I am wondering if the pin adapters you find on eBay would allow us to read more data about our Renix XJ.

I know we have other ways to read codes.

But what I want is
- temp from sensors
- real RPMs (I try to fix low idle BUT isb’t It just the DashBoard that reads an incorrect value ??)
- maybe oil pressure
- etc...

 

Here is an article on the ECU data stream. https://nickintimedesign.com/renix-4l-ecu-datastream/ .

Without hooking up my MT2500, just going from memory, It does show all the values mentioned in the article. I am not sure what reader you have, but the pin descriptions are in the article. Building a reader for specific pins is over my head .

 

I should ad, Renix does not have the ability to throw codes Realtime data only is my understanding.

 

The Renix output is rx/tx serial output, and not compatible with the OBDI/II wiring or protocols. As mentioned, there are no codes to read, but if you're crafty you could build an adapter and some software to watch the data stream on a PC or smartphone. Hmmm, now you've got me interested in whether I could grab a cheap serial->bluetooth adapter and write some code on the laptop to parse the data stream. Might be a winter, hating to go out in the cold kinda project.

 

Isn't that what Nick did with the REMII?

 

Yeah, he's done all the hard work reverse engineering the data stream. I see he has a bluetooth add-on as well, that looks likes it transmits processed data from the REM. I'm thinking I could skip buying the $140 REM plus the add-on, and cobble together something for under $10 in parts. I don't really need to see the numbers while I'm driving. I see he's also got a fancy AW4 shifter module too.