NT510 Elite Scan Tool fit for BMW Scanner Full Diagnostic Tool OBD2 Scanner, All System Bi-Directional Control Code Reader with All Reset Services, Battery Registration Tool fit for BMW Mini

Not difficult to use even for first timers. After a non dealer battery replacement plugged it in, did the reset and checked for error codes easily. New oem battery and scanner cost less than the dealer replacement, and now I can check any other issues I have and do resets if required. It's a great bit of kit!

The product was defective. It would work when connected to a usb port, but don't power up when connected to my car. Other obd scanners work in my car. So the cable or the connector on the cable of the device is faulty. I returned it. I also am not sure if this seller is legitimate. The box look like it was either used or tossed around a lot. The product might even be a second hand device.

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Bought this product as I had a confusing array of warnings coming up on my BMW - which were affecting the Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) and therefore the control of the car. Checking on line forums etc. the fault could have been with a wheel speed sensor or it could have been the DSC/ABS control unit. The difference in cost ranging from £100 to £1700 for repair!! Trouble was, I didn't know where the fault actually was and I really didn't want to put the car into a BMW service centre and potentially get the run round and a very big bill. So, after some research, opted for this little beauty and I am so glad I did. It's not the cheapest, but the cheaper variants out there tend to only do the engine management codes and not the additional ones that I needed. Plugged in to the OBD2 socket and followed the on screen instructions to automatically upload my vehicle VIN and complete an auto scan. Just so easy to do. Scan revealed that the left rear wheel sensor had a "plausibility issue" - that immediately pinpointed the problem area. I cleaned up the dubious sensor (just in case) and took the car for a test drive - the DSC problem was still there. So with the NT510 connected and receiving live data - the ability to select all channels or specific ones is a real neat feature, I went for another test drive. It was immediately clear that the left rear wheel sensor was the problem as the recorded data showed that, every now and again, the left rear wheel was detected as going faster than the other 3 wheels (which is why the DSC system was trying to compensate) - see attached graphs. I bought a new sensor from BMW (£104), fitted it myself and, using the NT510, cleared all fault codes and went for another test drive with no more problems. Hugely impressed with the NT510 - it saved me a lot of time (not needing to book the car in for inspection) and clearly showed me exactly where the problem lay, allowing me to fix it myself - just for the cost of the parts. Had I not been able to fix it, I still would have been much better placed for engaging with the service centre. As a bonus, I was also able to use the NT510 on my daughter's mini and able to clear a number of faults that had been stored on the ECU and prove that the car was in good order. This is not a piece of kit you would use every day, but a great investment that has undoubtedly paid for itself in just one use . A really useful addition to my tool/diagnostic kits. Only down side was that the supporting software (for unit updates) provided on CD, was only for PCs (not Macs) and when I tried loading it on an old PC laptop, it threw up a virus waring, so I didn't load it. This seems to be quite a common issue with software originating from China.

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UPDATE: The vendor got back to me hours later about the situation and offered me a partial refund for the inconvenience. I don’t believe this falls on them and should really fall on Amazon as I believe they are the ones to blame for not checking their returns more diligently. Regardless, the vendor has made things right for me and I am happy. As for the product itself, so far it’s great! The parameters I can scan are awesome for diagnosing faults and issues. This unit is specific to BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce but I didn’t know you could also add additional vehicle specific software such as VAG, Daimler, Stellantis. These come at an additional cost but the nice thing is that you can buy the software you need to support the vehicles you have if you don’t want to commit to buying everything that you may not use. The unit is easy to use, quick to update and I didn’t realize that it has built-in wi-fi to update. No more plugging into a computer or getting SD cards to update. Overall, I am very pleased with this unit and look forward to using it to help diagnose my MINI. ORIGINAL REVIEW: The unit I received was used. Looks like someone purchased it to scan a vehicle then they put it back in the box and returned to Amazon. I have no problem accepting a used unit but not at the price of a new unit. Check yours when you get it in, feedback sent to seller since Amazon’s automated system wants to do that immediately instead of looking into the issue themselves. Hoping this helps get their attention to sort this out. I will be updating my review as necessary as this is not a fault of the product or vendor but rather Amazon for not vetting their returns better.

Amazing! Lots of features, worked out of the box before updates, auto scanned & identified my vehicle quickly! We own several BMW's , so having a BMW specific scan tool to give detailed info specifically for BMW codes was important for quick and accurate diagnosis instead of purchasing a generic "all makes" OBD II scanner. I love BMW's & currently own an E46 M3, E92 M3 & an F82 M4 and will probably own many others in the future. When I first got the E46 M3, I had the BMW specific Peake Research R5FCX3-16 which worked well for that generation of vehicle, but Peake seemed to have died off/stopped making products to support 2008+ models so I looked at other options incl BT tool, Schaben/Foxwell NT510, Carly, Carista, and a couple others which required connecting to a laptop. Based on reviews from various bmw forums (M3forum, bimmerforums, M3post, E90post, obdadvisor, etc) I narrowed down my choices. I use Apple/Mac & didn't want to be tied to a computer to diagnose any issues with my vehicle plus many were only for PC/Windows computers. I wasn't sure about how future use/support would be on models that connected to my iPhone, so I decided to further narrow my choices down to a stand alone model. After a lot of research & reviews, I narrowed it down to the Foxwell NT510. I recently failed a CA smog check inspection on my E92 M3 with a sensors not ready for the O2 sensors after having the battery replaced or when I got a set of Michelin Pilot Sport 4S and they reset the TPMS sensors. All OBD II data logging was erased and I failed smog inspection. The shop generically told me to drive 200 mi, come back & hope its ready. I looked up the "BMW drive cycle" and in about 30 minutes completed hooked it up to the NT510 and the I/M Readiness showed all sensors were ready/OK. Knowing that it was ready, took it back to the smog station and passed! Saved me from aimlessly driving my car 200 mi & going back to the smog station not knowing if it would pass or not. It auto scanned & identified my M3 & scanned all the systems with a summary stating 0 error codes found. Great diagnostic tool! I'm sure this scanner will come in handy for battery registration, Unfortunately it doesn't work with/you can't update with a Mac, so I had to take it to work to use a PC. Also the coding options seem limited. I was hoping it could activate custom features like mirror folding on lock, 5 quick blinks, high beam alarm activation, angel eye brightness, etc. I haven't found it capable of doing custom coding and activation. The manual is useless, but luckily its easy to use. But its positives outweigh the negatives!