This is a genuine BMW securing pin, part number 21 52 1 159 047. The number stamped on the part is 21521159047; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 1159047. You will find it on our Clutch & Flywheel shelf, under Clutch control (hydraulics).
It fits every E36 body style (318i, 318ti, 320i, 323i and 325i, 1992–1999), with the M40, M42, M43, M44, M50 or M52 engines — and the European-market versions.
BMW draws it on 6 diagrams, among them Clutch control (21_0059) and Clutch control (21_0063). It weighs about 29 g (under 0.1 lb).
We have not had one on the shelf yet. Request it and we will tell you when one comes off a car.
