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Dear all,
today I FINALLY got my 2002 XKR Convertible back from the workshop where it has been during Austrian registration. (Wohooooo)
I took the opportunity to test my BlueDriver and thought maybe some of you might be interested to know how it works.
Pictures are more telling than long and winding descriptions, so please see my "picture-book" approach.
Also attached the kind of "Report" (excel file) you can save from the data tracked.
Note: Only the Excel Report is from my XKR. The Graph and Gauge view are from my Range Rover Sport - data displayed does not apply to the XKR.
Overall I think this is a handy tool, a very easy install and as far as I can tell pretty handy and useful.
Box as it arrived
Installation Instructions
Scanner and some silly decal
Here is where to plug it in.
Fault Code Scan Results
What my car allows to track 1
What my car allows to track 2
What my car allows to track 3
What my car allows to track 4
Graph View in Live Mode
Gauge View in Live Mode
HAPPY FRIDAY and enjoy your weekend - as much as I will
Berglmir
Last edited by Berglmir; Jun 29, 2018 at 10:14 AM.
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Looks like so many other ones, probably good enough. Worry why you have P1000, if it stays that way.
I just thought there might be someone who might be interested in seeing these things before buying and installing.
Iīm pretty sure the P1000 "System Check not complete since last Memory clear" needs some time to clear.
They did the memory reset after installing a new EGR valve today, and I have driven the car exactly 10km since then.
However, thanks for pointing it out - I will definitely have an eye on that.
According to BlueDriver the codes available for tracking are determined by the car. Would you agree on that?
I wonder, as I read quite often in the forum that one should check Fuel Pressure, which is theoretically available on the app but not supported by my 2002 XKR. Strange.
I don't understand the 1st sentence so cannot answer the 2nd.
The OBD2 Scan App features a big list of data sources/parameters/metrics that can be checked/tracked/measured.
However, not ALL parameters can be actively accessed - thatīs why the app has a tab for "ALL" and one for "Supported" data sources.
Which data is available and which is not is due to the car - thatīs what the makers of the app / sensor claim, and thatīs what I wanted to get confirmed or discarded by some of our forumites.
Background to my question is, that "Fuel Pressure" is not supported by my car OR by my sensor/app and I have read "measure your Fuel Pressure with an OBD2 Scanner" quite often in our forums (and Iīm a bit disappointed, that I canīt).
Aha, thanks. Yes, part of the OBD II spec is a number of PIDs (ways of asking the car something and getting an answer) which say what other PIDs are available. So, for each of the PIDs which might be supported you can find out (on any OBD II car) whether that PID actually is supported.
(By way of example, it makes no sense to support some PIDs on a diesel car that would make sense on a petrol (gasoline) car.)
If your car has a fuel pressure sensor (I expect it has) then a PID to read it is highly likely to be there.
Sadly, some tools fail to report things that are available! (Software bugs are all too common - e.g. Windows.)
Worst case you can probably put an actual pressure gauge on the fuel lines (often a Schraeder valve.)
We have had two of these plug in and drive types and I like this one better than the last. It is small and out of the way and helps point in us right direction most of the time.
To my knowledge, Fuel Pressure is only available over OBDII on the later 4.2 return-less fuel systems. The earlier systems are more conventional, with a basic fuel pressure regulator.
To my knowledge, Fuel Pressure is only available over OBDII on the later 4.2 return-less fuel systems. The earlier systems are more conventional, with a basic fuel pressure regulator.
Again, very valuable input from you.
That explains, why I canīt measure it.
The OBD2 Scan App features a big list of data sources/parameters/metrics that can be checked/tracked/measured.
However, not ALL parameters can be actively accessed - thatīs why the app has a tab for "ALL" and one for "Supported" data sources.
Which data is available and which is not is due to the car - thatīs what the makers of the app / sensor claim, and thatīs what I wanted to get confirmed or discarded by some of our forumites.
If you are willing to work the logic a bit, it is explained here: OBDII PIDs Mode 1
Basically, you can ask OBDII for these specific codes, and the answer can be decoded in software to find out what other (standard) codes your car actually actively supports. It is based on ranges, so it scales up nicely. It is sort of a discovery protocol, or a "meta" code, if you will.
BlueDriver OBD2 Scanner & App
