REM from Nick-In-Time

[Drahcir495]

Anyone using this - https://nickintimedesign.com/product/renix-engine-monitor-ii/ . I really don't know what all it does ? Is it something of value to have? This IS my last jeep, so if can get something to keep it going I'm going to do it. 

[Ωhm]

Do a SEARCH using REM. See what others think about it. I like to think its a must have tool, especially for drivability problems.

[eaglescout526]

It’s great to have. It’s basically a cross between the old MS-1700 Renix scan tool and the MT2500 from snap on with a Jeep Eagle cartridge. It’s helped me a few times read mine and a couple other Renix Jeeps for issues. Now it won’t give you a check engine or tell you the ECU is bad(unless it doesn’t power on the REM) but it will give you live data while your Jeep is running. Now Nick did include a faux check engine light but it’s for when sensor values are below or above the factory spec. 

[Drahcir495]

I will search that 

 

That sounds pretty good to be able to get a look at whats happening for sure 

[Drahcir495]

Did a Google search and it brought up a thread from 2017 on CC - very cool

[Pete M]

basically it tells you what the computer knows.  if this knowledge seems useful to you, GET IT.  

[boxyjeep]

Great tool and Nick is very helpful on FB chat.  Highly recommend.
 

He’s here too… 

 @NickInTimeFilms

[87MJTIM]

The REM is good to have.  It tells you what the engine is doing.  That info is useless if you don't know how to understand it.  You need to have the Renix Fuel Injection System manual.  Here is a link to the thread with the manual.

 

 

[pizzaman09]

I love my clock panel version.  Helps me most with coolant temp so I know when to turn on the heat in the winter.  Helped identify a slow O2 sensor.  I've been most recently using the manifold pressure measurement to sort out the poor performance of my CAD.

[oleskool]

It’s helped me with a dead coolant temp sensor, injector firing issues and many other things. Totally worth it. 

[Drahcir495]

Boxyjeep and oleskool thank you for your opinion 

 

87mjtim - yeah that was one thing I was looking for an answer on. I don't know how to understand it. I will check out the link. Thank you for sharing that with me

[Drahcir495]

4 hours ago, pizzaman09 said:

I love my clock panel version.  Helps me most with coolant temp so I know when to turn on the heat in the winter.  Helped identify a slow O2 sensor.  I've been .ost recent using the manifold pressure measurement to sort out the poor performance of my CAD.

That is what I was looking at.How is the quality of this? I also question the look of the 3D printing. Does it stand out against the other plastic pieces? Thank you for the picture 

[pizzaman09]

2 hours ago, Drahcir495 said:

That is what I was looking at.How is the quality of this? I also question the look of the 3D printing. Does it stand out against the other plastic pieces? Thank you for the picture 

Nick seems to have printed it show face down on his print bed with a mat finish surface on the print bed.  It matches the interior darn well.  I'll grab a picture when my friends get back from the store with my truck.  

 

The 3d print holds up great, a perfect fit relative to the original clock.  

[fiatslug87]

I have the first version of the clock REM, not much really shows and I painted parts of it silver to match the rest of the gauges.

[Drahcir495]

Thank you pizzaman09 

 

fiatslug87 - That is the exact one I was looking at. That picture has me sold on it! 

[pizzaman09]

Some phots in the daylight of the clock panel 4.1 version of I remember correctly. It looks very good and fits the interior design pretty well.

[Drahcir495]

Great pictures  I appreciate it. I will be getting one

[russel730]

I've had an original design and now have the clock panel version. Love both but keeping the clock panel because it blends in to dash well. My water temp and battery dash gauges don't work so the REM helps by giving those readings. I haven't needed it for the other diagnostics but it's good piece of mind to have. It comes with a print out with an explanation of each reading and the normal ranges you should be seeing for each.

[Drahcir495]

5 hours ago, russel730 said:

I've had an original design and now have the clock panel version. Love both but keeping the clock panel because it blends in to dash well. My water temp and battery dash gauges don't work so the REM helps by giving those readings. I haven't needed it for the other diagnostics but it's good piece of mind to have. It comes with a print out with an explanation of each reading and the normal ranges you should be seeing for each.

That is perfect about the print out with the normal ranges. I would not be able to figure it out other wise 

[White_Comanche]

I too, have a Clock REM. The first project it helped me out with was calibrating the tach in a 1990 cluster I installed.

 

I've been monitoring the manifold pressure and coolant temp with it mostly. Seeing results in real-time while driving is cool. All the functions are a bit overwhelming at first, but piece by piece I'm able to grasp them in an entry level sort of way.

 

One thing I'd recommend is going to his website and copy and paste all the REM functions pertaining to your 2.5 or 4.0. The folded pamphlet that came in my box (late 2022) was old, not updated, and organized poorly. His website has all updated copy.

 

All the readings that these REMs display always cycles in order. What I did was write down each one in order... then I created my own cheat sheet from what was saved from his website. This process also helped me learn.

 

[Drahcir495]

Great tips. i love how bright the clock is.

 

Anybody have a coupon code for this? I noticed when I went to order one they had an apply code box .

[pizzaman09]

The one function I do not understand no matter how much I play with it is the Fill Up function.  I can't grasp what to enter or what it's supposed to tell me.  Does anyone understand it?

[Drahcir495]

Just talked to Nick via Messenger. No coupon codes available. Just ordered the one with the switch cut outs 

[NickInTimeFilms]

15 hours ago, pizzaman09 said:

The one function I do not understand no matter how much I play with it is the Fill Up function.  I can't grasp what to enter or what it's supposed to tell me.  Does anyone understand it?

Someone needs to give me a good kick so I can get a functions manual finally written out. I've had a lot of undocumented features for a little too long now.

The Fill-up menu is a still a little half baked and needs a refresh, but it is a basic fuel tracker and helps calibrate the accuracy of the MPG gauge.

1. Each time you add fuel, input the gallons added.
2. Next, set the fill mode to how you refueled.
I believe the options are Fill, Partial, and Missed if I recall.
- Fill for a full tank. (This option is used to calibrate the MPG reading with 2 consecutive fills, the % shows the difference from base level)
- Partial for when you added fuel but didn't top it off.
- Missed if the previous fueling was not recorded on the REM. (This resets any old numbers because they will be wrong)
3. When everything is good, hit the Save option (Sv), then hit Yes to save. It may cut off but it's the bottom right option.

All the tank info can be found in the Diagnose > Pages view near the bottom. The M mode button will cycle through different numbers, but don't rely on them too heavily. The remaining tank gave me an idea of my range last highway trip, but I still had a little extra in the tank that wasn't accounted for.

Fun fact, this can also estimate the flow rate of your injectors once it's calibrated, but thats only hiding in the vehicle menu for now. Again... gotta get to finishing the last 10%.

[Drahcir495]

That is great .