BMW 5 Series F10/F11 AdBlue, DPF, EGR & DTC Off Guide + Best ECU Tuning Tools

Adblue, DPF, EGR, DTC off guide, and best ECU tuning tools for BMW 5 series F10/F11

The sixth generation of BMW 5 series was produced from 2010 to early 2017.

The main models were the saloon variant F10, and the station wagon variant also called touring the F11 version with varieties petrol and diesel engines.

Common diesel engines are 2 liter, inline 4 versions of N47, and B47 and 3 liter, inline 6 version N57 engine.

Common DTCs of BMW 5 series F10/F11:

Fault Codes	Description
4212	Glow plug, cylinder 1
4232	Glow plug, cylinder 3
P671-P676	Glow Plug cylinder 1 to 6
P0234, P0299 ,4530, 244C00	Turbo control deviation

Common AdBlue DTCs:

• P20E8: AdBlue pressure too low
• P20E9: Pressure too high
• P204F: SCR system efficiency below threshold
• P207F: Reductant quality fault
• P20EE: NOx sensor feedback indicates catalyst efficiency low
• P2200 / P229F: NOx sensor signal fault
• P20BD: Reductant injector circuit fault
• 280D00: NOx sensors
• 2C7A00 : SCR system 

Common DPF DTCs

• P2458 / P2002: DPF regeneration duration too long or incomplete
• P2002: DPF efficiency below threshold
• P2033 / P0544: Exhaust gas temperature sensor circuit
• P0087 / P0093: Fuel pressure deviation during regeneration
• 4C9E / 4C9F: Swirl flap or air path fault, affects regeneration

Common EGR DTCs

• P0401: EGR flow too low (clogged valve or cooler)
• P0402 / P0403: Swirl flap or EGR actuator malfunction
• P0405 / P0406: EGR position sensor signal range or implausible

 

Best ECU Programmer tools for BMW 5 series F10/F11

• Kess3
• KessV2
• K-Tag
• AutoTuner
• Flex
• HEXPROG II
• NewGenius
• NewTrasdata
• BitBox
• PCM Flash

ECU tuning solution for BMW 5 series F10, F11

AdBlue off solution:

• EDC17C50: Adblue ECU, NOx sensors and pump  must be disconnected.
• EDC17C41: NOs sensors and pump can be disconnected.
• EDC17CP45: Adblue ECU and pump must be disconnected. Sensors can be disconnected.
• EDC17C56: Adblue ECU must be disconnected! Dash might need to be recoded. NOx sensors can be disconnected.
• EDC17C76: Pump can be disconnected. Sensors can be disconnected.

DPF off solution:

• EDC17C50: DPF pressure and temperature sensors can be disconnected.
• EDC17C41: DPF pressure and temperature sensors can be disconnected.
• EDC17CP45: DPF pressure and temperature sensors can be disconnected.
• EDC17C56: DPF pressure and temperature sensors can be disconnected.

EGR off solution:

• EDC17C41: Actuator plug must be disconnected.
• EDC17C76: Actuator plug must be disconnected.

Module and sensor locations in BMW F10/F11

Adblue related sensors:

Below you can see the Adblue related sensors on BMW 5 series F10/F11:

AdBlue module location in F10/F11 is next to the battery 

 

BMW F11 AdBlue Module

 

Adblue pump

 

Nox Sensor

 

DPF in N57 engine and relative sensors

Resourse: BMWfans.info

 

DPF in N47 engine and relative sensors

Resourse: BMWfans.info

DPF related sensors:

DPF pressure sensors:

Mounted in the engine bay, usually on the bulkhead (firewall) or near the turbocharger outlet side.

Two small rubber hoses run from the exhaust (before and after the DPF) up to the sensor.

• One hose connects before the DPF (upstream, higher pressure).
• One connects after the DPF (downstream, lower pressure).

The sensor itself is a small rectangular unit with a 3-pin electrical connector and two pressure ports.

DPF temperature sensors:

Location: Along the exhaust line, typically 2 or 3 sensors.

Sensor	Position	Function
EGT Sensor 1 (pre-DPF)	Just before the DPF, after the oxidation catalyst	Measures exhaust temperature entering DPF
EGT Sensor 2 (post-DPF)	Just after the DPF	Measures exhaust temperature leaving DPF
EGT Sensor 3 (optional, on some models)	Near the turbo outlet	Used for turbo/exhaust temperature control

 

They are screw-in probes with wires leading up to the engine harness, typically visible if you look under the car near the DPF canister.

EGR related sensors and actuators:

BMW N47 Engine-EGR related modules

 

EGR related modules in BMW 5 series N47 

 

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