Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2020 09:05:55 -0500
Reply-To: Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET>
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From: Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET>
Subject: Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
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I don’t know if it’s all Bluetooth devices connected to the obd ii port or
not but when I upgraded to the bostig setup I connected a Bluetooth obd ii
sensor to the obd ii port itregularly drained the battery.
On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 11:19 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> Here is a TPMS that can connect Bluetooth to a phone. There are a number
> of them.
>
> The GoWesty engine management system is OBD2 compliant and even uses the
> same connection as 1996 and later cars so any of the apps that connect a
> car to Bluetooth can work. There are future plans to add oil pressure and
> temperature monitoring to it.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> https://www.amazon.com/BARTUN-Bluetooth-Monitoring-Real-time-Temperature/dp/B07TB3GZF8/ref=pd_cp_263_4/139-3372915-3408026?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07TB3GZF8&pd_rd_r=6f7460b8-5c09-441e-ac73-bdc24c756e5f&pd_rd_w=yIbrF&pd_rd_wg=LvSms&pf_rd_p=592dc715-8438-4207-b7fa-4c7afdeb6112&pf_rd_r=A9R325EZN69VQ43EVF2K&psc=1&refRID=A9R325EZN69VQ43EVF2K
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Eric Caron
> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2020 10:07 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
>
> I’ll have to find out what the ECU is and if there is a compatible unit
> for sending info.
> First thing is to get my van back! I’ll always be trying to make it more
> functional!
> But, maybe GW might be able to give me info on the ECU to get me started.
>
> Eric Caron
>
>
> > On Feb 14, 2020, at 10:01 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
> >
> > Eric,
> >
> > You’re in a position to further this. You can do some exciting stuff. If
> you can get engine management data to the iPhone, and if apples pretty darn
> good accessibility functions play nice, you could have speaking gauges.
> >
> > I’m being serious, the idea is worth effort.
> >
> > Alistair
> >
> >> On Feb 14, 2020, at 6:57 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Alistair,
> >>
> >> I’ll soon have the GW engine management system. We are putting on
> visual gages for things like oil pressure, temp, and transmission temp but
> I”m still relying on my drivers.
> >> Maybe that system uses a modern ECU and I could potentially get some
> of those readings on my phone.
> >>
> >> I’d love to be able to watch those readings plus coolant temp and tires
> on my phone.
> >>
> >> I usually monitor with my ears. But as I’m getting older that is less
> reliable.
> >>
> >> I used to be able to tell my air cooled bus speed reliably from the
> sound of the engine and feel of the ride.
> >> Wish I still had those young ears and the modern iPhone app!
> >>
> >> Eric Caron
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Feb 14, 2020, at 9:47 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi Eric ,
> >>>
> >>> My good friend Simon has 91 Syncro with a high top we put on . Also
> has 2.5 Subie engine. He has dongle on that ecu and connects to iPhone.
> He’s not as much of a tech diddler as I like to be so he doesn’t use the
> wireless link as I would. I’d have a dedicated old iPad mini on all the
> time and the virtual guages etc. The one little kink is that the update
> frequency is not as fast as you’d like. But it’s workable .
> >>>
> >>> But no joy for us with old engines and engine management systems
> >>>
> >>> Alistair
> >>>
> >>>>> On Feb 14, 2020, at 6:35 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Does anyone have experience with a iPhone or other version? The
> iPhone version would let me be able to use it.
> >>>>
> >>>> Eric
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Feb 14, 2020, at 9:23 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> My tpms does have those, temp and pressure.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Alistar
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Feb 14, 2020, at 6:06 PM, Dennis Haynes <
> d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> What you really want is programmable alarm points and an alarm you
> can hear.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Dennis
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of ddbjorkman@verizon.net
> >>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2020 4:51 PM
> >>>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >>>>>> Subject: Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> My eyes ain't so good. Anyone see on Banggood or other vendor a
> TPMS with a larger display?
> >>>>>> Dave B.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>> From: Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
> >>>>>> To: vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> >>>>>> Sent: Fri, Feb 14, 2020 4:01 pm
> >>>>>> Subject: Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> RE: TPMS
> >>>>>> Under $25 shipped from Banggood...
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
>
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