OK I did transmission fluid flush on my 02 4.4i

[e30cabrio]

My alternator died and I went to the dealer for hoses. I asked to see the guy that invented the water cooled alternator, he was not there.

When I was there I asked about the transmission fluid. They claim BMW is a lifetime fluid. I guess it is made by elves or some mythical creature and imbued with magical properties.

[SlickGT1]

Originally Posted by e30cabrio

My alternator died and I went to the dealer for hoses. I asked to see the guy that invented the water cooled alternator, he was not there.

When I was there I asked about the transmission fluid. They claim BMW is a lifetime fluid. I guess it is made by elves or some mythical creature and imbued with magical properties.

It better be magical for the price they charge per L. I would be pissed if it was regular piss colored oil, and i bought so much of it.

[JCL]

Originally Posted by e30cabrio

My alternator died and I went to the dealer for hoses. I asked to see the guy that invented the water cooled alternator, he was not there.

Ah, there's your problem. You went to the dealer. You needed to go to Bosch, in Germany.

I haven't actually worked on a water cooled alternator on any of my BMWs, since I like the 6 cylinder engines and they don't use the water cooled alternator. But I have seen them on emergency vehicles, ambulances and fire trucks (which have high alternator current loads due to all the ancillary equipment). I hadn't realized that the Bosch one was initially targetted at emergency vehicles. Anyway, here is a brochure on it. Some interesting info.

http://www.bosch.com.au/car_parts/en..._Alt_Broch.pdf