What adapter are you using? This is the latest car gauge pro right?

 

Hey Defiance, never found a solution to our problem huh? I also went onto the scantech forums and posted our problem on their as well. I really don't want to buy a different/better obdll dongle if it isn't going to work anyway. I'll post on here if I find out anything new. Thanks.

 

Yes whenever I try Car gauge I get the same java error you get. An error has occurred in sub:java.lang.RuntimeException:Cannot parse: 94...

So im playing the waiting game in hopes a newer version will have better support for our cheaper Elm327 Bluetooth eBay adapters. Strange I never get any issues with Torque Pro, so I know its working well.

 

Just found some great news for us. Issac just got back to me about the java error. He states a new version or update for the app will fix our problem. He didn't say when it was coming out though. I'll keep you posted! Or, you can just go to this url: http://scantech.proboards.com/thread...1&scrollTo=622 ---- Can't wait!

 

yes the latest one, and i had to send the elm327 back and buy the VGATE for the timing advance to work. everything works except idle relearn.


are you supposed to do it with car running.

 

I thought idle relearn was done with key in on position motor off at operating temperature?

 

If so mine did go though but i didnt notice a difference in idle though maybe it was Good to begin with.

 

Just got the update for the java error we were having. It fixed the problem perfectly. My phone now syncs perfectly to the ecu and the timing adjustment went smooth as well. I did this with the $10 ebay elm327 so to those of you who are having problems and are blaming it on the ebay elm327, I would advise you to go to the url posted above and give Isaac a shout there, he was a huge help and figured out the java error problem and had it fixed in a couple days.

 

So the timing advance will work on vq30de-k

 

Finally advanced my timing tonight. V-gate successful.

 

Me to with elm 327 mini from eBay this has been my best investment. Thus far thanks org.

 

yes......

 

So, my idle air realern stopped working for some reason. That's disappointing since I have new breather mods of the way. I know a lot of you posted that it didn't work to begin with. Oh well, I'll just pedal dance it.

 

Is there any way to confirm it's actually working? I did it through the app with the engine temp up to operating and with the key in "on" position and it said test successful or something like that, but is there a way to know for sure?

 

Has anyone comfirmed if the app's idle air relearn works? My check engine light is on for another reason so I don't have the luxory or waiting for the light to blink and come on and off, etc.

 

Cheap 327elm mini off eBay and the App, best $17 bucks spent. Woke up my tired 210k engine. Smooth down the road.. Transmission seems to shift like butter now, snaps in after doing this. Would this effect a AT???


Either way big thanks to the op for bringing this to light!!! You sir are a gentleman and a scholar.

 

Hi.
I couldn't find any post refereeing to the simplest questions:
Why hasn't Nissan already set the timing position to 15-17? Is there a certain risk of advancing the timing on our own? If it wasn't potentially hazardous to the engine, wouldn't it be like that in the first place??

 

If you comprehended what had been written in this post, then you wouldn't have these questions.

 

Enlighten me, please.
Im not patronizing or trying to be sarcastic, just a simple - average Joe - question.

Thanks

 

This is probably something for another thread.

In any case, manufactures always heir on the side of conservation. Also, premium fuel is REQUIRED with this advance. Many of us have had our timing advanced for tens of thousands of miles and decades with no ill effects, as long as you use premium fuel.

 

What could be considered as premium fuel?
I use 95 octane. Is it good enough?

 

premium octane fuel is anything 91 or higher (basically the best pump gas you gan get), so yeah, 95 octane is good.

 

Whoa! We only have 95 and 98 octane around here (Israel).
Anyways, I have a vq20de 2.0L engine. Gonna' try this timing advance (already have a BT adapter and Car Gauge Pro)

Thanks for the heads-up guys!

Edit: can someone post a step-by-step procedure for doing this? What is the correct procedure for the idle relearn?

 

I'd use 98 if I were you. Reason being, the methodology for determinig octane in the USA is likely not the same as you have. here, it's the RM/2 method.



edit - I just googled and according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating, our method of octane is about 5-8 points lower...so our 87 is your 92...which makes your 95 like our 89.

Which makes my above statement even more true (re: using 98)...also, you've got the 2.0L car...which means you would likely need the better gas anyhow if you're planning on trying the timing advance.





tl;dr - buy the good shiit.

 

Hmmm.. I can check that out. There supposed to be a stranded published for this.

 

see my edit.

you guys use RON to determine your octane, we don't.

 

Hey I cant seem to get the Idle Relearn to work. I warmed my car up, set key to On..then selected the idle air relearn and it keeps failing. Would the manual using gas pedal method work if my check engine light is on already from other codes?

 

Just got me a droid phone. Hmmm. I wonder if this works with the Pathfinder :P

 

Can someone post a step-by-step procedure for doing the Timing advance and the Idle relearn?
Thanks

 

Atta boy nmexmax!

 

http://forums.maxima.org/8810958-post120.html

 

I just came back from my car.

I wanted to do whole dance but something's weird...
My ignition timing on idle reads about 7-8. When I step on the gas it rises upto ~40.
These are the idle parameters:


This is a graph of what happens when I step the on gas pedal:


Am I missing something?
Keep in mind that this is a vq20de 2.0L enging!

Thanks,
Zohar

 

Thoughts anyone?

 

What is your base timing? you have a different car so they will have different parameters than the max.

 

I tried Idle Air again after redoing my spacers, (3pc to 5pc). Still a no go with the app. It used to work for me but no dice the past few times I've tried. Car was well above operating temp, in the 185 range. Anyone else try it recently? Might be time for a contact to Issac again.

As for the guy with the Sentra or whatever, no idea what your base timing is or why your trying to advance it. Timing does increase as you go through the rpm range. So that part is normal.

 

Hi. Its not a completely different car, its still a 5th gen Maxima with a VQ engine.
What is the "Base timing?" There are two parameters within Car Gauge that refer to timing: IGNITION TIMING *4 and CORRECTED TIMING (which shows 0° in my car, and can be set to any value between -2° and 2°)

 

Those are viewable PIDs, ignition timing *4 simply displays your ignition timing in real time, as it goes up and down etc etc, corrected timing shows what degree advancement you've performed through the self test function

 

I'm still hung up on the 2.0 maxima!?!?

 

At 0 correction, base ignition timing is 15 degrees at idle on a vq35de, same for vq30dek?

 

Right? That's why I assumed he was doing this on a different car.