WinnieView1
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Yep, but only if the Scangauge is properly configured. We've had one for 15 years and have never bothered.What is LOD? Scangauge talk for engine load?
Yep, but only if the Scangauge is properly configured. We've had one for 15 years and have never bothered.What is LOD? Scangauge talk for engine load?
Yes. It's an estimate of the engine load, based on 100, and I have no idea what factors it uses to determine it. RPMs, current speed, current gear, and anything else that makes the engine work harder or not.What is LOD? Scangauge talk for engine load?
Yes the 100L = 26 Gal. On a recent road trip over Christmas I pushed it more and drove until the light came on knowing there is a 5 gal reserve. I just needed to get a little more distance. And I was fully loaded.What is the tank size on your rig? At 26 gal I know I can get to at least 300 miles.
My LOD is consistently at 99 and occasionally the elusive “10” driving in the mountains out west
yes engine load. you can also watch the boost as well.What is LOD? Scangauge talk for engine load?
yes. it shows % of load at given rpm.What is LOD? Scangauge talk for engine load?
hmm, that's strange, with Torque Pro I get about 33% at idle and it only goes to 100%yes. it shows % of load at given rpm.
It will show about 70% at idle, in P and AC on. So the idle power is about 5 hp.
In my driving, the ScanGauge shows either 99% or 0. Too many hills around.
It has to be and that is why I concluded that at idle the engine generate 5HP, what is good explanation why AC puts 70% of load on it.I think I was told the LOD is percent of power that the engine could make at the current RPM, but don't have the data to back that up.
That’s pretty much true for a lightly loaded van. With a T1N motorhome at GVWR (10,200lbs. or twice what my T1N 140 weighed empty) its a different story. 70%-99% is the common load at highway speeds, or with any grade or any headwind. Downshifting usually shows a scangauge drop in fuel mileage with a downshift. That said as I get into the 90% range I do downshift for what I believe is improved cooling and less torque converter strain.Those of us with T1Ns (2.7L 5 cyl) can usually see a mpg improvement if we downshift when the LOD exceeds 70 to 75%
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In a Via towing that much weight that mileage sounds about right.I am getting about 13.2 to 14 mpg on my 2011 via q flat towing a versa. I probably am at gross weight. Have the 5 speed tranny. I run at 60 mph on interstate and 55 off interstate.