Alternator or voltage regulator?

[upallnight]

The piece that is worn on the rotor is called the slip rings and yes they can be replaced. There are starter/alternator shops that will rebuild your old alternator, provided that you live in an area that have these shops. One of the advantages of living in Chi-Raq.

[Ricky Bobby]

^I think this is a new record for most M54 parts replaced without removing the fan/clutch/shroud assembly and while not disconnecting cooling system parts.

Nice job haha!

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by StephenVA

You should fix the leak also while you are in there as the oil pouring over an Alternator will not "keep it cooler or lubed".

Wrong type of fluid. PS uses hydraulic fluid such as Dexron or Pentosin.

[Ricky Bobby]

Originally Posted by StephenVA

You should fix the leak also while you are in there as the oil pouring over an Alternator will not "keep it cooler or lubed".

^I agree it will take about 20 mins to replace the clamps, snip the ends of the hoses and place new worm clamps on there and refill the PS reservoir - I just did this a month or two ago when I was changing my oil, I changed the reservoir/filter out for good measure but the hoses were in great shape, mine weren't leaking yet but it was preventative.

[mcurcio1989]

I do have a local shop that will rebuild the alternator for me but in this case it wasn't worth the savings to wait for that to be done. If I had another car I could drive that would be a different story.

I have a big box of oetiker clamps at my hangar so I am just going to drain the ps reservoir this weekend when I am over there and then replace those clamps. I have big aversion to worm clamps. I would have done it last night but I didn't have time to drive and grab the oetiker clamps and pliers.