First, the Autophix is the same as the Foxwell units, IMO. Looks the same. Chinese. These are genrally fine, HOWEVER a cable and a laptop with BMW software will give you access to far more. Inclduing the service manual. (Although this will *also* be a learning curve. It isnt as linear as one might hope.)


Second the code numbers have NOTHING to do with banks or whatnot. There was some rational, in German, many years ago but it is not really decipherable.



Google the code, then read a lot of info on them. Usually the first 'raw' translation will not mean much. Keep digging.


FInally, (and this is a WAG) I think you may be in for a world of hurt. SOmeone spent a lot of time and a lot of money at the dealer chasing this odd issue. They were still stumped after 14k.....


Two questions:



After you clear the codes, how long until they return?



Does HOW you drive it (highway, versus a lot of stop and go/accelerations) have any impact on how long this takes??


I know most people think "read codes, get a computer- tells you what part is bad" is the first path to take. IMO that path had already been paved with $14k of the prior owners money....


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