Let's talk about what types of on-board computers exist, which one is better to take and not overpay. We will also consider a schematic diagram of the installation of an on-board computer on a car.
More and more often, new cars are being produced with an on-board computer, the convenience lies in the fact that before you had to monitor fuel consumption yourself, remember when the last oil change in the engine was made and much more that you had to write down in a notebook or keep in mind. With electronic indicators, you can accurately understand the condition of the car.
Selecting an on-board computer
An important process remains the choice of an on-board computer for your car model, since each has its own parameters and when choosing it is best to follow them.
- The first thing we need is to look under the hood of the car and find the control unit, it is from it that the onboard selection begins. As an example, the control unit can be from Bosch, Mikas, January and others, it all depends on the brand of your car. Since the on-board computer must combine work with the control unit.
- Next, we determine what type of engine you have, carburetor, injection or diesel. For example, for carburetor engines there is a very small selection of bortoviks, for diesel engines a little more, the largest choice for injection engines, since manufacturers already lay out the control system in advance and make a ready-made place for it for installation, but this pleasure is not included in the package from the factory.
For carburetor units, computers of the brand Multitronics, Orion are most often used. For diesel engines, Multitronics, Orion, Prestige are installed. For injection - Multitronics, Orion, Prestige, State.
By the type of installation, they are divided into special ones, which are already designed for a specific make and model of a car, and into universal ones, which can be simply attached to the control panel or windshield.
When buying a bot computer, you should decide what exactly you need from the computer, what parameters you want it to show. If only fuel economy, mileage and temperature overboard, then it is not worth buying too expensive. If you keep the fortune all over the car, then you will have to pay a lot of money.
The average cost of the simplest on-board computer starts from $ 85, excluding the cost of installation at the service station, the more functions the device displays and performs, the more its cost will increase. Installation will cost you about $ 50.
Do not forget about the operating temperature of the devices, because the car will spend the night both in hot weather outside and in frost. The big plus of the latest computers is that they can start the car remotely to warm up, show the tire pressure.
Standard set of on-board computer functions
The simplest computer should be able to measure fuel consumption per 100 km, show engine temperature, distance traveled by car, show the number of engine revolutions per minute. Thus, you can understand how complex the device you are buying for yourself. The main thing when choosing to know the model of the control unit, in specialized stores they will select the most suitable on-board computer for you.
Types of on-board computers by brand
Pictured Prestige V55
Let's take a look at some of the brands separately. Prestige on-board computer designed for injection engines. All models are equipped with liquid crystal displays, the menu, although simple, but very well thought out, the set of functions is very good, the cost of such a device on average starts from 3000 rubles, a good report menu, where you can see all the data at the end of the movement.
The photo shows the Multitronics Pilot K9 on-board computer for a VAZ-099 car with a carburetor engine, the average price is $ 35 (1850 rubles as of 04/26/2015)
The following manufacturers are Multitronics Pilot and the State, in terms of functionality this computer can be compared with a navigator, it is well-designed, the software is at its best, and the price is not high as for a domestic manufacturer. If you look at the price, quality and capabilities, then these are the most popular bortoviks. The average price is about 2400 rubles, compared to other on-board computers, the best set of functions for an affordable price.
In the photo Multitronics Vc730, the average price is $ 90? 100 (4,750 rubles on 04/26/2015)
Speaking of more expensive computers, this includes Prestige and Multitronix. These firms produce a wide variety and are naturally more expensive than anyone else, the quality is high, but the price starts from one hundred dollars. Naturally, the set of functions they have is very, very large, they can start the car for warming up at a certain time, signal low tire pressure, some have a built-in GPS navigation system and are able to follow the car if the owner of the car is not behind the wheel.
