Peake tool help - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

S62M5 · 6th November 2007, 19:56

i got the chrismtas lights on my cluster and i cant keep taking it to the dealer to find out what sensor is gone bad again. so I want to purchase a peake tool but don't know what brand/type I shuld buy and from where, any suggestions??

thanks in advance

jclyman · 6th November 2007, 21:33

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Originally Posted by S62M5

i got the chrismtas lights on my cluster and i cant keep taking it to the dealer to find out what sensor is gone bad again. so I want to purchase a peake tool but don't know what brand/type I shuld buy and from where, any suggestions??

thanks in advance

http://peakeresearch.com/

Peake IS the Brand Name.

Diny · 6th November 2007, 21:43

It depends on the year of your car, for it will determine what kind of plug you'll need. Mine is a 2000 and has a port under the hood and under the steeringwheel to the left, but it is recommended that I plug it in the engine bay to take full benefits of it. Not sure what i'd be missing....though.

Oh, and it's under the hood right below the windshield washer fluid (I have a US spec M5).

S62M5 · 7th November 2007, 00:01

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Originally Posted by jclyman

http://peakeresearch.com/

Peake IS the Brand Name.

thanks, now which one is better to get FXC-II or FCX-II-16??

my car has both under the hood and inside??

DouglasABaker · 7th November 2007, 01:58

The difference between FCX-II and FCX-II-16 is the connector on the end, and nothing else.

If you have the parallelogram connection under your dash then you can use a II-16. If you don't, then you need the II.

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Diny · 7th November 2007, 02:03

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Originally Posted by S62M5

thanks, now which one is better to get FXC-II or FCX-II-16??

my car has both under the hood and inside??

The peake website says that if you have both,you should get the one with the b connector (FXC-II).

As a matter of fact, I got mine in the mail today. I already reset everything and now am waiting for the SES light to go off again so that I can figure out what's wrong with the car.....if anything.