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I have the Harbor Freight branded version of that tool:

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Actually mine is a generation older, but the same animal.

It's *OK* - it will read codes, it will show FF data, it will clear codes, it will clear the auto transmission codes also.

It will NOT see any of the BMW specific systems (e.g. ABS, airbags, IKE, body control module, CAN bus, etc.) and can't read any sensor data directly, etc. Just standard OBD stuff. And it takes a LONNNNG time to connect on a MINI (a minute or more usually).

So it does a little more as a reader than my ScanGauge, but nowhere near as functionally complete as AutoEnginuity with the BMW extensions. But it's way less money than AE.

 

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Check out this OBDii CAN Scanner


I've been using it for a couple of years and it's great. Pc based, so you need a desktop, netbook or laptop computer.

 

Steve - buy AutoEnginuity from bimmerzone.com - best price I've found new

Some of the stuff on ebay uses their older hardware, which won't work as well with the newer software (including especially the BMW extensions if you decide to add later).

CarSoft looks good from what I read - appears to do much of the same stuff at AE plus coding (which AE does not do)... but I don't know anyone who has it and don't know how the data logging, etc. compares.

 

Anyone have one or experience with one of these?

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