BMW fault code 4382

Engine electronics

In the engine electronics, code 4382 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.

DDE: Controller test, rail-pressure control valve

Module versions: Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57A0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57A1), Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57C0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57D0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57E0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D60M47A0)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, X5 (E53) 1999–2006

4382 Rail pressure control valve actuator test

Module versions: Digital Diesel Electronics (D60M57A0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D60M57D0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D62M57A0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D62M57B0), Diesel electronics master (D63MM670)

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

DDE: Rail-pressure control valve, controller test (-)

Module versions: Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M47A), Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M47B1), Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57B1), Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57E1)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, X3 (E83) 2003–2010, X5 (E53) 1999–2006

DDE: Rail-pressure control valve, controller test

Module version: Diesel electronics master (D51MM670)

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.

DDE: Diagnosis, rail pressure control valve (-)

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 4382 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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