Bt tool and other obd2 scanners

nisilvia · 11-30-2010, 03:59 PM

Can other scanners find the same codes the Bt tool does? An ex BMW tech told me they could so just wondering if they could

scalbert · 11-30-2010, 04:01 PM

No, the OBDII scanners only read OBDII codes. The BT reads all codes which in the DME. OBDII only covers emissions related. There are many many more potential codes.

nisilvia · 11-30-2010, 04:08 PM

Not just obd2 scanners. Just the ones that goes thru the obd2 port. Are there other scanners beside the can tool or Bt tool?

scalbert · 11-30-2010, 05:26 PM

Auto Enginuity is another laptop based product similar to BT.

http://www.autoenginuity.com/product...ware.html#EI07

There are a couple of other hardware only but they sell for much more.

nisilvia · 11-30-2010, 10:30 PM

The reason I ask is when I installed my jb3 the cel went off because I plugged it in wrong. I talked to my tech guy and he said he could erase the cel and the codes thrown. I was just wondering if the dealership could detect anything when I bring it in for oil and service. There shouldn't be tuner codes because I never went over map 3 on the jb3

scalbert · 12-01-2010, 06:02 PM

Potentially. There is always a possibility for a tuner code which the OBDII scanners would not touch.

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scalbert Major General 153 Rep 5,780 Posts Drives: '13 S4, '15 Q7 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Woodstock, GA iTrader: (8)	No, the OBDII scanners only read OBDII codes. The BT reads all codes which in the DME. OBDII only covers emissions related. There are many many more potential codes.
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nisilvia Private 6 Rep 56 Posts Drives: 335 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: worcester iTrader: (0)	Not just obd2 scanners. Just the ones that goes thru the obd2 port. Are there other scanners beside the can tool or Bt tool?
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scalbert Major General 153 Rep 5,780 Posts Drives: '13 S4, '15 Q7 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Woodstock, GA iTrader: (8)	Auto Enginuity is another laptop based product similar to BT. http://www.autoenginuity.com/product...ware.html#EI07 There are a couple of other hardware only but they sell for much more.
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nisilvia Private 6 Rep 56 Posts Drives: 335 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: worcester iTrader: (0)	The reason I ask is when I installed my jb3 the cel went off because I plugged it in wrong. I talked to my tech guy and he said he could erase the cel and the codes thrown. I was just wondering if the dealership could detect anything when I bring it in for oil and service. There shouldn't be tuner codes because I never went over map 3 on the jb3
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12-01-2010, 06:02 PM	#6
scalbert Major General 153 Rep 5,780 Posts Drives: '13 S4, '15 Q7 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Woodstock, GA iTrader: (8)	Potentially. There is always a possibility for a tuner code which the OBDII scanners would not touch.
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