jamesbxxx
Emira Fanatic
I can’t find this anywhere in the display. Surely Lotus wouldn’t miss this off a driver’s car, would they?
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Correct I’m referring to the gauge. I know it has a sensor/s.Yes it does have one, because the Toyota engine has one. You're likely referring to the gauge, not the sensor.
Auto Gearbox temp maybe.I was just scanning the owners manual and under launch control it says oil temperature is one of the parameters it looks at before allowing a launch. So, I'm convinced it must be hiding in there somewhere...
It specifically said engine oil temperature. I'm going to guess it'll be one of the unspecified pids and you'd have to look at it while running and see if it "looks" like oil temperature. Then assign that to your app as oil temperature. I'm sure this will give me something to do if it arrives in the middle of winter.Auto Gearbox temp maybe.
These are the available (green) and not available (red) PIDs my car shows.
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It specifically said engine oil temperature. I'm going to guess it'll be one of the unspecified pids and you'd have to look at it while running and see if it "looks" like oil temperature. Then assign that to your app as oil temperature. I'm sure this will give me something to do if it arrives in the middle of winter.
I was sincerely hoping Lotus added a sensor "just because it's better than the Evora" which only has the low pressure switch.Going to be a long winter finding something that doesn't exist.
There are extended OBD-II PIDs that are manufacturer-specific and don't appear on a generic scanner. Just because the SAE PID names don't reflect an active data source for what you are looking for, doesn't mean that there isn't one.Auto Gearbox temp maybe.
These are the available (green) and not available (red) PIDs my car shows.
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Please go back and read the last paragraph of my post above.All good theory but, as there definitely wasn’t an engine oil temp/pressure sensor on the Evora, why would Lotus fit one to the Emira and then go to the trouble of hiding it?
I’m working on the assumption that there isn’t one, and I don’t expect to be proven wrong.
I was agreeing with you.Please go back and read the last paragraph of my post above.
I don't think you understood what I was saying. Manufacturers don't "hide" data in the extended PIDs, that's the preferred method for custom OBD2 behaviors, particularly at data speeds higher than those prescribed by the SAE spec. Most of the "good stuff" is accessed that way, including higher data-quality versions of several of the items that are listed in the generic SAE PID list. The generic list exists mostly for scantool compatibility purposes.I was agreeing with you.
The Emira has a water-cooled oil cooler.Does the Emira V6 have a decent oil cooler? I plan to be tracking it in the Texas early summers which generally requires hefty oil cooler. My Nismo 370Z has an added 34 row Setrab cooler and keeps temps under 240 even in the hottest days I've driven it. I give long before the oil cooler does.
What do you mean when you say cant be used?I wondered why no one answered my question on is there an oil temp display.
So it appears there is an oil temp listed but it is likely there just for integration and can’t be used.
With that being said wouldn’t it be possible to install an oil temp sensor built into the oil cooling system? I have seen a kit car that had an early Vauxhall engine with an inline sensor built into the pipe work close to the engine. The only issue is how you could integrate a gauge into the dash. It’s wat too smart to be cutting holes in for gauges and I doubt there are any gauge holder available or that look any good.
Does anyone know if there is a P3 style gauge that can take such an input?
I wondered why no one answered my question on is there an oil temp display.
So it appears there is an oil temp listed but it is likely there just for integration and can’t be used.
With that being said wouldn’t it be possible to install an oil temp sensor built into the oil cooling system? I have seen a kit car that had an early Vauxhall engine with an inline sensor built into the pipe work close to the engine. The only issue is how you could integrate a gauge into the dash. It’s wat too smart to be cutting holes in for gauges and I doubt there are any gauge holder available or that look any good.
Does anyone know if there is a P3 style gauge that can take such an input?
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