BMW fault code 2738

Engine electronics

DME: Catalytic converter conversion, bank 1 (CDKKAT Catalytic converter conversion)

Module version: Motor Electronics (ME9K42)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 2738 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)

← 2737 All engine electronics fault codes 2739 →