Help in OBD buy
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W209 320 CDI V6; W210 320 CDI I6
Help in OBD buy
Hello, I want to star using an OBD for my cars and for also my father´s car. The cars are CLK 320 CDI (W209; 2008); E 320 CDI (W211; 2007); E 320 CDI (W210; 2001) I want to buy one for do these things:
-Read the codes when the cars have problems.
-Reset the oil changes
-Read the temperature of the transmission in order to change the transmission fluid.
-Reset the instruments console of the W210, because at the first time, the car had a GPS, and with it you could change the hour that is close to the odometer. But now, there is no GPS, just a simple radio CD, and the console buttons for the hours don´t work properly, so the thing it´s to reset the instrument panel.
-Read the injectors to view the result when they are clean or not.
Which OBD do you recommend me? I don´t have an IBM, so I just want to use a normal laptop.
Thanks a lot
-Read the codes when the cars have problems.
-Reset the oil changes
-Read the temperature of the transmission in order to change the transmission fluid.
-Reset the instruments console of the W210, because at the first time, the car had a GPS, and with it you could change the hour that is close to the odometer. But now, there is no GPS, just a simple radio CD, and the console buttons for the hours don´t work properly, so the thing it´s to reset the instrument panel.
-Read the injectors to view the result when they are clean or not.
Which OBD do you recommend me? I don´t have an IBM, so I just want to use a normal laptop.
Thanks a lot
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I don't think you can do all that with anything else than Star Diagnosis or some other, generic, professional tools like Bosch and Launch. The latter ones are much more expensive than a Star (for private use).
What is your budget? SDS works on several computers but I would recommend not using a virtual machine (which means only a few laptop brands have a hard drive readily installed).
What is your budget? SDS works on several computers but I would recommend not using a virtual machine (which means only a few laptop brands have a hard drive readily installed).
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W209 320 CDI V6; W210 320 CDI I6
Hello, in order to clarify, I just only want to see the inyector parameters, then try XENUM in and out , and then see the difference before and after, that´s all.
I think that the Star C3 machines that people buy, there is no problem to do this staff.
Thanks
I think that the Star C3 machines that people buy, there is no problem to do this staff.
Thanks
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2003 CL55 AMG
I use a Dell 630 laptop. Very quick (2.2 Ghz, 4 gigs memory).
Works great running DAS/Xentry/WIS/EPC under Windows XP SP3 and has a true RS232 serial port for connection to the MUX.
Works great running DAS/Xentry/WIS/EPC under Windows XP SP3 and has a true RS232 serial port for connection to the MUX.
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D630 is one of the most popular laptops, hard drives with native SW installation are easily available for this as well as the IBM T30.
D630 probably runs a virtual machine decently too if you don't want to swap hard drives.
What is your connectivity concern?
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W209 320 CDI V6; W210 320 CDI I6
Hello,
Yes they are nrmal laptops, but people usually don´t have this laptops, there are so many brands. I want one OBD that could fit properly in the paltps I got.
Yes they are nrmal laptops, but people usually don´t have this laptops, there are so many brands. I want one OBD that could fit properly in the paltps I got.
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A friendly advice- play a bit in emulation mode to learn the menus and what they do. You will most likely get a developer edition (most Chinese das are dev editions). Do not play in developers mode (it is mostly in German) or you can seriously damage (or brick) your car.
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