I bought a bluetooth ELM327 v2.1 OBD2 adapter and used Torque Pro on my android phone. I tried it on my Ford truck first and it displayed some error codes but when I tried it on a 2009 Mini S it would not connect to the ecu. Any ideas why not ? Or do I need a different OBD adapter / reader ? Thanks !

 

That appears to be a generic OBD II reader so it's unlikely that it will work on BMW / Mini vehicles. I know mine wouldn't so I bought an iCarsoft i910 and it seems to get the job done.

http://www.icarsoft.com/web/icarsoft...06cn1hf_1.html

 

The car will not start and with the push button start how do you get a reading from it ? Thanks !

 

It will work with just the key pushed in. The car doesn't need to be running.

 

I just talked to a company that makes OBD readers and they said theirs would not work without the engine running.... LOL

 

I am trying to find a code reader locally that will do the job. I am in Halifax.

 

Schwaben (In-depth): https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d-q-and-a.html

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Caritsa (specific coding and more basic): https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...er-25-off.html

Most of the time the depending on the generation MINI, the ignition needs to be on, but not running.

 

Mine works fine without the engine running.