"Jason Bleazard" <dml@bleazard.net> wrote:
: On Mon, August 8, 2005 10:15 am, jon@dakota-truck.net said:
:> I don't have one, but just had a question about something that
:> caught my eye - in the "digital gauges" section, one of the things
:> it says it gives you is fuel economy. Is that a standard OBD-II
:> function? I have a laptop style OBD-II scanner, and I know it
:> shows short and long term fuel trim, but I don't remember seeing
:> anything about fuel economy. Does anyone know anything more about
:> that?
: I guess if you know the amount of fuel being used and speed, it's pretty
: trivial to calculate.
Yep, if the computer knew the pulse width and fuel pressure it could
be done. I've just never seen that in my OBD-II diagnostic software
though, so I wasn't sure if this is a standard OBD-II thing or if it
might be a manufacturer specific deal.
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