DOB: 11/99 Peake Question - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

Tho///a5 · 27th April 2009, 05:49

Hey all finally picked up a 2k M5 with 72,000 miles on it. Super low price, but kinda banged up.

My question is i've been looking into reset tools and mine seems to have both the OBD hookup under the dash AND the Pacman 20 pin under the hood. I recognized that right away because I have an E36 M3 too. Anyway, my question is... are my eyes tricking me or do I have both hookup points on my car? I know after the 2k models they switched to only the OBD hookups (correct me if i'm wrong please). So which tool should I get? I think not having to pop the hood would be way more convenient. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks in advance.

sbacchus · 27th April 2009, 07:12

you have both, but i have never been able to get the in cabin interface to give as much information (using carsoft) as the under the hood interface. according to the local BMW dealer my car has the latest software. so it's not a software issue.

mooch · 27th April 2009, 12:23

My car has both connectors as well... both seem to work equally well with the Peake reader.

I bought the R5/FCX-3-U, which lets me use either type of connector...

Tho///a5 · 27th April 2009, 15:20

mooch i ended up doing the same thing as you. mainly because i have an e36 that needs a code reset on it too. thanks for the info guys i just ended up buying the universal one.

TurboCarrera · 27th April 2009, 16:01

I use a $90 Actron for the in car plug and it works fine - gives the codes, resets the the maintenance bars. I also have a Peake, but only because the Actron did not work until the software was fix was done. Haven't used the Peake since the fix.

Steve
00 M5
04 X3

Tho///a5 · 29th April 2009, 03:50

how do i know what version software i have and how do i update it?