C 110 or C310?

[johnc46]

Advice on best one for a 1997 Z3 1.9 , is there much difference between them? I have the airbag reset tool and I understand it's possible to use an ELM 327 connected to the round socket under the bonnet using the 20 pin cable adapter.

 

[ViperKen]

Following this as a Code reader is top of my Christmas list

 

[Althulas]

I have a C130 and will reset the SRS light can’t remember if it will do the service lights and wouldn’t connect 100% of the time to read data but works well on the mini. Going to be swapped out for a Foxwell or try INPA out.

 

[NZ00Z3]

If all you want to read is the engine computer (DME) then an ELM327 adapter and a phone app like OBD2Fusion is all you need. Works on any Z3. Cheap and does the trick nicely. A WiFi adapter for an Apple phone and a Bluetooth adapter for a android phone.

If you want to be able to read the codes and data in all modules in the car, it gets a little tricky. The Z3 (not the Z3M) became fully OBD2 compliant at build date 03/98. Before that date the Z3 was a mix of OBD1/ADS and OBD2 modules. Many scanner do not talk OBD1/ADS. I wrote up a thread about this here. https://zroadster.org/threads/how-to-scan-early-model-z3s-pre-build-date-03-98.39937/

I have not had the pleasure of working with a C110 or C310, so can't comment on their ability to talk to the modules in Z3's older than 03/98. We need people who have these scanners to comment on their experiences.

 

[137699]

I have a C110 which I use with my 1998 build Z3m and it seems to work very well.

 

[Olliebeak]

I have a 2003 e85 Z4 and just about to buy a C310, will it be ok to read most codes?