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Recommended OBD Scan Tool For 2008 BMW 120D?

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#1 ·
Hello gents!

I currently run a 2008 120d, my newest Beemer till date. Could anyone please give me any info on the best, most cost-effective diagnostic equipment? There are quite a few on eBay, just want to know what others are using, before I pull the trigger on one. :)

Thanks in advance.
 
#2 ·
depending what you want it to do,

you can get a handheld autel maxiscan, has live data and code reading specific to bmw
if you want to do some coding and scanning with a laptop
then either PA soft or
blue cable and inpa

pa soft requires far less space on a hard drive
inpa/GT1 can do more

ive got a handheld ( as can use with other car too) as well as pa soft
 
#4 ·
You need DIS (laptop version of GT1) on anything newer than 2006, INPA is fine on E46's and early 1 & 5 series but falls over after that.

The blue cable is fine but you will need to endure the Epic of loading DIS on a virtual machine on a laptop. hand helds and PA will do basic fault codes but none of the clever diagnostics
 
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