Ignition Coil - most 1996-2002 E36 E46 E39 E38 X5 Z3 Z8

Ignition coils are key to the efficiency and performance of your BMW. With a faulty coil the spark plug is not burning the air/fuel mixture properly and that can lead to problems anywhere in the engine and exhaust (including catalytic converters and O2 sensors). Problems with one or more coils will cause a fault code but not always a check engine light. A misfire code may be related to an ignition coil but could be from other things as well. Sometimes a visual inspection of a coil and coil boot will give an indication of a failure. You can also move coils around to different cylinder banks to see if the misfire code follows a suspect coil. We suggest always having one or two coils on hand to keep as spares.

This is the OEM Bosch ignition coil used in M52, S52, M52TU, M54, M56, M62, M62TU, S62, and M73 engines (but may be split into specific model years, see below). BMW has made numerous changes to ignition coil part numbers in recent years but has approved this part number to work in the vehicles listed below. This part number 12131748018 replaces previous BMW part number 12139067830 and 12137599219.

Bosch is one of the largest OEM producers of Genuine BMW and aftermarket parts in the world, providing parts for almost every major automotive manufacturer. Bosch has likely supplied many of the original electrical (and mechanical) parts for your BMW. Thanks to their quality, high durability, and reliability, you should expect a long service life from Bosch products.

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Sold per coil. Connecting boot sold separately.

We recommend replacing the rubber boot that connects the ignition coil to the spark plug. Sometimes a bad coil may just be a broken or damaged connector boot. This is especially true on cars with a leaking valve cover gasket where the oil has contamintated the rubber boot and the electrical parts inside. This boot can be replaced on its own without having to buy a whole new coil. This part is also useful if you purchased a coil that did not come with a new boot.


This item fits the following BMWs:
1996-1998 E36 BMW 323is 323ic 328i 328is 328ic M3
1999-2000 E46 BMW 323i 323ci 328i 328ci
2001-2002 E46 BMW 325i 325ci 325xi 330i 330ci 330xi (including M56 SULEV engine)
1997-2003 E39 BMW 528i 540i M5
2001-2002 E39 BMW 525i 530i
1996-2001 E38 BMW 740i 740il 750il
1996-1999 E31 BMW 840ci 850ci
2000-2003 E53 BMW X5 4.4i X5 4.6is
2000-2002 E53 BMW X5 3.0i
1997-2002 Z3 BMW Z3 2.3 Z3 2.5i Z3 2.8 Z3 3.0i
1998-2000 Z3 BMW Z3 M Roadster Z3 M Coupe (S52)
2000-2003 E52 BMW Z8