Intermittent No heat

Tally100 · 05-04-2024, 07:59 AM

Another x1 with hearing issues, my 2018 x1 petrol sometimes has no heat even on a long journey but with it been intermittent I don’t want to take it into the garage, is there a cheap obd reader that works on the BMW so I can check for codes
The coolant drops from max to just below min every couple of months with no sign of a leak
Thanks

Homersbud · 05-04-2024, 09:49 PM

any code reader works. there is nothing special on a bmw compared to a nissan when it comes to reading codes.

best thing to do is get an enet cable for $15 off amazon and find a copy of ISTA.

Tally100 · 05-07-2024, 11:40 AM

Can ISTA be ran on a Mac ?
thanks

Homersbud · 05-07-2024, 12:57 PM

yes but only through a VM with Windows 10/11

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Tally100 Private First Class 11 Rep 108 Posts Drives: BMW X1 18i Sport Petrol Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Intermittent No heat Another x1 with hearing issues, my 2018 x1 petrol sometimes has no heat even on a long journey but with it been intermittent I don’t want to take it into the garage, is there a cheap obd reader that works on the BMW so I can check for codes The coolant drops from max to just below min every couple of months with no sign of a leak Thanks
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Homersbud Captain 204 Rep 816 Posts Drives: BMW X1 Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	any code reader works. there is nothing special on a bmw compared to a nissan when it comes to reading codes. best thing to do is get an enet cable for $15 off amazon and find a copy of ISTA.
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