OBDII Code Reader

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Looking at getting a decent reader without breaking the bank for a 2001 E46

What do you guys reckon about this android based reader using this bluetooth device?

Anyone have any experience with them?

Yes I know carsoft is awesome but it's OTT for me
 
MikeHiow said:
Are you ever likely to have an iPhone? If this is a possible future consideration you might want to consider a WIFI ODB interface rather than a Bluetooth one.

That said, that bluetooth one is very cheap - I'd be inclined to buy one just to try it out (In fact, I'm tempted to do just that myself :P ).
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Not likely to get an iphone as Android is just too awesome :)

How many standard and bmw odbii specific codes are there? I'm sure this device only reports on the standard codes - if it also reports on the bmw codes then that is a very good deal.

Anyway please keep me updated when it arrives and how well it works MikeHiow
 
If this works then no need to carry my laptop around, can use it on mate's cars with just the device and my mobile. Cheap, portable, I don't see an issue :D

Besides I like software up to date and knowing i'm using outdated v6.5 would bug me :p
 
You have to admit this does look pretty cool*


*If it all works, will wait and see. Also the paid for version of android torque has the ability to import specific manufacturer's codes or you can manually enter them in.
 
no idea - will update when I get it

Why do threads in motors always degenerate into tit for tat, na na na na naaaa, told you so type arguments
 
[TW]Fox;18203905 said:
Because MikeHiow posts here, and also you've been asking this on here for months the answer is always the same. Buy Carsoft 6.5 and a cable off Ebay for not much money, and you have access to everything you need for fault code reading from ALL the fault code memories in your car. The fact it isnt 8.5 doesnt matter as you drive a 2001 car.
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Fair enough

[TW]Fox;18203905 said:
Every time you ask for advice on your car you come across as if you know better and you generally tend to ignore everyones advice anyway.
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That's rich coming from you

[TW]Fox;18203905 said:
Thats how you ended up with a £500 bill at an indy for about 200 quids worth of work and its how you'll probably end up with an OBD2 reader that can only read the basic codes from your car.
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I've already got a thread explaining all the costs, it's more than £200 but yes I agree £500 was a bit steep - damm my 6 months of researching the right indi on various bmw specific forums - will try harder.

[TW]Fox;18203905 said:
At least ask on a BMW forum first - you need to know if it'll read codes from places like the LCM or it's a waste of money.
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I have here and here

[TW]Fox;18203981 said:
Should be copies on Ebay?
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No copies that I can find on ebay

[TW]Fox;18203905 said:
Its worth asking if that thing will read all the codes - I honestly dont know. If it does then great, but check, as I suspect it wont. As I said, codes are stored all over the place on the E46 depending on whats failed. I had to read and clear a seperate fault code memory in order to sort my airbag light once..
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I don't think it resets the airbags but then I'm only looking for something that reads codes and resets them along with the service indicator
 
I aint getting in a slug fest with you because believe it or not I value your opinion even though I sometimes disagree or have a different opinion

I don't know if it reads all the codes, will have to see. If it does then score! if not then least I got a cool android app that will work on my friends cars for a laugh etc

According to the developers webpage http://torque-bhp.com/software/torque-and-extended-eobd-pid-support/ it does support extended manufacturer codes and you can add them in manually if they are not listed, where it reads these from, hopefully people reply to you in that thread with the answer

I'm assuming extended codes are manufacturer's own specific codes so hopefully they have bmw's
 
Would carsoft 6.5 work with win7 64? That's the only OS I have easy access to.

Then is it just this cable that I would need?

I always thought when you guys mentioned carsoft you meant v8.5 which requires a specific usb key to work, aka £250+
 
I'd rather avoid installing vm on my wife's laptop but if it boils down to it then ok.

Ye please let me know what serial to usb adaptor it is, the laptop doesn't have a serial interface
 
Mine arrived today - it works and reports no faults found on the ecu - now just need to figure out how to add manufacturer specific pids onto android app 'torque' as it doesnt report on all the available gizmos within it.

Also got carsoft 6.5 with SP1 and am looking out for the cable and usb adaptor
 
I don't know but at a guess if it works in other vehicles but only yours says 'No vehicle response / connection or power' maybe the socket/ecu/power is faulty?

Hopefully someone more knowledgable comes along :)
 
[TW]Fox;18217648 said:
Yes it does - my laptop is a Dell D620 running Windows 7 64bit and it works perfectly.
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OK so I got the carsoft cables off ebay for £40 only to find that it errors when installing 6.5 due to being on win7 64bit. Fox how did you get yours to work?
 
It says that it can't run as it's not installed completely - this is happening running it from the setup folder and the installed to folder
 
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