Foxwell nt510 com problems with f30

radarlarry · 10-23-2019, 04:24 PM

This is my second Foxwell nt510. First one worked fine, but SD slot was F'ed up and card would fall through into the unit. Returned for new one. This one seems to work ok, did the updating and took it out to the car. Ok, it did not find the VIN, but Foxwell says the 510 is not capable of that. Hmmm... says so in the manual. I enter the VIN manually ( like the first one) but this one says there is a com problem and will not take the number. Moving on, I started a scan. Goes through all the modules, then reports back that the scan is finished, but says again there was a com problem. Anybody else had these problems? Thanx!

Edit: Ignition was on, but car not running.

Billfitz · 10-23-2019, 09:29 PM

Mine has never found the VIN. I've never bothered to enter the VIN manually, I just enter the chassis and it works fine.

radarlarry · 10-24-2019, 02:29 AM

@Billfitz
Well, mine has com errors with or without the VIN.

10-23-2019, 04:24 PM	#1
radarlarry Private First Class 26 Rep 106 Posts Drives: BMW 328i f30 Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Las Vegas, NV iTrader: (0)	This is my second Foxwell nt510. First one worked fine, but SD slot was F'ed up and card would fall through into the unit. Returned for new one. This one seems to work ok, did the updating and took it out to the car. Ok, it did not find the VIN, but Foxwell says the 510 is not capable of that. Hmmm... says so in the manual. I enter the VIN manually ( like the first one) but this one says there is a com problem and will not take the number. Moving on, I started a scan. Goes through all the modules, then reports back that the scan is finished, but says again there was a com problem. Anybody else had these problems? Thanx! Edit: Ignition was on, but car not running.
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10-23-2019, 09:29 PM	#2
Billfitz Lieutenant General 8233 Rep 16,069 Posts Drives: '15 328iX GT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	Mine has never found the VIN. I've never bothered to enter the VIN manually, I just enter the chassis and it works fine.
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10-24-2019, 02:29 AM	#3
radarlarry Private First Class 26 Rep 106 Posts Drives: BMW 328i f30 Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Las Vegas, NV iTrader: (0)	@Billfitz Well, mine has com errors with or without the VIN.
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