ScanGauge 3 in a 2025 XL - No connection issue (solved)

[CajunMick]

Question - will the scan gauge display which gear the transmission is in?

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[colinl]

Question - will the scan gauge display which gear the transmission is in?

it should. the OP in this thread has a hybrid, but perhaps someone else can answer definitively.

my cobb accessport can show gear, and I'd guess that most/all reflash tuning devices can do this also. it displays as 1-8, not that you'll ever see 2 selected, park is 0 and reverse is 14. I have no idea why Ford and/or Aisin decided to represent reverse as gear 14.

 

[OR3X]

Question - will the scan gauge display which gear the transmission is in?

Yep!

 

[sunglint]

I just wanted to add that I just sent my quite old Scangauge 2 in for update, it was returned very quickly. Connected this morning to my 2022 XL Hybrid, worked well, but had to go in to advanced settings and tell it to wake on voltage, default was rpm and every time the engine cut off it would turn off. It's great to see a company update their devices AND have great customer service.
That's a contrast with Microsoft, who sold my company Teams phones which we're replacing after 3-4 years because they won't work anymore...

 

[CajunMick]

Yep!

Thank you, like the display.

 

[The Real Maverick]

Yep!

Did you change the front case/frame?

Or is that a cheap knock-off?

Different look than my 3 yo one.
No logo.

 

[OR3X]

Did you change the front case/frame?

Or is that a cheap knock-off?

Different look than my 3 yo one.
No logo.

Sharp eye! Yes, it's a 3D printed replacement case. I didn't like how bulky the OEM case was and I happen to have access to a 3D printer at work. This is the one I used:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6513880

-OR3X

 

[oysterville]

What is "WWHOBD" compatibility?

What Would Hobbits Do

 

[SouthbayTremor]

Thank you, like the display.

I know this was a while ago now, but how did you get the scan gauge to read your trans temp and show what gear your is in? Just hooked my scan gauge 3 up to my tremor (24) today and was hoping for trans temp reading as I will be going out to the dunes this weekend and I want to keep an eye on all the temps.
In a perfect world I would be able to see PTU temp RDU temp and transmission temp but I highly doubt I’ll be able to get all that.

Any info helps, thanks in advance!

 

[OR3X]

I know this was a while ago now, but how did you get the scan gauge to read your trans temp and show what gear your is in? Just hooked my scan gauge 3 up to my tremor (24) today and was hoping for trans temp reading as I will be going out to the dunes this weekend and I want to keep an eye on all the temps.
In a perfect world I would be able to see PTU temp RDU temp and transmission temp but I highly doubt I’ll be able to get all that.

Any info helps, thanks in advance!

From the home screen go to more > X-Guage > Auto Scan

From there you can select your make and then let it scan for PIDs. Afterwards it will give you a list that you can select from which can then be added on the guage screen. I see an option for PTU temp but nothing for RDU temp. You might be able to get additional PIDs if you update the scanguage to the latest version which as of writing this appears to be version 27. I didn't update mine to check as it's working exactly as I need it to and I don't like to update or change things that are working without a good reason. Hope this helps, good luck!

 

[SouthbayTremor]

From the home screen go to more > X-Guage > Auto Scan

From there you can select your make and then let it scan for PIDs. Afterwards it will give you a list that you can select from which can then be added on the guage screen. I see an option for PTU temp but nothing for RDU temp. You might be able to get additional PIDs if you update the scanguage to the latest version which as of writing this appears to be version 27. I didn't update mine to check as it's working exactly as I need it to and I don't like to update or change things that are working without a good reason. Hope this helps, good luck!

Awesome! I was able to get the Pru like you said with xguages. Thank you so much!

 

[mwelby]

Wanted to throw this bit of info out there just encase anyone else ran into the same issue. I went to install my ScanGauge 3 unit in my new 2025 XL and the thing would never connect. I tried all of the recommended troubleshooting steps and nothing worked. I did some quick Google searches and found posts from people using the ScanGauge 3 with older Mavs and no one seemed to have any issues with it. I finally gave in and called ScanGauge support and after some quick troubleshooting the support guy had one of their engineers add my ScanGauge to a specific firmware update group. Afterwards a new firmware update was available for me and upon updating I had a new option to enable "WWHOBD compatibility" under Settings > Advanced > Compatibility. This got me up and running right away! As a bonus I've included a couple pictures of my ScanGauge "install".

Cheers!
-OR3X

Interesting. Are you able to show transmission fluid temperature??

 

[OR3X]

Interesting. Are you able to show transmission fluid temperature??

Yeah, there's a bunch of stuff you can monitor including transmission temp, and EGR temp if you have the EcoBoost.

 

[mwelby]

Yeah, there's a bunch of stuff you can monitor including transmission temp, and EGR temp if you have the EcoBoost.

Great! Thanks!!!

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