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Anyone got one? .. recommendations please
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Depends what you are after, but one I have among my tools and always with me is torque, running on android with a elm 327 BT adapter. All for under a tenner. Identified EML o2 sensor and able to reset etc..
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Anyone recommend a "proper" more feature rich diagnosis / reset tool for our Z's?
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As I said, depends what you want to do and how much you want to spend.
Inpa, sss or the newer ista p/d can be bought for around £30 if you have a window laptop. You can do everything with that.
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Thanks SRHutch, £30 sounds reasonable enough to me. Any links you may have mate
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Thanks mate
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Is it the D-CAN with or without the adapter that i need mate ?
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Apologies to the OP for a slight hi-jack, but I've been meaning to get something to read OBDs using a laptop for a while and what srhutch has described looks just the job!
We have a few BMWs in the family now - I've got E86 and E46, Mrs Tidy has an R56 Mini and my sister has an R53 Mini. Will the silver cable work for all of those?
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Just to mention that to get the full error codes from all the modules, the M model can be a bit of a bitch.
Whilst I could get some codes using Torque / ELM, then a few more with INPA and a D-CAN cable, it took ISTA and some cable mods to get the full listing. This was needed to read the DSC unit error codes.
Not had this problem with a non-M or E90s etc.
Whilst I could get some codes using Torque / ELM, then a few more with INPA and a D-CAN cable, it took ISTA and some cable mods to get the full listing. This was needed to read the DSC unit error codes.
Not had this problem with a non-M or E90s etc.
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