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- Mazda CX-5 Touring 2016.5
Finally got Forscan to work with my BAFX reader, WOW! So many parameters to choose from.
Details, please post some details about your experience.
Finally got Forscan to work with my BAFX reader, WOW! So many parameters to choose from.
Finally got Forscan to work with my BAFX reader, WOW! So many parameters to choose from.
Details, please post some details about your experience.
A few days ago I downloaded the free version of Forscan to check it out, but couldn't get it to do anything. Did you use the paid version? If that's all it takes, I'm in...
Simple, with the Torque app, connection is basically automatic, with Forscan you have to go to the settings menu and where it says "Bluetooth adapter" you have to point to the connection that you want. Just about everything and anything is there, trans temps, rear diff temps, duty cycle of fuel pump, what gear the trans is in, rear parking brake motor voltages, fuel pump voltages, etc.
Simple, with the Torque app, connection is basically automatic, with Forscan you have to go to the settings menu and where it says "Bluetooth adapter" you have to point to the connection that you want. Just about everything and anything is there, trans temps, rear diff temps, duty cycle of fuel pump, what gear the trans is in, rear parking brake motor voltages, fuel pump voltages, etc.
AFAIK.. free version is just to confirm that app and your OBD connector will work... nothing more
Well worth the $4.99 IOS/ $4.61 Android cost
Upload a pic and link to model you are using...I'm using some pretty generic ELM327 adapters and don't have any issues. As long as one isn't trying to run multiple OBD devices at the same time it should be fairly benign to the car.
I use one of these. $5 or less all day all over the internet. They do not get warm.
Also.. there is no dedicated transmission temp sensor, at least on gen 1 cx-5s. The coolant temperature from ECT No.1 is used as reference since the ATF cooler uses coolant to transfer heat. There are two coolant sensors, ECT No.1 and ECT no.2.. #1 is on the right side of the engine behind the air hose.. the second is connected into the water pump assembly.
So for gen-1 CX-5 theres no true ATF temperature sensor, but two coolant temperature sensors at different location displayed as engine coolant and ATF temperatures by Forscan App?On my '15 I can get a 10-12 degree F spread towing a trailer hard on a hill.... if it is using the two different coolant sensors then my Forscan install is using #1 for ATF and showing coolant reading from #2.
Thanks for digging into the service manual for these information. So we can assume Forscan App displays ture ATF temperature, while some other apps such as Torque App displays fake ATF temperature by using coolant temperature data as both temperatures shown always the same.I assume it would be onboard the valve body itself within the AT if not a separate sensor.
I've also been looking around at AT rebuild documentation. It is listed as---> FW6A-EL
http://www.makcotransmissionparts.com/mm5/graphics/Catalog-pdf/FW6A-EL.pdf
I thought I saw 3 different M-MDS temp sensors listed in FSM in regards to that ECM with #465 i diagram above.