BMW Query

[Alexander Wenning]

martin at mgass.demon.co.uk schrieb:
> A friend of mine has a 1998 UK model BMW 540i, he thinks the diagnostic 
> connector is a round plug located under the bonnet.
>
> I think it should be a J1962 socket located within 3ft of the driver 
> seat...
>
> Anybody able to tell me who is correct, and if it is J1962 where the 
> socket is located ?

I´ve done two 5 series BMW today (528 and 523). I used the round connector in the engine bay 
to reprogram the ECU with the Superchips programming system. We´re using this connector for 
reprogramming the tacho aswell (bad, bad guys...)

Regards

Alex.