Speed Factory. They had the best price on it.
I picked up my kit from VR Speed Factory. They had the best price on it.
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I usually borrow the Snap-On scanner from my old employer for a weekend. This is how I found the knock that was going on in my car.
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I've been running the Harrison RD OBDII datalogger/scanner since the late 1990s. I run it with my laptop. Not bad for about $140.
http://www.obdscan.net/scantools.htm
http://www.obdscan.net/scantools.htm
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I've been running the Harrison RD OBDII datalogger/scanner since the late 1990s. I run it with my laptop. Not bad for about $140.
http://www.obdscan.net/scantools.htm
http://www.obdscan.net/scantools.htm
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