Looking to buy a diagnostic scanner, any suggestions

[X5Matador]

Hello everyone,

I'm looking to buy my own diagnostic scanner for my 2002 4.4 X5 and any personal experience that anyone would like to pass on would be greatly appriciated.

[ncx]

Do you happen to have an Android phone? The Torque application works really well. I use it with a bluetooth OBDII reader on my '02 X5 and other cars, works great. Can pull codes and clear them plus a whole lot more functionality. The application gets updated regularly.
Good luck whatever you get.

[rb0135]

Originally Posted by ncx

Do you happen to have an Android phone? The Torque application works really well. I use it with a bluetooth OBDII reader on my '02 X5 and other cars, works great. Can pull codes and clear them plus a whole lot more functionality. The application gets updated regularly.
Good luck whatever you get.

Without Hijaacking the thread, can you let us know what Bluetooth ODBII adapter you use, or is any ODBII Bluetooth adapters fine?

i was actually going to write my own program for an Android Tablet, but the app you mentioned looks cool..

Thanks,
Rob

[ncx]

Originally Posted by rb0135

Without Hijaacking the thread, can you let us know what Bluetooth ODBII adapter you use, or is any ODBII Bluetooth adapters fine?

i was actually going to write my own program for an Android Tablet, but the app you mentioned looks cool..

Thanks,
Rob

My apologies... I completely overlooked your question. I use a PLX Kiwi BT adapter that I got from Amazon. Works flawlessly every time and updates/refreshes data very fast, which some of the cheaper ELM-based adapters can't do.

[rb0135]

Originally Posted by ncx

My apologies... I completely overlooked your question. I use a PLX Kiwi BT adapter that I got from Amazon. Works flawlessly every time and updates/refreshes data very fast, which some of the cheaper ELM-based adapters can't do.

No probs.. Thanks for the info.. There are so many around, that say they are compatible, its hard to find the right one unless someone like youself has been there, done that.

Thanks,
Rob

[m5james]

Originally Posted by ncx

Do you happen to have an Android phone? The Torque application works really well. I use it with a bluetooth OBDII reader on my '02 X5 and other cars, works great. Can pull codes and clear them plus a whole lot more functionality. The application gets updated regularly.
Good luck whatever you get.

I've been using the same quick tool for years, and you can't be $20 shipped.

[Nik]

Also, iPhone has Rev, although WiFi adapter costs little more, It's still is a good choice.

[btmed]

i recently bought the peake code reader from ecs shipped think it was $157, $139 with free shipping, i needed it fast. Wish i would have bought it 2 years ago. Without going thru the whole story with bmw dealership it has already saved me a lot of money.

[RMak]

Originally Posted by btmed

i recently bought the peake code reader from ecs shipped think it was $157, $139 with free shipping, i needed it fast. Wish i would have bought it 2 years ago. Without going thru the whole story with bmw dealership it has already saved me a lot of money.

I too have a Peake tool. It's specifically for BMW. That's my recommendation.

[Hal72]

I also use the tourqe with Android, and just a super cheap reader (20$) form here:

OBDII Bluetooth Car Diagnostic Cable - Black + Blue + Orange (DC 12V) - Free Shipping - DealExtreme

the tourqe software is very good I think and more info here:

Torque — OBD2 Performance and Diagnostics for your Vehicle