Can anyone recommend a diagnostic tool for a BMW Mini?

tafelmoneysaver

The engine warning light keeps coming and going.

Can anyone suggest a suitably cheap (<£50) diagnostic tool to extract the error codes?

55 plate Mini Cooper

Thanks

bob_a_builder

OBD 2 has been the standard since the 2000, so yours should be that
edit:
Petrol cars in Europe made for sale on or after January 2001
Diesel Cars in Europe made for sale 2004 onwards
***Petrol cars in the USA made for sale 1996 onwards


many units on Ebay for £10 or so upwards - the cheaper ones focus on engine but more expensive can also emission stuff etc IIRC

think it was this one I've got - just look up the code number in supplied manual
i.e. LINK

tafelmoneysaver

Thanks. Will try something like that and see what happens.

force_ten

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbVCUFPUO2E

you could look for a creator C110 scanner run about £40.00 delivered and are a great scan tool for letting you know what codes your car logging, you can clear the codes and see if the re occur

Stoke

Just get a cheap Bluetooth OBD2 tool off eBay. They're great for engine management stuff. Really, if it's anything outside of that, you need specialist tools to diagnose them anyway. (e.g. ABS failures etc)

ukmike

£6 inc. postage off Ebay.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291016524822?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

bob_a_builder

Um, bluetooth - Interesting

Any Android or iOS apps for these ?

Edit : YES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQSsUPrGLHs