BMW fault code 0089

Engine electronics

In the engine electronics, code 0089 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.

DME: Signal, knock sensor 1

Module version: Motor Electronics (BMS46DS0)

In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000, 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006

DME: Signal, knock sensor 1 (EUIII code: P0325)

Module version: Motor Electronics (BMS46DS1)

In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000, 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006

CAN protocol error

Module version: Motor Electronics (BMSS501)

In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000

DME: Signal CAN steering-angle sensor

Module version: Motor Electronics (MS430DS0)

In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000, 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, 5 Series (E39) 1998–2003, X3 (E83) 2003–2010, X5 (E53) 1999–2006, Z4 (E85) 2002–2008

DME: Valve, suction-jet pump

Module version: Motor Electronics (MSS54DS0)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 0089 is a BMW code, stored in the car's engine electronics, 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 engine electronics is on: 8 Series (E31), 5 Series (E34), 3 Series (E36), Z3 (E36/7), 7 Series (E38), 5 Series (E39), 3 Series (E46), Z8 (E52), X5 (E53), X3 (E83), Z4 (E85), Z4 (E86)

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