BMW Geeks: is this what i need?

Saytan · 16 Mar 2011 at 12:05

decided i want the ability to read my own codes, and as we all know, the software is... er... available

is this the right interface?

http://www.ecrater.co.uk/p/8431582/bmw-carsoft-scanner-65

Saytan · 16 Mar 2011 at 13:24

cheapest i have found so far is this

Saytan · 28 Mar 2011 at 20:25

so i got the one above through today

it'll talk to the DME but wont communicate with any other modules...

Saytan · 28 Mar 2011 at 21:19

http://www.adrl.co.uk/E39/2001changes.pdf

this article seems to indicate pins 7 and 8 should be bridged. i took the head end of my cable apart and they dont appear to be.

Saytan · 28 Mar 2011 at 21:23

yep. tried it both ignition on and with engine running. no dice. DME reads ok, i even get live data, but thats it. No airbag, no PDC (i have PDC), no any of the others i dont know the meaning of.

Saytan · 29 Mar 2011 at 13:59

can anyone pop the back off the OBD part of the cable? i'm not convinced mine is wired right.