{"id":21894,"date":"2024-08-05T10:51:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T10:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/?p=21894"},"modified":"2024-08-07T10:53:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T10:53:41","slug":"bmw-g11-repairing-dme-electronic-valve-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/bmw-g11-repairing-dme-electronic-valve-error\/","title":{"rendered":"BMW G11 &#8211; Repairing DME Electronic Valve Error"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you encounter a DME (Digital Motor Electronics) Electronic Valve Error on your BMW G11, this guide will help you resolve the issue.<\/p>\n<h4>Error Code:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>4 444<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>36AE \u2013 DME, internal error, valvetronic: not possible at this time<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Solution:<\/h4>\n<p>To fix this problem, you need to replace the faulty drive chips on the DME.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Replace the 7183F Drive Chip<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Replace the 90N4 Drive Chip<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Detailed Steps:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preparation<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure you have the replacement chips (7183F and 90N4) on hand.<\/li>\n<li>Gather the necessary tools: soldering iron, desoldering pump, solder, and ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) protection gear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Access the DME<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Disconnect the battery to avoid any electrical hazards.<\/li>\n<li>Locate the DME unit in your BMW G11 (usually found in the engine compartment).<\/li>\n<li>Carefully remove the DME unit from its housing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Open the DME Unit<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Use a screwdriver to open the DME unit\u2019s casing.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure you are grounded to avoid static discharge that can damage electronic components.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Locate the Drive Chips<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Identify the 7183F and 90N4 drive chips on the DME circuit board. Refer to the DME schematic if needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remove the Faulty Chips<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Heat the solder joints of the faulty chips with the soldering iron.<\/li>\n<li>Use the desoldering pump to remove the old solder and carefully lift the chips from the board.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Install the New Chips<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Position the new 7183F and 90N4 chips on the board.<\/li>\n<li>Solder the new chips in place, ensuring all connections are secure and free of solder bridges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reassemble the DME Unit<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Once the new chips are installed, reassemble the DME casing.<\/li>\n<li>Reinstall the DME unit in the vehicle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reconnect the Battery<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Reconnect the vehicle battery.<\/li>\n<li>Start the vehicle to ensure the DME is functioning correctly and the error code is cleared.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Related Content:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/goods-3179-BMW-ICOM-ICOM-A2-ICOM-A3-Engineers-Version-Software.html\"><strong>2024.07 BMW Rheingold ISTA+ 4.48.14 \/ 4.23.14 ISTA-P 3.71<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By following these steps, you can effectively replace the drive chips and resolve the DME Electronic Valve Error on your BMW G11.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you encounter a DME (Digital Motor Electronics) Electronic Valve Error on your BMW G11, this guide will help you<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21895,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2078],"tags":[215,2325],"views":1458,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21894"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21894"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21896,"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21894\/revisions\/21896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}