Creator C310 Scan Tool - R56 Airbag and Steering SZL
#1
Creator C310 Scan Tool - R56 Airbag and Steering SZL
Hi all,
A few of you might have noticed my threads where I am trying to fix my direction indicators that do not auto cancel on my R56 Cooper S 2007.
I was foolish enough to remove the air-bag while the battery was connected and since then I have an airbag warning light even though I replaced the airbag.
I took a chance and bought a Creator C310 scan tool. I just wanted to confirm that this device can reset the airbag error codes and it can also access the SZL info which I now see shows a steering angle of -1440 degrees.
I paid £35 on eBay for the C310 from a UK seller (where I am). There is now a C310+ version so I think sellers are moving the older version cheaply. I don't know what the differences are.
It seems like a very capable tool, which appears to access nearly all on-board systems for the R56, not just the injection ECU like my bluetooth OBD reader with Torque Pro.
A few of you might have noticed my threads where I am trying to fix my direction indicators that do not auto cancel on my R56 Cooper S 2007.
I was foolish enough to remove the air-bag while the battery was connected and since then I have an airbag warning light even though I replaced the airbag.
I took a chance and bought a Creator C310 scan tool. I just wanted to confirm that this device can reset the airbag error codes and it can also access the SZL info which I now see shows a steering angle of -1440 degrees.
I paid £35 on eBay for the C310 from a UK seller (where I am). There is now a C310+ version so I think sellers are moving the older version cheaply. I don't know what the differences are.
It seems like a very capable tool, which appears to access nearly all on-board systems for the R56, not just the injection ECU like my bluetooth OBD reader with Torque Pro.
#2
Hello again!
I was looking at all the stuff this tool can show me and one menu option is 'misfire rate' which seems to be quite high for cylinder 1 and 2.
Can someone help explain what this number actually means?
I found the number on both dropped when I increased acceleration a little, which confuses me.
Now this might just be due to the fact I tried to start the car the other day with no spark plugs attached to flush out cleaning fluid while I was cleaning the inlet valves. But I would like to understand the reading anyway! I thought it should be a percentage or just a number that counts up from ignition.
I was looking at all the stuff this tool can show me and one menu option is 'misfire rate' which seems to be quite high for cylinder 1 and 2.
Can someone help explain what this number actually means?
I found the number on both dropped when I increased acceleration a little, which confuses me.
Now this might just be due to the fact I tried to start the car the other day with no spark plugs attached to flush out cleaning fluid while I was cleaning the inlet valves. But I would like to understand the reading anyway! I thought it should be a percentage or just a number that counts up from ignition.
#3
A small follow up to this - I'm not sure at all what the tool is showing me with this reading!
The above reading is at idle. It is always at this figure once warmed up with cylinder 1 at 511 and cylinder 2 at 2800. When I put the engine under load this changes to 255 on cylinder 1 and about 4500 on cylinder 2. I think it's probably rubbish!
I checked the misfire data from Torque Pro and it is however interesting to note that I do get a very occasional misfire at idle when the engine is cold. Average over 10 drive cycles is 2 misfires always on cylinder 1 and only when cold. I'm going to start a thread about this.
The above reading is at idle. It is always at this figure once warmed up with cylinder 1 at 511 and cylinder 2 at 2800. When I put the engine under load this changes to 255 on cylinder 1 and about 4500 on cylinder 2. I think it's probably rubbish!
I checked the misfire data from Torque Pro and it is however interesting to note that I do get a very occasional misfire at idle when the engine is cold. Average over 10 drive cycles is 2 misfires always on cylinder 1 and only when cold. I'm going to start a thread about this.
#4
A small follow up to this - I'm not sure at all what the tool is showing me with this reading!
The above reading is at idle. It is always at this figure once warmed up with cylinder 1 at 511 and cylinder 2 at 2800. When I put the engine under load this changes to 255 on cylinder 1 and about 4500 on cylinder 2. I think it's probably rubbish!
I checked the misfire data from Torque Pro and it is however interesting to note that I do get a very occasional misfire at idle when the engine is cold. Average over 10 drive cycles is 2 misfires always on cylinder 1 and only when cold. I'm going to start a thread about this.
The above reading is at idle. It is always at this figure once warmed up with cylinder 1 at 511 and cylinder 2 at 2800. When I put the engine under load this changes to 255 on cylinder 1 and about 4500 on cylinder 2. I think it's probably rubbish!
I checked the misfire data from Torque Pro and it is however interesting to note that I do get a very occasional misfire at idle when the engine is cold. Average over 10 drive cycles is 2 misfires always on cylinder 1 and only when cold. I'm going to start a thread about this.
With my i910, I was getting transient pre-cat oxygen sensor readings that were 100 - 200 Volts! That's not just outside the normal 0 - 1 V O2 sensor signal, that's well beyond battery voltage. Not only that, but I was getting these readings whether the engine was running or not (i.e., ignition on but engine off). Eventually, updating the software to the latest version eliminated the spurious pre-cat O2 data. But even with the latest software, the post-cat O2 data seems to be spurious.
What version of software are you running on your c310? It looks like the latest version in the Creator branding is v7.0. I believe you can upgrade if it isn't current. Check out http://www.szcreator.com
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