BMW fault code 4BB7

Engine electronics

4BB7 Air Mass Meter

Module versions: Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M47B1), Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57A0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57A1), Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57B1), Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57C0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57D0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57E0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57E1), Diesel electronics master (D51MM670), Digital Diesel Electronics (D60M47A0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D60M57A0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D60M57D0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D60PSA0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D62M57A0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D62M57B0), Diesel electronics master (D63MM670)

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

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 4BB7 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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