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Good to know. Mine was having over and under voltage issues so just assumed it was the regulator. My mechanical prowess is not as high as yours. But that's why I come here.
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A long delay in fixing my power steering reservoir and hoses (slacker) coated my alternator in Dextron 3. I mean it was 1/4" thick after a couple years of leaking directly on it. So far so good once the leak is fixed, knock on wood, the charging system is still working fine.
I did replace the alternator with a Genuine BMW about 8 years ago when it failed.
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On the M54 it's a very tight squeeze to get out but not bad just take your time and have the swear jar close. You'll be able to buy a size pack with it.
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Just finished taking out my alternator from my car. Not bad at all although it was a pain in the ass a little because the bottom wouldn't move but I eventually got it. Luckily for my alternator there isn't any oil residue or dirt on it so I should be replacing just the regulator.
However side note, have any of you replaced the valve cover gasket for the N62 engine X5? It looks like I should replace mine due to age and I see some dry oil/dirt towards the back of the engine and since I have everything taken out it looks like now would also be a great time to do it. I googled any threads and watched a couple of videos on how to do it but it looked pretty daunting cause there were so many wires and stuff in the way but then again the threads and the videos were all E60s which has less space than my X5. Looks like the left bank is pretty simple to replace and the right bank needs some finagling and moving things to the side but it doesn't look too bad. Any experience between you all with this? Thanks
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Many have done that repair. I'd search YouTube for a video. You are correct one bank is harder than the rest. I'm suspecting you could remove the inside air filter box for working room but not sure.
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Update: Removed the regulator from the alternator and this is what the slip ring looks like.
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That's not bad at all. Vr replace is appropriate. Clean the slip rings dont use rough sandpaper. There is an appropriate burnishing tool but it's hard to find so very high grit sandpaper like 1200 should be ok or nylon scrubbier pad
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You do have to push the brushes in while assembling and there is very little space. The answer is practice and experience. I usually find some very thin tool like a dental pick to assist with that issue.
Do you have valeo or Bosch? You can drill a tiny hole in the plastic in just the right place and use a thick paperclip if needed to hold the brushes back also if you get close spin the armature if you can (might be impossible with water cooled model) to help seat.
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