BMW fault code 273D

Engine electronics

DME: Catalytic converter conversion, bank 2 (CDKKAT2 Catalytic Converter Conversion Bank 2)

Module version: Motor Electronics (ME9K42)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 273D 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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