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Feb 12, 2017

Using a Scan Gauge

Anyone using a scan gauge on a Ford Explorer Sport Trac for transmission temps?I just installed one on my Port Trac and cannot get a reading for the transmission temperatures. It shows the letters TFT but the numbers (temp) is blank. Got any ideas on why?
Thanks

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  • Afraid I can't help you except to say not all vehicles have that info available at the OBD II port, and that I use a scan Guage on my F250 specifically for tranny temp & love it.
  • On my last truck , my reader didn't give em a trans temp.
    On another forum , one poster who came along was one of the engineers for ford, who designed transmissions.
    He told me some tranny's didn't have a temp sender. I could have installed one, but traded it before actually needing one.
    They are pretty much standard now.
    I doubt many people even know what temp their tranny is supposed to run, I know I've forgotten.
    I do still have an older 07 ranger with no trans temp, my cheap OBD2 scanner reads it fine. Even on the 06 f 1560 , I traded it read the codes, just not the temp, due to no temp sender.
    You could probably install a factory temp sender switch and your computer would recognize, and read it. Probably.
  • I've tried my OBD2 trader on my last Exploder and found that it for whatever reason does not read transmission codes. Apparently you need the $4000 Sun reader to see them. No idea why

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