BMW Bosch MEVD17.2.2 Engine ECU Repairs

Type: Bosch Engine Management
Fits: BMW
Fuel: Petrol
Ref: AIC377325

Note: This ECU may also fit other models.

If the engine ECU in front of you came out of a MINI and this page is headed BMW, you have not taken a wrong turn. All eleven Bosch MEVD17.2.2 references listed here are recorded in MINI cars, none of them in a BMW-badged model, and they carry BMW part numbers because MINI is made by BMW.

The cars are 1.6 petrol MINIs: One, Cooper and Cooper S models, recorded in the R56 hatch, the R55 Clubman and the R60 Countryman. This page explains what the BMW numbering means, why the model cannot tell you which of the eleven you have, how to check your label against our table, and how the repair itself is handled.

Why a MINI engine ECU carries BMW part numbers

MINI is built by BMW, and its engine control units are numbered within BMW’s own system. BMW refers to the engine ECU as the DME, which is why each row of our table pairs a Bosch reference beginning 0261 with a seven-digit BMW number prefixed DME.

So the two numbers are two names for one unit: Bosch’s reference and BMW’s. Neither is a mistake, and neither points to a BMW-badged car.

The same applies to the Fits: BMW line in the specification at the top of this page. It is accurate, only less specific than it could be, since in every recorded case the car the unit came from says MINI on the badge. For the same reason, this page is grouped with BMW’s own engine ECUs.

Eleven references, and the model does not choose between them

The table lists eleven MEVD17.2.2 references, from 0261 S06 125 through to 0261 S09 706. Every one is recorded in 1.6 petrol MINIs, and between them they account for the One, the Cooper and the Cooper S.

What the record does not do is sort them by model. The listings behind these references mix One, Cooper and Cooper S, so none of the eleven can be tied to a single model, and knowing which MINI you drive does not, on the evidence available, tell you which unit is fitted.

The record gives no basis for matching a reference to a body style either, whether hatch, Clubman or Countryman.

That leaves the label to do the identifying. The car brought you to this page; the Bosch number on the case tells you which of the eleven you are holding.

Checking your label against the part-number table

Each row of the table further down pairs a Bosch number with a BMW DME number, and every one of those eleven pairings is recorded together by several independent sources, not just by us. That makes the table a check you can run on your own unit before you post it.

Find the Bosch number from your label in the Bosch Number column, then compare the DME number printed beside it with the one on your case. There are three possible outcomes:

• Both numbers match a row. That is one of the eleven units this page covers, and the pair to quote when you get in touch.
• The Bosch number matches but the DME number does not. Send both exactly as printed; our engineers will look at the whole label rather than assume.
• Neither number appears. The unit is not one of these eleven, and our engineers will confirm from the label whether it is one we cover.

Beneath the part numbers is a second table listing fault codes associated with this type of unit. If a scan of the car has stored codes, include them in your enquiry alongside the label numbers.

How we repair the MEVD17.2.2 you send

We are a mail-in service for the whole of the UK, so the unit comes to us by post and stays in our own workshop from arrival to dispatch. Our engineers carry out every repair in-house, on our own equipment, with nothing outsourced.

On arrival it is logged, inspected visually and tested electrically, then taken through diagnostics aimed at the fault it came in with. We then tell you what we found and quote for the repair, and no chargeable work starts until you have authorised it.

The repair is made at component level, under a microscope and with temperature-controlled rework equipment, so the failed part is put right rather than the whole unit being replaced.

Before it leaves, the unit has to pass final testing. The specific repair carried out is then covered by our 24-month warranty.

What to tell us about your MINI’s DME

To start, copy your label into the Repair Form: the Bosch number, the DME number and the MINI the unit came from, plus any stored codes. Our engineers use those details to confirm the unit is one we cover.

If the unit came out of something other than a 1.6 petrol MINI, start instead from engine ECU repair for other vehicles.

The eleven MEVD17.2.2 references and the BMW DME number recorded with each are set out below, followed by the fault codes associated with this unit.

Common part numbers associated with this type of unit

Common fault codes associated with this type of unit