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Old Apr 21, 2003 | 06:08 PM
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anyone know of a basic program to hook up to a laptop to monitor various sensors and ecu history ? any info would be great my dad wants i for his e39 i'll pay a small amount of money for a burnt copy of a basic scan tool


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Old Apr 22, 2003 | 11:09 AM
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no one?
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Old Apr 22, 2003 | 12:42 PM
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even if you have the software, youre going to need some way to connect the plug to the computer
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Old Apr 22, 2003 | 12:42 PM
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u can get a separate OBD2 scanner from harborfreight.com pretty cheap..
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Old Apr 22, 2003 | 02:43 PM
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you don't need a scanner all you need is some paperclips and a plug tester. it will flash the code. it doesn't cost anything
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Old Apr 22, 2003 | 03:14 PM
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thats just the codes, he wants some data from the engine sensors
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