Choppa Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 Not that I have a V8, but out of interest I downloaded the ZIP file from Peter's link onto an old Win7 laptop, extracted the files to a folder on the desktop and installed the software, ignoring the .DLL errors as mentioned above, and it installed OK. From that screen shot it looks like you are running the setup.exe from within the ZIP software? Quote Normally Aspirated - and lovin' it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneshot Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 Yep looks like that - you need to extract the files first. Quote Dave - 2000 Sport 350 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightymetro Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 Thanks all. Finally got it working. Told you I was a IT virgin. so, downloaded it onto my generic HP laptop I’ve had in the cupboard for 3 years since I got my IPad which is running windows 10. Once I expanded the zip file (thanks above) it installed pressing the setup Line and installed in about 5 seconds with no error messages i purchased the following cable from Amazon and it took a while to download the driver for it as Windows said it recognised the device but then said actually no I don’t. Installed the driver the device linked to and tried again. the problem is I didn’t know if the OBD reader was working or not as I don’t know how to check so I followed Peters instructions from the first post and changed the values to what was told although I have no idea what they all mean. I don’t know how to find the port number for the device so tried everyone from 1-16 and nothing showed. I then read the instructions again and saw that I had to click read all so went through again and got to number 4 and it all showed up on the screen thanks so much and looking forward to getting her running again to look through it all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightymetro Posted June 5, 2020 Report Share Posted June 5, 2020 Thanks for the help all. So I’ve got it all working and here’s screen shots when the car is running. There are some value missing and I wondered if this was normal or if they should be filled in ? also the car has thrown a EML but the software isnt detecting any error codes ? does anyone know where the IAT is shown thanks again Looking again is the IAT shown as the MAT? I.e 9 degrees? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyblackman777 Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 Does anyone have an Elm323 driver. (Windows8) can’t find one anywhere on the internet. I have an old ElmScan ISO cable with an rs232 to usb adaptor cable. trying to get it working! cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_sekinger Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 MAT should be your IAT. Quote 1996 Esprit V8, 1998 Esprit V8 GT, 1999 Esprit S350 #002 (Esprit GT1 replica project), 1996 Esprit V8 GT1 (chassis 114-001), 1992 Lotus Omega (927E), 1999 Esprit V8SE, 1999 Esprit S350 #032, 1995 Esprit S4s, 1999 Esprit V8 GT (ex-5th Gear project), 1999 Esprit V8SE ('02 rear) 1999 S350 #002 Esprit GT1 replica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyblackman777 Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Quote Got a new cable Elm 327. Works a treat with Peter England’s Software. Cheers Oete👍 On 05/07/2020 at 09:38, andyblackman777 said: Does anyone have an Elm323 driver. (Windows8) can’t find one anywhere on the internet. I have an old ElmScan ISO cable with an rs232 to usb adaptor cable. trying to get it working! cheers I got a new cable. The same as Metro’s above. Works a treat with Pete’s software 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8GTmac1 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 (edited) On 05/06/2020 at 13:52, Mightymetro said: Thanks for the help all. So I’ve got it all working and here’s screen shots when the car is running. There are some value missing and I wondered if this was normal or if they should be filled in ? also the car has thrown a EML but the software isnt detecting any error codes ? does anyone know where the IAT is shown thanks again Looking again is the IAT shown as the MAT? I.e 9 degrees? thank you thank you thank you. I have been waiting for someone to post info like this. I have NO reference to tune my v8. I never had a good running stock ECU. I have no idea how much timing the engine wants at WOT. Atleast now I know 9 degrees at idle on a cold morning. Edited November 19, 2020 by v8GTmac1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cweeden Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 Hi @v8GTmac1 would it be helpful to have a standard ECU for a while to allow you to capture some of the base settings for your tuning? My car is going to be off the road for a few more months so I could loan it to you to help with the development of the Megasquirt map. Since you've already said you would share the map with the community, I feel the community should contribute, I would need it back though, obviously. 🙂 You could also figure out if the stock ECU can drive 8 coils directly. 👍 cheers -Chris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8GTmac1 Posted November 22, 2020 Report Share Posted November 22, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, cweeden said: Hi @v8GTmac1 would it be helpful to have a standard ECU for a while to allow you to capture some of the base settings for your tuning? My car is going to be off the road for a few more months so I could loan it to you to help with the development of the Megasquirt map. Since you've already said you would share the map with the community, I feel the community should contribute, I would need it back though, obviously. 🙂 You could also figure out if the stock ECU can drive 8 coils directly. 👍 cheers -Chris Appreciate the thought. There is one big road block though, my harness is all cut away from the stock computer. Every necessary component has been soldered directly to MS harness. Damn good idea though! all I would need is some form of data log from somebody on the forum with ignition timing from cold start to warm idle and then Cruising and WOT. The rest of the sensor readings won’t be transferable data but doesn’t hurt to take a peak. And i I know you really want to know if the stock ecu is actually running sequential behind the scenes. Edited November 22, 2020 by v8GTmac1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightymetro Posted November 22, 2020 Report Share Posted November 22, 2020 If you message me what you want I’ll hook it up and record the data you need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8GTmac1 Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 On 22/11/2020 at 12:25, Mightymetro said: If you message me what you want I’ll hook it up and record the data you need I will take you up on that offer! which software do I need ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71Type65 Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) On 23/06/2018 at 07:34, swindon_alan said: Hello Stuart. As I said previously, I don't think you will get the ABS wheel data from the rear OBD connector but good luck! Front and rear wires: The rear OBD has three extra "manufacturer discretion" wires by the way, I still haven't figured out what they are for. I will know when I have finally completed the circuit diagram for the ECM though! PS just noticed the rear OBD drawing is missing pins 6 and 14...draughtsman fail! I don't think the missing pins 6 and 14 are a drafting issue. They are a scanning issue...either the paper page was wrinkled when it was scanned or maybe a scanner glitch. There are many examples of this in the online manuals. Unfortunately, of course, the effect is the same 😖. I see that coolant temp is reported in the OBDII parameters and there are associated error codes. The MY 98+ Esprit's have an oil temp sensor located in the sump drain plug. Haven't seen that sensor shown on any wiring diagrams but I believe it is monitored by the ECU. Couple questions: 1) Has anyone seen a wiring diagram that includes this sensor? 2) Does anyone know if the oil temp reading is reported on any OBDII parameter, or if there are any associated failure codes? Edited January 19, 2021 by 71Type65 Additional info and questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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