How to correct errors Chesk engine without car service and save on fuel
Android / / December 19, 2019
If you ignore the burning light bulb Check engine, hoping that it's not so bad, and do not reflect how much money is spent on gasoline, thoughtful driver you will not name. Did you know that save on fuel simply and car errors can be found and corrected even without going to the car wash? Inexpensive gadget eZWay eConomy help you learn more about your car and about yourself as a driver.
So, eZWay Scantool eConomy - a small gadget that plugs into the onboard computer of car and transmits the information via Bluetooth to the application.
The package includes directly the gadget and a small instruction to connect and use.
Connecting gadget Scantool
Diagnostic connector, to which is connected Scantool, depending on the vehicle may be in different locations: under the wheel, in the glove compartment, near the handle or hand brake handle PPC.
For example, when we tested eZWay Scantool eConomy on the Hyundai Accent, the connector found on the left under the wheel, and in the Renault Logan, he was in the glove compartment.
Paste the gadget, turn on the ignition, and it lights Power light.
Now you need to install the application and synchronize it with the gadget.
We set up your account and synchronize gadget
EZWay free application is available only for Android-based smartphones. Download it and the plant account.
Here everything is simple: you need to specify the details of your vehicle - make, model, year and engine modification.
Then the app finds the adapter via Bluetooth, is connected to the car and starts to collect data on it.
In general, the connection takes no more than five minutes (with the email address and password).
Choosing vehicle sensors dashboards
On the home screen, we see the economizer, it is shown on the fuel consumption at the moment. The more fuel you spend, the more it becomes the scale - from yellow to red. In the middle of the scale is the number of liters per 100 kilometers.
Next page applications - evidence of your vehicle sensors. Initially there are three parameters: engine coolant temperature, system voltage, and the rpm.
Clicking on the plus sign, you can add any kind of indicator of the possible. The pressure in the intake manifold, short-term correction (right and left side), the ignition timing, throttle position, distance traveled since a lighted lamp Check engine. Yes, the last feature deserves special mention.
We check and correct mistakes
During the test period we did not have bugs, but if you light up the icon, then ezWay help to know what's going on. In the section Check engine icon you see a list of errors - their numbers, description, possible causes and solutions.
For example, if the gadget identified high engine temperature, it may depend on several parameters: the low level of the coolant, and a faulty thermostat so on.
You can immediately go to the center (and then, if necessary, to report how many kilometers you drove after a fault), or try to fix the error yourself. For example, in the case of high temperature engine coolant level check.
In addition, all the problems are saved in your personal account on the site, so you can always see not only the current errors, but the whole fault history for any month.
travel statistics: the fastest and the most cautious
During the trip eZWay collects information about your car and gives statistics on how many kilometers you drove and how much spent fuel.
In your profile you can see in the application performance efficiency and safety of their driving. Efficiency depends on the amount of gasoline spent in travel time, and the safety factor is calculated from the ratio of the average and maximum speeds.
As you can see, our test trip has been very cost-effective, but not entirely safe.
In his profile on the website, you will see detailed statistics about your driving speed, travel time, safety and mileage for each day of the week, as well as the highest rates of all time.
You can appreciate, what days of the week you drive more when the set speed record, and when, on the contrary, were more cautious.
Well, if you set a personal record and want to share it, you can easily make it through the app by connecting accounts in social networks, or through a personal account on the site.
Probably, especially fun is to share not only his achievements in endurance and speed, and the high places in the rankings. For those who love the competition on the website and in the annex have eZWay ranking members of the club on three points: the fastest, most enduring and most secure.
By the way, the statistics will be useful not only for personal achievement, but also to control the children who recently got behind the wheel. In your personal account, you can always see how careful your child on the road and whether waste scorcher.
Saving with eZWay
In my opinion, this is one of the most useful features eZWay, due to the acquisition of the gadget which will pay off quickly enough.
To always be aware of their costs for gasoline, you enter in the app or site data for each fueling: the date, the number of liters, the cost of a liter of gasoline and mileage of the car.
On the basis of this application will generate performance benefits or overpayments comparing your fuel consumption at a rate declared by the manufacturer for your car.
In addition, you see the fuel consumption of gasoline and the cost of other members of the club with the same car model, you can view their accounts and see the difference between your driving style.
If the car uses more fuel, should think about their driving style - economical style helps to reduce fuel costs by 30%.
Well, if a car takes a lot more gasoline than indicated in its factory settings, the application should pay attention to indicators and to look into the car wash.
Conclusions about the gadget
So, it's time to take stock of the work eZWay Scantool eConomy:
- This is an inexpensive gadget, it connects quickly and requires no setup - five minutes to connect, and you can go.
- You do not have to re-adjust after the first sync it - switch on the ignition, Bluetooth on the smartphone, and the gadget automatically synchronized. In the presence of the Internet data from the application is synchronized with your account on eZWay.
- Indicators are displayed at once, do not brake. When gazuesh, indicators economizer instantly soar. After the trip, we can immediately see the distance, the number of spent fuel and its cost in rubles.
- Personally, I'm rating the club members will impress, but for those who love the competition, it will be another fun or motivation to change your driving style.
- Given that for diagnostics in the service station will give you no less than 500 rubles, self-error correction using eZWay Scantool eConomy can save a substantial amount.
In general, for those who prefer a monitoring blissfully ignorant and going after the crisis to reduce their transport costs, eZWay gadget will be a great help.
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