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Originally Posted by semcoinc
Lucky for me it happened close to my house and I limped it back without serpentine belt and temp that never went but a smudge past center on the gauge.
Yeah, it choked it right down all right.
Mike
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The alternator on my 2006 330i slowly died off over a period of a year. I think. I was hearing a whining noise that seem to come from the alternator. The noise would escalate as the rpm went up. A mechanic test drove with me and identified it as an alternator noise.
Since it came and gone Intermittently and didn't affect the performance, I decided to leave it alone til it goes dead.
Sure enough, a few weeks ago the engine refuse to fire up after I have parked it during lunch at a restaurant parking lot.
Had it towed to the shop and replaced both the alternator and serpentine belts.
Now driving a bit stronger, for some reason. And that whining noise left completely.