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vadim_braia
10-25-2006, 08:11 AM
Hello

My name is Vadim braia and i'm from Romania , i have an 525 i e34 , M50 engine...
What do i need to make an diagnostic to my Bmw ?

Thanks
pingu
10-25-2006, 09:17 AM
What sort of diagnostic?
vadim_braia
10-25-2006, 10:11 AM
What sort of diagnostic?
to connect the car to a laptop and erase all erors...
632 Regal
10-25-2006, 10:51 AM
you cant
to connect the car to a laptop and erase all erors... But you can disconnect the battery terminal for 30 minutes which will reset the errors and computer.
pingu
10-25-2006, 11:29 AM
You can buy code readers which will read the fault codes stored by the ECU, and also reset the stored fault codes.

US owners often refer to a "stomp" test (do a search) which lets them read the stored fault codes without needing a code reader. Unfortunately, the stomp test is not enabled on European cars.
vadim_braia
10-25-2006, 01:24 PM
You can buy code readers which will read the fault codes stored by the ECU, and also reset the stored fault codes.

US owners often refer to a "stomp" test (do a search) which lets them read the stored fault codes without needing a code reader. Unfortunately, the stomp test is not enabled on European cars.
i try to enable the check control bulb :) but the effect was 0 :( ...
So.. i bought a diagnostic cable (15 $) and the diagnostic program (car soft 6.5 ) , but i m afraid to connect the cable to the laptop because somewone told me that i need a BMW interface (or something like that )
vadim_braia
10-25-2006, 01:25 PM
you cant But you can disconnect the battery terminal for 30 minutes which will reset the errors and computer.
Thanks :)
pgrindstaff
10-26-2006, 02:35 PM
According to the Carsoft website, no breakout box is necessary, which is what I assume you are talking about.


i try to enable the check control bulb :) but the effect was 0 :( ...
So.. i bought a diagnostic cable (15 $) and the diagnostic program (car soft 6.5 ) , but i m afraid to connect the cable to the laptop because somewone told me that i need a BMW interface (or something like that )
bigtisas
10-26-2006, 11:40 PM
I looked at the carsoft website for 10 minutes but still couldn't find the price. May be it is a great product but their website is really average.
vadim_braia
10-27-2006, 12:27 AM
Thanks :)