{"id":26783,"date":"2026-07-19T17:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T16:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cathive.co.uk\/advice\/understanding-part-numbers\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T19:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:33:47","slug":"understanding-part-numbers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cathive.co.uk\/de\/advice\/understanding-part-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Teilenummern von BM Catalysts erkl\u00e4rt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every part we sell carries a BM Catalysts part number \u2014 and the number itself tells you what the part is. Here&#8217;s how to read it, straight from the manufacturer&#8217;s own numbering system.<\/p>\n<h2>Prefixes: what the part is<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Prefix<\/th>\n<th>Product<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>BM11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Diesel particulate filter (DPF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>BM15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Gasoline particulate filter (GPF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>BM31<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Selective catalytic reduction unit (SCR)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>BM5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Connecting pipe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>BM7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Front pipe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>BM8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Diesel catalytic converter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>BM9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Petrol catalytic converter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>BMU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Universal catalytic converter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>FK<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Fitting kit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>PP<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Pressure pipe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Suffixes: approval and grade<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>H \u2014 Homologated.<\/strong> The part is type-approved: independently certified to meet the legal performance standard for the vehicles it&#8217;s catalogued against. Most vehicles registered since March 2001 legally require an approved part \u2014 see <a href=\"\/advice\/type-approval-and-the-law\/\">type approval and the law<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>P \u2014 Premium.<\/strong> On DPFs, the premium range uses a <strong>silicon carbide (SiC)<\/strong> filter core in place of the standard cordierite ceramic. Silicon carbide is one of the hardest materials known, with a melting point around 2,700&deg;C \u2014 far beyond anything regeneration can throw at it \u2014 99% filtration efficiency, and excellent thermal-shock resistance. Premium SiC DPFs carry a <strong>3-year manufacturer&#8217;s warranty<\/strong> against manufacturing defects, versus 2 years for the standard range.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, for example, <strong>BM11003H<\/strong> is a type-approved DPF, and <strong>BM11003HP<\/strong> is the same fitment in the premium silicon-carbide version.<\/p>\n<h2>Fitting kits and pressure pipes<\/h2>\n<p>Where a matching <strong>FK<\/strong> fitting kit exists for a part, you&#8217;ll find it linked on the product page \u2014 new gaskets, clamps, nuts and bolts specified for that exact installation. The manufacturer&#8217;s fitting guidance is to use a new fitting kit wherever possible, because reused or corroded fixings are a common cause of leaks and fitting problems. <strong>PP<\/strong> pressure pipes are the small-bore pipes that connect a DPF to its differential pressure sensor; they should be checked, and replaced if in any doubt, whenever a DPF is changed \u2014 a split or blocked pressure pipe gives the ECU false readings and can block a brand-new filter.<\/p>\n<h2>Serial numbers \u2014 record yours before fitting<\/h2>\n<p>Each BM Catalysts unit also carries a unique serial number: six letters beginning with &#8222;C&#8220; or &#8222;D&#8220;, pin-stamped on the body and printed on the paperwork. <strong>Note it down before the part is fitted<\/strong> \u2014 it can be hard to read once installed, and it&#8217;s needed for any warranty query (see <a href=\"\/advice\/warranty\/\">warranty and how to claim<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h2>Searching by a competitor&#8217;s or OE number<\/h2>\n<p>Already have a part number from another catalogue \u2014 Klarius, Bosal, Walker, EEC or an original-equipment number? Paste it into the search box on any page of this site: our catalogue is cross-referenced, and a matching CatHive part will come straight up. Or start from your vehicle with the <a href=\"\/#ch-make\">part finder<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Browse by prefix:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/product-category\/dpf\/\">DPFs (BM11)<\/a>, <a href=\"\/product-category\/catalytic-converter-gpf\/\">catalytic converter and GPF units (BM15)<\/a>, <a href=\"\/product-category\/scr-dpf\/\">SCR and DPF units (BM31)<\/a>, <a href=\"\/product-category\/exhaust-pipe\/\">connecting and front pipes (BM5, BM7)<\/a>, <a href=\"\/product-category\/catalytic-converter\/\">catalytic converters (BM8, BM9)<\/a>, <a href=\"\/fitting-kits\/\">fitting kits (FK)<\/a> and <a href=\"\/product-category\/pressure-pipe\/\">pressure pipes (PP)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/advice\/\">&larr; Back to Help &amp; Advice<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Was BM11, BM15, BM31, BM5, BM7, BM8, BM9, FK und PP bedeuten, die Endungen H (typgenehmigt) und P (Premium-SiC) und wo die Seriennummer steht.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":26778,"menu_order":50,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26783","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cathive.co.uk\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cathive.co.uk\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cathive.co.uk\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cathive.co.uk\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26783"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cathive.co.uk\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26924,"href":"https:\/\/www.cathive.co.uk\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26783\/revisions\/26924"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cathive.co.uk\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cathive.co.uk\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}