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Originally Posted by Sophisticated Redneck
That test won't help you much, if the solenoid was completely dead you would get an error within a minute of startup. If you have a decent laptop, I really recommend you download ISTA and pickup a DCAN cable so you can test. The Tests In ISTA were extensive and showed me that the other three solenoids on my engine were getting out of spec too even though they had not thrown codes yet so I just replaced them all. It shows you live data as it tests of the cam advance/retard it is requesting vs actual. You can recalibrate it after installing new Solenoids too which is recommended. Amazon has the DCAN cables I can find a link to the one I use which as worked excellent. I downloaded from bimmergeeks
With ISTA you will have access to all of the BMW workshop manuals again. It's kinda of a pain to install and learn but worth it.
Yep bank 2 is drivers side.
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Can you use the "virtual machine" ISTA to run these tests as well, if ISTA isnt installed on your main computer itself. I guess the VM would need access to the USB COMs.