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Supercentre sell an EDS for $60 odd. It looks the same as the scan gauge. Scan gauge will give you 4 live read parameters on its screen and ability to clear most fault codes. No alarm as such. I used it for Kph (calibrated off my GPS to correct the gearing and tyres), head (water) temp, volts and a floating parameter depending on what i want to monitor. When i had a sticky waste gate it was good to monitor the MAP data to avoid it over boosting and going into a temporary retardation. It will read about 15 parameters that are useful for on the go. Because i use it for kph i look at it frequently so no need for an alarm. The Apps for your mobile are probably better than the scan gauge but for me sits on the dash and i don't have to think about it when i jump in or out the truck.
There was a mob out of South Africa (or Zimbabwe ) that sold a monitor and alarm that used independent sensors or you tapped into the factory sensors. I thought it was called EMS but a quick google search didn't come up with it. I thought Dave (Incisor) sold it through his shop (i didn't double check). The benefit of this is a low coolant alarm and an alarm for each of the parameters which means you don't have to monitor it (as you do with scan gauge).
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