Oil temp is visible on the dash display on my S3, no sensor or gauges required as it's built in.
Is there a way to hold that data on screen tho? Mine disappears after 10 seconds ish
Oil temp is visible on the dash display on my S3, no sensor or gauges required as it's built in.
That's the issue with the built in oil temp gauge, it's not that easy to find it on the DIS menu, and when you turn the ignition off you have to go through it all again. If you track the car, then oil temp monitoring is vital.
I've heard good things about this gauge (and it supports oil pressure) - http://www.p3cars.com/audi/p3-analog-gauge-audi-8p-2006-2013/
Bit pricey, but you might get a second hand one.
Not when it’s comes to driving hard/track time. Not a huge amount of effort to potentially save your engineIt’s just a lot of work for very little gain, surely there’s a way to program the display to not automatically close the oil temp and return to main menu?
I know f**k all about coding and that so might be way off but sounds like it should be an easy one?
Not when it’s comes to driving hard/track time. Not a huge amount of effort to potentially save your engine
I have one in vent currently and matches the oem dials so looks perfect. I will figure out a way to run oil pressure etcMaybe you should look at fiscontrol.de ?
I've been looking at them and their progress as it seems much better than polarfis for 8p audis.
Haven't tried one for myself and doubt i will anytime soon.
I was looking a while back if there is a way to integrate mechanical gauges (2 or 3) in s3 interior without looking weird or being out of place.
What about this?
Lists many PID's pulled from the OBD port, and if Oil temp is available to read on the dash, then the info should be available for this device (in theory).
https://clptuning.co.uk/product/p3-vent-gauge-audi-a3s3-8v-2-0tfsi/
Ok, this one then: https://clptuning.co.uk/product/p3-vent-gauge-audi-a3s3-8p-2-0tfsi/That’s for the 8V so I’m guessing wouldn’t work on ours
No idea why they cost so much.How is the 8P one twice the price of the 8V
They are nice I’m sure I’ve seen them before but way too much money for a gauge, and as Sam said it doesn’t do oil temp or pressure
No idea why they cost so much.
Personally I prefer to use info in an app on my phone. A lot less expense and hassle. Personal opinion.
Torque Pro is one of the best for on screen displays. You can select almost any info you want and how you want it displayed. EG: a gauge, graph, numbers and you can pick shape and size too.What app do you use mate? I’m assuming you connect to obd port and Bluetooth connect that to your phone?
(Also where do you mount you phone?)
Torque Pro is one of the best for on screen displays. You can select almost any info you want and how you want it displayed. EG: a gauge, graph, numbers and you can pick shape and size too.
Yes you use a BT dongle fitted to the OBD port. I don't use the phone to monitor real time info so it isn't mounted, but you could easily get a windscreen or dash mount to put the phone is a visible location and view real time info if needed. If I recall it even has an alarm setting so you can set max temps etc and it will alert you. Do a bit of research on the app, it's dirt cheap (I think the pro version was less than a fiver and BT dongles are around £10-20).
I expect there will be a small amount of latency in this set up, but temps aren't going to rise that fast that it won't be able to keep up.
It does if you wire it up to the actual sensor, but agree it should be able to get the oil temp via OBD. But there again, it's so damn expensive.I have the P3 gauge - it doesn’t do oil pressure or temp.
Yes. Check what OBD it needs as Apple may be different to Android.
For Android most OBDII Bluetooth Dongles are compatible. I don't know if Apple are the same, they may need Wifi instead?!
OBD is universal, that isn't the issue.Unsure what you mean by that? I thought obd was universal?
OBD is universal, that isn't the issue.
The issue (if there is one) will be with Apple connectivity. It may not connect to Bluetooth OBD connectors, it may need a WiFi connector instead (more expensive), but I do not know. I'm just trying to sign post you to do your research BEFORE buying as my Android experience was very cheap and easy.
Hope that clarifies things?