BMW Query

[Land Shark]

At 11:44 AM 3/20/98 +0000, you wrote:
>Jim,
>You mean that BMW miantain 2 different diagnostic interfaces...
>one for J1962 legislation and one for their own use....sounds barmy !

 Exactly...

 BMW goes as far as to compartmentalize what INFORMATION they release
 under the Federal laws governing "mandated release of diagnostic information"
 and they only release exactly what "they have to" and not a bit more..

>Which do the BMW ealers use for their diagnostics...the 20 pin one I 
>guess.

 Yes, the 20 pin, using BMW Proprietary fault codes..

 Jim