Best diagnostic software according to redditors
We found 38 Reddit comments discussing the best diagnostic software. We ranked the 26 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 38 Reddit comments discussing the best diagnostic software. We ranked the 26 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
For the A/C, its likely the evaporator needs to be replaced. There was an issue with the vendor quality during production, so its a very common problem. The main issue is that you have to take the dash out from the inside to get to it.
DIY if you're handy with a wrench.
Otherwise, if you're in Central Florida, I can recommend BimmerTech.
For the center console, I would just live with it for now.
edit: I am getting some hate mail for this post. Here is some personal finance advice: you pay for what you don't know in life. This may be a good opportunity for you or your husband to learn an A/C circuit. Don't be discouraged, its really not rocket science.
Listen, if you do want to go the route of fixing the car yourself, it needs to be troubleshot; don't just replace the evaporator. This book proved to be very useful to me, and may be worth it if you decide to keep the car and service it yourself.
Good luck!
Well, that era of BMW is a good era to learn on. There's some computerized stuff to deal with, but for your major maintenance, it's pretty straight forward. You can definitely learn how to spin the spanners on this car. Doing your typical oil/fluids service is pretty easy, as are brakes and suspension for the most part. Cooling system is pretty straightforward as well. For all this stuff, you'll just need some basic tools - nothing terribly special or hard to find.
I'd say the #1 repair resource (aside from the the internet) is to pick up a Bentley manual. It's basically the maintenance bible for your car. It will also give you a good idea if a particular job is above your skill level before you dive into it. Try and find a used copy because they can be pricey. Well worth the investment, however.
Start with the owner's manual; it has a schedule for all the planned maintenance (and a few diagrams). Routine maintenance is dead simple.
For more detail on repairs, the Clymer guide is a good resource. And whenever starting a job I'd never done before, I would watch a youtube tutorial. Didn't have a particular favorite vlogger, tho. Aftermarket parts often come with their own installation instructions.
FWIW, you can do it all yourself. It's almost always just a matter of disassembling the machine and replacing the broken part, then putting it back together again. You'll want to invest in a good socket set, a beam torque wrench, and a stand of some sort. I personally liked the bolt-on centerstand, since I often had to get new tires during long road trips (and shops will often charge $30+ just to take off the wheel) but it does limit ground clearance.
diagrams here http://www.hammar.dyndns.org/~djhamma/wiring/wiring1966.htm
You might consider an electrical assembly manual if you are trying to replicate fasteners and positioning.
http://www.amazon.com/1966-MUSTANG-Electrical-Assembly-Manual/dp/B004M3M52C
This is also a good site for minutiae http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=vft724rojqbkber0dn1gvq3qt1&board=2.0
You can buy hard copies and fasteners of all this at places like cjponyparts.com or npdlink.com for a few bucks (my fav suppliers) .
I've restored a few 65/66 Mustangs taking them from shells to show cars. I daily drove a fully loaded one for 13 years at ~18K miles a year, which is quite a feat. I could pull my C4, rebuild it 100% and re-install in under 8 hours. The p/s would have to be rebuilt every 6 months, the C4 every 18 months and the suspension every 24 months. And it was a joy when the a/c worked liked it was supposed to (I'm mvac certified)! My garage was full of parts...
Looks like you have a Caspian Blue coupe...in Texas?
I'm from Romania so I've got it from a local store. The price is similar on Amazon : https://www.amazon.com/Version-Bluetooth-Multi-Language-12Kinds-Android/dp/B00N2K6M2A
For Linux a very good starting point is obdsim project.
Good luck with you project and keep us posted.
That's $80. You could buy 8 of the cheap bluetooth ones for that price.
http://www.amazon.com/Version-Bluetooth-Multi-Language-12Kinds-Android/dp/B00N2K6M2A/ref=sr_1_3
I've bought 4 of them so far (for me, brothers and dad) and they're all going 2 years strong.
If you are on Android - test out the Torque App on Google Play before you buy Torque Pro just to make sure your bluetooth transmitter is compatible and you like the interface and all of that. When I was looking into a year or two ago, Torque was like THE highest rated and widely used app amongst performance car enthusiasts.
This is the OBD2 Bluetooth Adapter I bought a while ago and it works great with Torque - but there are dozens and dozens of choices for adapters.
I have owned 3 2.2s. They tend to run cold because they don't produce a ton of heat like larger displacement engines. If it's cold out it runs cold. If it is hot out and the mechanical fan is stuck on it runs normal temps. Also the dash gauge is not as accurate as the ECU temp readouts.
My guess is that you live in a cold environment and your mechanical thermostat is broken or old enough that it doesn't work right.
I currently have a built 2.2 turbo. When it is cold out, the gauge will read 150-185 when it is 30 or lower to 60 degrees. That is cruising on the highway at 50-70. Now I also use HPtuners to tune. I monitor my temps. Typically the loop from the heater core to the block will be within 180 to 195 where it is supposed to be.
My recommendations.
[obd2 to bluetooth adapter] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N2K6M2A/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_2?pf_rd_p=1944687642&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0051CAE1C&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0T816CFEDTS905VMXVPW) - I own this one. It works.
GLHF
Learning to do this basic maintenance on a bike new to you has too many benefits to count. What to do in an emergency or just having the confidence and first hand knowledge helps you focus more on the road than worrying about the bike, If you have a bike shop close by that Knows your model, have them inspect it and fix the things you don’t feel ready for. Get a service manual, like this one:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000WNX8HM/ref=cm_sw_r_em_api_c_uaGNAbEVEWKWQ
And besides 1-4 posted above, change the oil and filter for sure, cheap insurance.
Good luck and have fun.
Sorry, first is Dash and second is Torque. Torque is by far the de-facto application for interfacing with OBD readers. Let's you create dials however you want and supports themeing to get it looking how you like.
My current reader is just a standard ELM327 reader http://www.amazon.com/Version-Bluetooth-Multi-Language-12Kinds-Android/dp/B00N2K6M2A/ That chipset comes in MANY readers so just find something that's available and priced decently and get it.
Buy the bentley manual for e30.
Bentley W0133-1620782-BNT Paper Repair Manual BMW 3 Series (E30) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0044A21V8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_J33SCbCTB1Z3Y
As others have said, you're only missing the tow hook. Don't be upset about missing the owners manual, just throw one of these under the seat or in your trunk. WAY more helpful than an owners manual will ever be.
Isn't there a Bentley for it?
edit** http://www.amazon.com/Bentley-Paper-Repair-Manual-BMW/dp/B0044A8KRC
I'm using torque pro and this Bluetooth Latest Version V2.1 Super MINI ELM327 Bluetooth OBD/OBD2 ELM 327 Multi-Language 12Kinds Works ON Android Torque/PC https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N2K6M2A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_mEJ3wbCXJSHXQ
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.prowl.torque&hl=en
$12 and it can scan codes, log, virtual dash, etc on both my 08 A4 and my wife's 08 Highlander via my kindle fire hd6.
If you want to go deeper, VCDS or the schwaben/foxwell scanners are the only readily options.
less than 15 for both ;) http://www.amazon.com/Version-Bluetooth-Multi-Language-12Kinds-Android/dp/B00N2K6M2A
As the other poster mentioned - I'd get an ELM327 OBDII reader cheap, though you need an android device to use it. There are some that work over wi-fi for Apple devices, but the linked one below is bluetooth only.
I have this one, mated to a Nexus 7, and use the Torque app ($1.99, I think):
https://www.amazon.com/Version-Bluetooth-Multi-Language-12Kinds-Android/dp/B00N2K6M2A
I'm not a mechanic, but:
If the CEL is on it has codes.
If the CEL is off it doesn't have codes, either because it is fine, or because the owner cleared them with a reader.
Get in the car and turn the key but don't start it, see if the CEL lights up, if it doesn't, they likely pulled the bulb because afaik, it should always light up when the key is in the on position but the car isn't started.
As for stores, you need to specify a location.
I personally use this one along with Torque and [DASH]
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dashlabs.dash.android&hl=en)
In the USA I believe Autozone does free scans, but they sell readers as well.
I use an OTG adapter for the OBD2-USB cable, that website sells them for $5 extra (Amazon also has this Carly kit: https://www.amazon.com/Original-Carly-BMW-Package-Micro-usb/dp/B00X3V4F3G but I've only bought the one from the site I linked you too, and I know for sure they test them before they ship it). It allows you to plug that cable into a tablet or phone with micro-USB. I think it's Android only, so it won't work with an iPhone. You plug in the cable to the obd2 port, then plug it into your android device, then hit connect in the app.
I think I had saved this one: https://www.amazon.com/Foseal-Scanner-Adapter-Diagnostic-Android/dp/B00W0SDLRY/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1487114327&sr=8-4-fkmr0&keywords=bmw+carly+dongle -- I had another Bluetooth dongle I used to use with another app but I misplaced it during a move a while back. That one worked with an app called Dashcommander but not sure about Carly. I ended up getting the cable instead of another one because I wasn't sure if the MHD app would work via Bluetooth.
Let us know how it works out!
Yeah, I bought this one. Comes with a disc that has Torque Pro and DashCommand on it. I never could get DashCommand to work though. It wouldn't connect to the adapter and was only the trial version anyway.
Then you really want to get a shop manual like this one here.
Do you own and know how to use a multi meter? That will be a crucial tool for trouble shooting this. The manual will give you step by step instructions for testing the fuel pump. It is a little different on each bike, but typically involves removing the pump from the bike then testing the resistance between the two leads. The manual will give you an acceptable range for the resistance measurement.
You should also check for a crimped fuel line or fuel tank breather line.
If you take the fuel pump out, you should check the fuel filter as well.
https://www.amazon.com/Launch-JBOX-Passthru-Programming-Device/dp/B00DTL0RRI
And it works on both the x431 pad and tablet
You should look into getting a Cylmer Manual as well.
http://www.amazon.com/Kawasaki-KLR650-Clymer-Repair-Manual/dp/B004CJ5QL8
A few trips to Sears for tools and some patience and you won't have zero experience for long!
What is the brand/publisher? If they are just regular Haynes manuals, you might get $10-$20 a pop from someone who wants a manual.
If this is a professional mechanic or a shop getting rid of actual factory service manuals, though, those are worth much more. $40-$70 depending on make and model, and also how much grease is on the pages. Some of them are "Bentley" brand and look like this.
Automotive Repair Manual for Mercedes-Benz C-Class, '01 thru '07 (63040) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001QUAGU2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Ppe2BbNB5Q1WN
I have never owned a ZX11, but I buy one these Clymer manuals for every bike I have purchased. They are a fantastic resource. I wouldn't worry about the one review for the manual, the guy just said it doesn't explain wiring diagram well enough. He might be right, but for mechanical stuff, this book is solid.
Here is a link from Clymer's site. I have always purchased mine from Amazon, though.
I'd refer to the BMW motorcycle Clymer manual for this. If I had mine at home, I'd pull it out and look this up for ya. Sorry, not a great answer.
tear down manuals are your friend, they will show you step by step bolt by bolt with pictures how to replace these parts.
https://www.amazon.com/Chevrolet-Impala-2006-2011-2006-2007-Haynes-x/dp/B001QUG17E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1541546760&sr=8-1&keywords=2008+impala+repair+manual
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See whats involved in fixing some of the issues yourself, if it doesn't require a bunch of super expensive tools or taking half the car apart you can save a lot of money.