BMW fault code 0044

Instrument cluster

In the instrument cluster, code 0044 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.

Oil pressure

Module versions: Instrument cluster (IKE), Instrument cluster (KOMBI39), Instrument cluster (KOMBI39C)

In: 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003, 7 Series (E38) 1994–2001, X5 (E53) 1999–2006

IKE: Oil-pressure sensor

Module version: Instrument cluster (IKI)

In: 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003, 7 Series (E38) 1998–2001, X5 (E53) 1999–2006

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 0044 is a BMW code, stored in the car's instrument cluster, 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 instrument cluster 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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