BMW fault code 4173

Engine electronics

In the engine electronics, code 4173 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.

4173 Additive dosing pump (nv)

Module versions: Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M47A), Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57A0), Diesel electronics master (D51MM670)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006

4173 Additive dosing pump, control

Module version: Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57C0)

Which BMWs have this version depends on the engine and equipment, so we don't list them here; AutoLingo for BMW reads which version your car has.

4173 (0) Additive dosing pump (nv)

Module version: Digital Diesel Electronics (DDE50K47)

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

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 4173 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: 3 Series (E46), Z8 (E52), X5 (E53), 5 Series (E60), 5 Series (E61), 6 Series (E63), 6 Series (E64), 7 Series (E65), 7 Series (E66), 7 Series (E67), X5 (E70), X6 (E71), X6 (E72), 1 Series (E81), 1 Series (E82), X3 (E83), X1 (E84), Z4 (E85), Z4 (E86), 1 Series (E87), 1 Series (E88), Z4 (E89), 3 Series (E90), 3 Series (E91), 3 Series (E92), 3 Series (E93)

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