yachtjim

Got a customer that specifically wants to see water temp and oil pressure from his F250 Yamaha, any of you guys able to comfirm the EP-20 will get this data from a Yamaha?

kchace

The only engine I *know* you can get that data from is the Suzuki 300. I have no experience with the Yamaha, but have never heard of this data coming from other engines. Also, I have never been able to find a Lowrance pressure sensor.

Ken

yachtjim

The pressure would come from the engine's sensors through the n2k interface, then onto the network. The customer said he found the info elsewhere and that it would work, and that he would report back to me to confirm once he gets it going.

ocnslr

The engine data is definitely on the NMEA2K network. I can display engine temp, oil pressure, boost pressure, RPM, fuel rate and engine hours on the LCX-112C.

Have not tried to configure the LMF-400 to display the parameters you indicate, as it can only display for one engine at a time, and not worth having to switch back and forth. It does a great job as a synchronizer, as well as other vessel parameters.

Brian

Defiant1

Yes it will. I have a page set up for just those two readings. My motor is a 2006 F225.

Joe

Defiant--Are you getting actual degrees and psi readings?

Defiant1

Yes I am, it's a huge improvement over the analog gauges I used to have.

Joe

My comand link gauges only give this info as bars on a graph..not very useful as the bars don't show a scale.

I wish Garmin would start offering this on the new 4xxx units.

stanleywinthrop

my f150 gives oil press, fuel flow, Alt output, tach, hours, and temp via nmea on lmf-200. I assume the temp is water. Interestingly, the tach is usually 50-100 rpms higher than yami gauge. Hours are 1.5 higher on lmf than yami. I assume this is a little "dealer" time before delivery.

edyer

Sorry to highjack but, Can you have both the yamaha tach and the nmea connections at the same time or does it go through the same plug?

stanleywinthrop

I have the yamaha non-nmea gauges (I forget the terminology) so the nmea cable to the lmf in no way affects the standard yamaha output. I think the command link gauges use the nmea out-put so a direct engine to nmea 2k link isn't possible, but I think the command link can output data to a nmea 2k network. If i'm wrong, i'm sure yacht jim will set me straight.

ocnslr

Look for a capped connector in the very bottom of the engine at the front. It is clipped into a bracket to hold it in place. It will fit the connector plug on the EP-20.

You will have to run the EP-20 cable through your rigging tube, or remove the rigging tube to do it. I cut the Lowrance connector off the inboard end, snaked the cable through therigging tube, then used the Maretron Field-Attachable Connector. Did it on both engines.

Brian