chriswells78
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- Central Ohio
- City, State
- Powell(Columbus), OH
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2013 Limited
So I bought this B&M Temp gauge from Ebay, $20 shipped. The only problem is it is just the gauge, no instructions, no wires, no sender, no nothing as far as the operation of the gauge. I went to summitracings' website and got the instructions.
Here is my q: Since the OBD2 has trans temperature available in it's data, can I just tap into what ever wire it is sending that signal to the data port and make the gauge work? The gauge has 4 posts, 12v hot, Ground, Signal and a male spade pin for the light. I'm thinking I'm going to mount the gauge in the upper **** box of the center console so I'll tap the rear air lights for the light, Ground can go anywhere metal, 12v I think I'll probably tap into the rear air too. If I could run a single wire to the EEC/Data port that tells the scanner the trans temp, it would make life much easier.
Here is my q: Since the OBD2 has trans temperature available in it's data, can I just tap into what ever wire it is sending that signal to the data port and make the gauge work? The gauge has 4 posts, 12v hot, Ground, Signal and a male spade pin for the light. I'm thinking I'm going to mount the gauge in the upper **** box of the center console so I'll tap the rear air lights for the light, Ground can go anywhere metal, 12v I think I'll probably tap into the rear air too. If I could run a single wire to the EEC/Data port that tells the scanner the trans temp, it would make life much easier.