BMW fault code 0027

Transmission control

In the transmission control, code 0027 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.

Wheel speed front right

Module versions: Transmission control (AGS732), Transmission control (AGS922), Transmission control (GS832), Transmission control (GS836), Transmission management (GS870)

In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000, 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003, 7 Series (E38) 1994–2001, X5 (E53) 1999–2006, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003

EGS: Wheel speed, front right

Module version: Transmission management (GS834)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003

SMG: Hydraulic temperature sensor

Module version: Transmission control (SMG2)

In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000, 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, X5 (E53) 1999–2006, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 0027 is a BMW code, stored in the car's transmission control, 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 transmission control is on: 8 Series (E31), 7 Series (E32), 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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