BMW fault code 00A6
Engine electronics
In the engine electronics, code 00A6 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: Activation, inlet VANOS, bank 2
Module versions: Motor Electronics (ME72KWP0), Motor Electronics (ME72KWP1)
In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003, 7 Series (E38) 1994–2001, X5 (E53) 1999–2006, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003
DME: Period duration, ox.sensor before cat.conv. (EUIII code: P0133)
Module version: Motor Electronics (BMS46DS1)
In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000, 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006
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Module version: Motor Electronics (MSS54DS0)
In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006
Reading and clearing it
Fault code 00A6 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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