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Old 02-12-2014, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by TiAgX5 View Post
Got a bad brand new alternator from a Honda dealer last yr (worked fine cold, heated to underhood temp it stopped producing current). Parts manager told me I might have a bad voltage regulator, told him it's inside the alternator. Went back and forth for over a 1/2 hr before he FINALLY swapped the bad alternator. New unit worked fine. He SWORE to me the problem would not be solved by swapping alts!
That's your problem you tried to put a Honda alternator in the BMW.

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