E34 diagnostic

[vadim_braia]

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]

What sort of diagnostic?

[vadim_braia]

What sort of diagnostic?

to connect the car to a laptop and erase all erors...

[632 Regal]

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]

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]

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]

you cant But you can disconnect the battery terminal for 30 minutes which will reset the errors and computer.

Thanks

[pgrindstaff]

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]

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]

Thanks