This video helped me replace my DSC ecu (my pump was fine); coded, changed the vin, all is well. The dealer level brake bleed instructions was on point. Thanks.

Great video. This worked perfectly for my 2010 335i E90. Bye bye nasty ABS warning lights. I was quoted $2500 to do this job from 2 shops so I decided to give it a go. The second hand unit cost me $125 and this whole job including bleeding too around 4 hours to complete. My additional tips are: (1) When removing the 3 nuts at around 7:50 on the video (dont drop these whatever you do) as I didn't have magnets I used some kitchen aluminium foil doubled over to wedge between the nut and my socket. This wedged the nut fairly securely into the socket recess so I could lift it out and later put it back in place on the bolt for tightening. (2) Second tip is that the 3 or 4 warning lights remained on after the replacement but they disappeared after driving the car for about 50 metres. I guess there is some kind of synchronisation process that requires motion and/or braking to get it started. Thank you Vehicular DIY. I owe you a few beers.

did the swap today and so far its working properly.. thanks for the video. got the pump off ebay for $130

Great help on suggesting to swap the module; I would have hated to reprogram the new one. Thanks

Thanks for uploading this video, it really helped me repair my car. Fortunately, I do not have active steering so I was able to use INPA to complete the brake bleed process and boom FIXED! Keep up the good work this video saved me a TONNE of money!

Great video. When I did mine I was too pissed that Bosch built such a piece of trash pump. I bought the whole assembly from BMW of Minn for 970 bucks. I replaced my pump and ABS module but swapped my electrical module. I then decided to fix the pump and sure enough the brushes were gummed up. Bosch never accounted for graphite material build up in the holders. Also removing the DC electrical motor once the tabs are dremeled off take some force because the motor magnets hold the the motor rotor to the housing quite well. I cut access slots in the electrical motor can to release inner tabs on the motor outer can to the bottom of the Bosch base. Once loose sure enough both brushes were gummed up but one was not making full contact on the slip ring thus the rpms for the motor could not be achieved causing the code. It was not that difficult to remove the motor can to access the motor internals and I did not break the internal tabs that hold the motor to the base (this is where the magnets hold the base to the motor housing well). Once reassembled I peened the aluminum housing to the motor base close to what the original connection was and used high strength epoxy to provide a 2nd level of security. At the time no one would reveal that other Bosch BMW ABS units would work and I didn't wish to take a change since the car would be down if I was wrong. If I had to do this over again I would either buy a used unit for cheap or just pull the motor and repair it. Excellent video and should help many BMW drivers to fix what Bosch screwed up. My confidence in Bosch is waning after rebuilding my alternator and finding Chinese bearings inside. Again a great contribution to helping DIY. FYI the dealerships are charging some poor owners up to 3K for this repair...

This is awesome. Many thanks from Australia. The hardest part seems to be the brake bleeding so I'm thinking of replacing the pump and then taking my car to the shop around the corner for new brake pads, fluid and bleeding.

Great video, well explained. Sent my unit to be refurbished for £240 including VAT and has solved the issue. Taken off myself, refitted myself using this video and all went very well. Unit can be a tad tricky to take out and place back in due to the small enclosure. Did not need to recalibrate the unit, however power-bleeding the unit following installation seemed to drain battery significantly and as a result it brought about 5/6 new and insignificant error codes, plus the car on a lift image on the dash. ran the car a couple days and all seemed to be back to normal. Quick delete using DIV57 and all good. My recommendation would be to reduce the level of fluid within reservoir to below the level of the abs unit, then when disconnecting the rigid pipe lines minimal fluid should leak out. I learned the hard way! Thanks again, great video.

Sorry but just to add, great video! This video confirms how simple this job is. I'll be purchasing a 6 cylinder pump for e90 3 series and swapping the modules over like you did, so I'm hoping I don't need to code anything, as I too have the 335i. A reconditioned pump that matches my part number is £630 off ebay... I can get a 6 cylinder pump for £200. Only the 4 cylinder pumps are super cheap which is a shame!

Hey so I was doing the inpa bleed. The Module went off and then asked to pump brakes after for the FL RL but FR RR and nothing happened. But when I started to pump the module was going off after the fact.

Brilliant, done on my 2007 BMW 335i Cabrio, thank you sir, 1 part through ebay, $85, 1 can DOT4 for the fluid flush/power bleed.

great video (from France) I will use foxwell nt510 for calibration

Hey mate, I have the exact pump like you had, but the new one I ordered is a bit different cause it doesn't have those 4 screws on the sides instead there is 2 on the back, otherwise everything looks the same. So do you maybe know what can be the difference on the pumps? Thanks

Hello, I have a 2006 BMW 325xi and the abs, yellow brake, triangle and 4x4 lights come on. It only lights up when the car moves a few meters,, I already changed transfer case, actuator, resistor, brake pump motor and with the scanner I tried the angle sensor and it's good

Great video but why you need to replace the module too ? You cant just replace the dsc ?

Dot4 won't hurt anything but those caps are a great idea!

Great DIY video. Thank you for sharing!

Ok now I'm worried - I did the DSC bleed but it didn't do almost any of that for me... Told me to press and hold brake pedal for 3 seconds, release, module done! No multiple hold and releases, I Hope this doesn't mean my DSC unit has failed It didn't say anything about that

Nice m3 in the background

Awesome video, i saved a bunch of money. big up!!!

Great video brother! On the quest for that software now !!

I recently just replaced my pump did the bleeding procedure, cleared the codes and all 3 lights are still on. Any help would be appreciated.

How do the brushes get like that I would not of thought this motor would engage very frequently?

Hey there thanks for making this video. There are a few dozen part numbers for the ABS pump and they all look different. Are you sure I can swap out the pump with any one from an e90? Can you give me the part number you used?

Great video! I don't have active steering wheel, I'd like to know which is the calibration procedure in INPA please, I'm very swamped on this...thank you in advance.

I assume you can do this abs calibration with ista+ intaead of using GT1

Great video. Quick question, is the one way valve required on the drain tube connected to the caliper bleeder or can I just hook up a tube and put it in a bottle with some brake fluid at the bottom?

I had the same problem and I changed the brake module I still have the abs lights on can I use inpa software and if yes can you make a video showing how to do it because I have a German version it’s hard to figure it out

Great video, thanks for posting.

Can you bleed without the computer hook up? Old school pumping brakes?

Aveman1 thanks for posting, it helps alot! One question: -Are all E9X ABS pumps/motors the same across all the E9X models (non-Xi)? The part numbers that I can find online are of the entire assembly including the control unit, so not sure how I can check for part number of just the hydraulic pump and motor. Please clarify, I have a 2007 E92 335i. Thanks

Question, before you start, do you have to unplug the battery first, yes / no thank you

Aveman1, great thorough video. Where can I get the INPA software from?

Where can I get that DIS emulator downloaded?

So recalibration of the DSC module is mandatory if the car has active steering? Can the recalibration be done on ISTA+ instead of GT1?

@Vehicular DIY Questions: 1. Does my car not brake when i do not the bleed procedure? Is it dangerous to drive with that to the next workshop 15 miles away? I dont know how to do the bleed procedure with that kit. 2. How do i recalibrate my DSC module via INPA? Is this the step to eliminate those yellow lights? 3. Does a 4 cylinder abs pump of an E90/E87 work on my E90 325d 6 cylinder? (Looks the same) no active steering 4. I have to change my front and rear brakes completly as well as the brake liquid. So when the workshop is changing the brakes on my car they have to do a bleed procedure too right? So is the bleed procedure via INPA necessary? 5. sorry 4 my bad english thank you!

Are the numbers on the hydraulic unit different from original? My ECU is fine but hydraulic unit needs replacing, ones I'm looking at are same model of car but newer, and slightly different numbers stamped on it, am I right in thinking there is no brain or any kind of ecu on the hydraulic unit, just all in the removable black part. Thanks.

What does the INPA DSC pre-bleed function do? Isn’t that required for this job since the pump itself is being replaced?

Do you know where the Brake Pressure sensor is on the module? I had a code for a break Pressure sensor but I don't know where it is on the e90?

very good video, going to try it in a weeks time, can i just ask you a couple of questions, one do you top up the brake fluid each time you drain a side, if yes do you use the same fluid that came out of your car and secondly where do you get the software from? thanks

I had to do this today, got a used one from a local scrap yeard (code was: 5df0, fdf1) changed the module and did everything and on the one i got i still had the codes: 5df0, fdf1 and got 1 more after replacing that was 5dd0 (separator valves) that failed to go trough. guess i buy'd a one who was worse? :(

dealer level bleed they just top your master up ha nice job sir would you have to do all this to change brake hose on my bentley gt 08

Is there a need to drain the brake fluid reservoir prior to removing the ABS unit?

Hey i have 08 135i and im having the same abs code u have,right now i found 09 135i abs module complete unit with the motor and module just wondering is that gonna fit in my car?or do i have to get 08 complete abs module with the pump?

Hi i know its an old video but i have trouble with the brake fluid when i loosen the brake line, if you dont put the white cover thing it will be messy or the brake fluid stay in the line?

Dct swapped n54 135i Everything was coded successfully by nico135! A buddy of mine and I swapped a cas and key to flash XHP on the car successfully and placed my original cas and key back but left the dsc/abs triple lights. Using INPA to recalibrate the Dsc but don’t know which tests I need to complete to get rid of the abs/dsc lights. Can I perform the break bleed without actually bleeding the system or will that hurt the abs. Any idea ?

E90 is any 3 series from 04-09 (I think) that's a sedan right? So any abs pump from one of those vehicle should fit my 07 328i?

Great job bro. Just wondered if NEEDS to be exact model number for the whole unit when buying or if any e90 pump will do when ordering? Mines a 2005 E90 320i European. Thanks for the vids. Helped a lot!

Hi! Great Video! Please, can you tell me if it´s necessary bleed/drain the oil before remove the pump or just after the service? I´m very afraid to maker a mess with the brake oil. Thank you so much!

I ended up having the same problem in my 335i. Could you give me the part number of the pump you bought. I can't seem to find the MK70 on the interwebs.

Does it matter if the abs pump is from an automatic oder manual car?

Great job on the video. Can I prime the pump without the software or is the software essential ?

Hi, I have this error " Drucksensor 1 electrisch defekt.", I've changed the pump but I still got the error

Does it have to be done with INPA or can I use a OBD2 scanner to get the codes?

Great video, I'm also doing on this job,but one thing I wan to ask, at DSC calibration on seperator valve it was failed, did you get failed before?and how do you pass this step?

great video how did you learn how to install and operate all the impa and the other bmw software

Hi man, how do i know if its the pump or the module is bad? Can i know it with the inpa?

Would I be able to use the abs pump from an e90 6 cylinder for my z4 coupe 3.0L 6 cylinder. Excellent tutorial BTW 👍👍👍

thank you for you videos, i have one question : i changed the ABS bloc without exchanging the module , and ring / sensor are fine , but it keeps showing the dtc/abs problem !! any advice ?

Hi, thanx for this great DIY video, I have the same problem on my BMW e92 but now I that I've seen your video I will repair it soon. Just one question, is it necessary to bleed the brakes with INPA? Or can I also do it manually without computer? Just swap the pump, manually bleed my brakes, erase the fault codes and that should be good?

Great video. I have the same problem. Where you buy new abd/dsc controller(with pump) ? Thanks

Hi i have a e90 with pump 3451-6776068-01 Can i use any 325330 ect one? they look the same externally?

Excellent, thanks for this excellent video, changed my unit following this on my 330d

hey good video i have a 2008 bmw 328i and i was wondering if i can use a abs pump off of a 2009 bmw ? and i wanted to know if its obligatory to bleed the brakes thank you waiting for a response

Hi, thanks for the video. Is it always necessary to calibrate the DSC unit if I'm just using INPA/DSC pump to bleed the brakes? Is it safe to always use INPA instead of a Motive bleeder pump to bleed (dealership-level bleeding) or would that damage my DSC unit and need calibration? I'm just looking to do my own brake fluid flush/bleeds, not swapping out any modules. Thanks!

I'd like to start by saying....great video! I've a 325 CI (e93) with same fault codes as yours. Can you confirm that all I need to do is: 1. Order new ABS pump (off eBay so comes with module) 2. Remove old pump 3. Replace module of new pump with old module from my vehicle and fit pump back to car. 4. Clear codes Im no expert mechanic, just do a little buying/selling/fixing here and there. So I have Delphi system and WOW (haynes manual online) only! Do I need to bleed my brakes? And can this be done manually or do I have to use INPA?? Thanks!

What cap size for the hard line?

My pump just failed on my e90, can I buy a used one and reprogram it to work in my car? My mechanic said I might need a new one which costs roughly 2500, is this true?

So, I downloaded and have had the bimmergeeks tools for over a year now and I have done a bunch of coding. Recently, my brakes have turned to crap. Totally unreliable and I don't trust them so I want to do this bleed. Long story short, 90% of my inpa is in english except for the dsc page. All in German. Is there a different version I can download (thats easy to find) so I can do this without it being sketchy and not try to half ass it with google translate? Thanks for the informative videos and thanks for your time and help. Mike...

Great Video! Is it possible to bleed the system without using the software? Like with the one man brake bleed tool that charges the whole brake system using your tyre? Thanks in advance. Tom

Hello, thanks a lot for the great video. I have a 2010 325 that is having the same problem. I do not really see the DSC pump though, it seems to be much easier to find in the 335i. Do you happen to know where it is located in the 325? Thanks.

Aveman1, I was interested in doing this exact repair as I suspect the same discrepancy. Would you be able to say if I can any e90 DSC pump with another pump of e90, e92, 93 excluding AWD? Both exact same part number have to match or can we use different P/N? Is there an interchangeable part number list?

Help having same problem when pump replacing can I just bleed brakes with out software ???

hi, do you know where can i get INPA for mac? thx

Hey man great video! I never knew the BMWs could auto power bleed the brakes. I need to do it on mine now, what setup do you have and do I have to buy IMPA anywhere? I want it to work exactly like yours did. Thanks again!

Hey man I have an 08 335i. Rwd mechanics have told me my abs pump is shot that’s why I’m getting a grinding noise when i start my car. I had another mechanic tell me it was the Abs module and that it was going to cost me 3500. That’s BS in this video had you purchased and swapped over the black box what would that have cost you.

How do you determine if the problem is with the ABS pump or ABS control module?

If I bleed my brakes old fasion way with 2 people, surely it will be fine? As I don't have Inba and I need to do this as I have the ABS/DSC/Brake error

do i must need bleed the brake fluid? do i need reprogram the pump ?

Did you reduce the pressure in the brake lines before you started to remove the ABS pump etc?

As i understand pomp's motor is the same for all E90 DSC moduls. Is it true? Mine is also active steering

Will pump from a 4 cylinder e90 diesel work on a 6 cylinder petrol ?

Hey! i have a 07 E90 325d VFL 6 cylinder. Is there a difference between the abs pump of my car and a 09 E91 325i 6 cylinder? Part no: 6790146 6790147 Part no of mine: 6776066 Can i buy it and swap the ABS Pump like you did? Or not possible? Because retailer tells me that LCI does have another ABS Pump

I did all that step by step but the abs lights still on . I wonder if I have to recalibrate the module ?

Will one off of a 2011 bmw 328i work on my 2008 bmw 328i ??

where did you get your one man bleeder kit? thanks

That looks like the same pump as I have on my Mitsubishi Evo.

Ahahaha i laugh pretty hard on your ,,,next level dealer bleeding,,,, .. tnks for really deatil video . gonna help me on my m5 ,

those codes are pump motor fault?

Does one from a 1 series 2010/1 work on the e90? Thanks again

i have 2007 BMW 335i RWD. Can i install a pump from a newer modle?

Any symptoms of the bad ABS pump other than the codes?

what do you do when that used pump fails? just buy another from eBay?

+Aveman1 I do have one question still. I took my car to an indy shop afterwards to have the brake fluid flushed. They used the pressure bleed technique. I told them that I had replaced the dsc pump, so they bled the dsc pump in addition to bleeding all 4 four brakes. Does that make sense? I did not actually see how they did this but I think they open the brake lines at the pump to bleed it....

man i need help plz

Hey Aveman. Have you ever seen error code 5E1D? I have it in german and it says that the chassis is invaled. However, after investigating the error code it is an internal error of the ECU which makes me beleive that the ECU is broken. I have already purchased an used dsc module from a 328i. Have you ever seen the code 5E1D? Thanks a lot!

Aveman1, how do u know if your module is fine? Why did u need to recalibrate your dsc module?? Thanks!