arros 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2009 Surposedly you press the accelerator to the floor 5 times with the key switched on to accessories(?) - not sure or the exact key position off hand to get the diagnostic lights come up- I tried it with no success on my e34- anyone successfully used this method? Looking at an E39 but I think procedure is the same for all models Yes I can find the procedure on the net but just wondering if anyone has used it? And if you do get the lights flashing is it easy to decypher- thinking of looking at a car to check for any faults, that the owner doesn't want to get inspected. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1283 Report post Posted January 26, 2009 Surposedly you press the accelerator to the floor 5 times with the key switched on to accessories(?) - not sure or the exact key position off hand to get the diagnostic lights come up- I tried it with no success on my e34- anyone successfully used this method? Looking at an E39 but I think procedure is the same for all models Yes I can find the procedure on the net but just wondering if anyone has used it? And if you do get the lights flashing is it easy to decypher- thinking of looking at a car to check for any faults, that the owner doesn't want to get inspected. i think it only works on us models etc . i dont even think there is a bulb in there.cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greenday-rulz21 6 Report post Posted January 26, 2009 And if you do get the lights flashing is it easy to decypher- thinking of looking at a car to check for any faults, that the owner doesn't want to get inspected.This is the list of codes I have. I haven't tried it on an E39 though.1211 DME Control Unit 1215 Air Mass Sensor 1216 Throttle Potentiometer 1218 Output Stage, Group 1 1219 Output Stage, Group 2 1221 Oxygen Sensor 1 1212 Oxygen Sensor 2 1222 Lambda Control 1 1213 Lambda Control 2 1223 Coolant Temperature Sensor 1224 Intake Air Temperature Sensor 1225 Knock Sensor 1 1226 Knock Sensor 2 1227 Knock Sensor 3 1228 Knock Sensor 4 1231 Battery Voltage/DME Main Relay 1232 Throttle Idle Switch 1233 Throttle Wide Open Throttle Switch 1234 Speedometer A Signal 1237 A/C Compressor Cut Off 1242 A/C Compressor 1243 Crankshaft Pulse Sensor 1244 Camshaft Sensor 1245 Intervention AEGS 1247 Ignition Secondary Monitor 1251 Fuel Injector 1 (or group 1) 1252 Fuel Injector 2 (or group 2) 1253 Fuel Injector 3 1254 Fuel Injector 4 1255 Fuel Injector 5 1256 Fuel Injector 6 1257 Fuel Injector 7 1258 Fuel Injector 8 1261 Fuel Pump Relay Control 1262 Idle Speed Actuator 1263 Purge Valve 1264 EGO Heater 1265 Fault Lamp (check engine light) 1266 VANOS 1267 Air Pump Relay Control 1271 Ignition Coil 1 1272 Ignition Coil 2 1273 Ignition Coil 3 1274 Ignition Coil 4 1275 Ignition Coil 5 1276 Ignition Coil 6 1277 Ignition Coil 7 1278 Ignition Coil 8 1281 Control Unit Memory Supply 1282 Fault Code Memory 1283 Fuel Injector Output Stage 1286 Knock Control Test Pulse 1444 No Fault Codes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
User Name 19 Report post Posted January 26, 2009 Hay ive had no luck doing that even with diffrent instrament clusters, forgive the spelling i have a funny feeling that it will come down to how the ecu is wired given the fact it says it works on all models Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 178 Report post Posted January 26, 2009 I heard it only worked on OBDI cars. Having said that I tried it on my OBDI E36 and it didn't work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi535 538 Report post Posted January 26, 2009 US cars only I beleive Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliluya 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 Doesn't work on my E39 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites