BMW fault code 0036
Base module
In the base module, code 0036 means different things depending on the version of the module in the car. Find your car below; the app shows the right one for yours.
Camshaft Switch
Module version: General module (ZKE3)
Which BMWs have this version depends on the engine and equipment, so we don't list them here; AutoLingo for BMW reads which version your car has.
GM IV: Relay sticking signal MFBZ to ground (MFFA)
Module version: Base module (ZKE4)
In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000
GM: Wipers: relay or wire for wipers on
Module version: Base module 5 (ZKE5)
In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, X3 (E83) 2003–2010, Z4 (E85) 2002–2008, Z4 (E86) 2006–2008, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003
GM: Relay or wire for wiper on
Module version: Base module 5 (ZKE5_S12)
Which BMWs have this version depends on the engine and equipment, so we don't list them here; AutoLingo for BMW reads which version your car has.
Reading and clearing it
Fault code 0036 is a BMW code, stored in the car's base module, not a generic OBD2 code (P0xxx): a generic OBD2 reader only reaches the engine's emissions faults, so it won't show it. AutoLingo for BMW reads it with BMW's own diagnostic protocols, in plain English, with the details the module stored about it, and clears it after a repair. If a fault comes right back after it's cleared, the problem is still there.
The base module is on: 3 Series (E36), Z3 (E36/7), 3 Series (E46), Z8 (E52), X3 (E83), Z4 (E85), Z4 (E86)
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