I am a pure layman on this subject, I'm just sharing what worked so others don't waste as much time as I did. you can hose your ECU by doing the wrong thing with these programs **ĭisclaimer. Not quite as nice as vagcom for VW's but very cool and (somewhat) free. With this you can diagnose and reset more than obd2 trouble codes. The first attempt installing Ediabas and GT1 software I ordered from the UK didn't work because I hadn't figured out step 1 above last week when I tried it.Getting GT1 going is going to be my next step.įollowing the cable configuration in step 1) and following the installation instructions in step 2 (read the post through page 2) will give you a working copy of INPA on your E46 325xi. The Ediabas version that came with the cable didn't work because of a misconfigured install CD, so heads up on that. Other ediabas installs (that aren't so packaged as the installer above) do not include an installer that is XP dependant, so I can't say for sure that ediabas/INPA does not work on Vista, rumors say it does. I installed the above file on the XP virtual machine working in Vista with no issues. This is easy to do (google search "vmware windows xp installation". I had a microsoft VISTA machine (which can't emulate XP natively so the installer above would not work), I used the free download of VMWare Player and an old CD I had of Windows XP Professional to install a XP virtual machine on my Vista laptop computer. This was the easiest install between this and 2 others I tried: I downloaded version 5.0.2 from here (from russian host), and followed their instructions with the exception of installing the version 5 update in the second installation step (this gives better e46 support). Step 2) get a version of ediabas / INPA: There are several available. This link is critical in explaining these important steps:
If you want to work on later model cars you may need to put a switch here. To get this cable to work I had to solder pins 7 and 8 together plus configure the K-line with the dcan tools here: I didn't care if I soldered them because I'm only working on my e46. my cable was a INPA K + DCAN (Inpa Compatible) cable Notice that the injector code are stamped onto the injector in white, there will be 2 rows of 3 numbers, for example, here: 582 227įinally check the injector value and press to reset it.After bashing my head against the wall for 2 days I figured out how to get the particular INPA cable I purchased to work with my 2002 325xi. The interface of MSD80 injector coding program, Check the injector parametersĬopy and paste the injector code and pressed OK to continue Select Engine option -> MSD80 concerning option And pressed F9 on the keyboard to select vehicle model E90 Go to clear error memory: click the “F2” button.Ĭonnect the INPA cable with my E90 N54 via OBD port Go to the Error Memory: click the “F4” button. Turn on the ignition and click the “F2” button.
The E46 is before 2000 without the OBD2 port and the DLC port is a round 20 pin connector while INPA cable has only 16 pin connector, so I need a 20 pin to 16 pin connector The printed circuited board of better quality than the old one The switch on this cable to LEFT is for 7 pin, to RIGHT for 8 pinĨ pin for K-LINE communication (old DCAN cables cannot do it) for BMW from 1998 to 2008įeature 2- This usb cable improves a lot in the PCB design. It’s the newest K+DCAN cable, released in the 2016 year with two new futures:įeature 1: 2016 new k+dcan cable adds a switch on the adapter. K+DCAN USB cable is verified to work no issues with INPA BMW. Run INPALOAD.exe from INPA_Fxx_v.2 BIN folder (C:\EC-Apps\INPA_Fxx_v.2\BIN\INPALOAD.exe). bmw inpa windows 7 and bmw inpa windows 10 need luckĬopy INPA_Fxx_v.2 folder to C:\EC-Apps\INPA_Fxx_v.2Ĭopy EDIABAS to C:\EDIABAS overriding existing EDIABAS Folder. You’re advised to use INPA software on Windows XP, tested by professional engineers at. Intermediate experience with navigating Windows and installing software/drivers OS: Microsoft Windows XP, 7 (32/64bit), 8, 8.1 (32/64bit), 10 (32/64bit)ġ Available USB Port (We recommend using the same USB port each time) BMW INPA 5.0.6 download here, which is tested without issues to work with K+DCAN usb cable with inpa bmw e46 and inpa bmw e90.