ODB fault code reader

[tspar]

Anyone got one? .. recommendations please

 

[srhutch]

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..

 

[pHilli0]

Anyone recommend a "proper" more feature rich diagnosis / reset tool for our Z's?

 

[srhutch]

Anyone recommend a "proper" more feature rich diagnosis / reset tool for our Z's?

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.

 

[tspar]

Thanks SRHutch, £30 sounds reasonable enough to me. Any links you may have mate

 

[srhutch]

Here you go, where I got mine from

http://bcables.com/#xl_anchor_start

 

[tspar]

Thanks mate

 

[tspar]

Is it the D-CAN with or without the adapter that i need mate ?

 

[srhutch]

Is it the D-CAN with or without the adapter that i need mate ?

Go with the silver cable.

 

[tspar]

 

[Mr Tidy]

tspar wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2017 10:53 am
Is it the D-CAN with or without the adapter that i need mate ?

Go with the silver cable.

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?

 

[abar121]

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.