Troops11203
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Looking for a decent scan tool read dsc and air bag faults. Looking for something other than peake
Z3 2.3 scan tool for dsc and air bag light
- Thread starter Troops11203
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- Newport, South Wales,UK
- Model of Z
- Z3 M43 1.8 (1999) and Z4 E85 2.5 (2003)
For facelift models the Creator 310+ is used by many, reasonable price on ebay and Amazon and is easy to use. You will need a 20pin to 16pin cable changer also on ebay to connect it to the round diagnostic socket in the engine bay. If you also have a 16piin OBD2 port under the steering wheel that will only read the engine and transmission modules, the 20pin socket will read all modules on the car.
20pin to 16pin cable adapter here
Just be aware that early models can't work with the Creator as they have OBD1 which requires a different connection via an old style serial port on a laptop. Info on the post highlighted by @NZ00Z3.
Creator C310+ For BMW Code Reader OBD2 Scanner ABS SRS Engine Diagnostic Tool | eBay
Creator C310+ Fit For BMW Multi System Scan Tool. The Creator C310+ is a hand-held tool. Its main function is to read the fault code, clear the fault code, display the live data stream and graphic display, and display the vehicle version information.
www.ebay.co.uk
Just be aware that early models can't work with the Creator as they have OBD1 which requires a different connection via an old style serial port on a laptop. Info on the post highlighted by @NZ00Z3.