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      12-07-2007, 03:36 PM   #222
Dan335i
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Drives: 07 335i coupe 6MT,w/sp. pack.
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Originally Posted by T Bone View Post
BMW does this all the time.

Relating the experience from the M5 / M6s.....

On the M6's they had one version of the ECUs for 2006 and 2007, it used the D-CAN protocol. On certain models of the M5 it also used the D-CAN protocol.

Then some of the newer M5 used the PT-CAN protocol and Dinan couldn't program these new M5.

I believe the E90 / E92 also used PT-CAN for 2007. So I don't know if and how they changed it for 2008 for the 3er.

Any BMW Techs??

Here is a pic of the D-CAN programmer (apparently they are mechanically the same but wired differently)

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