Alternator Replacement with Pics for 4.4 M62 V8 (rebuilt)

[m5james]

That is quite the price. Unfortunately mine failed about 3hrs from home, so I ended up paying some indy (who f'ed other things) almost $700 based on the situation and not having a place to do the work or get the parts. Just and FYI, there are lots of writeups on e38.org BMW 7-series information and links that apply to the X5 4.4-4.8 since its the same/similar M62/N62.

[kally]

im starting to get a very light quiet grinding noise coming from the front of the car and my mechanic whos also a mate of mine reckons it could be the altenator.

Any one from australia know where i may be able to get an altenator from ?

[m5james]

I'd just hop onto Google and find places that rebuilt alternators.

[J.Belknap]

Just bought one from autohausAZ yesterday.

Decent price, big company, efficient service (already have the RMA packing slip)

It kills me not to buy from Tischer, but some certain parts are unreasonably marked up.

[cheappc]

Wow... I have to get ready... these things go out routinely or what?

[clintonlover]

Originally Posted by mywidebody02

their site says they closed.

Yeah just found the same message, anyone know if they changed names?

[princemoe2m]

Originally Posted by cheappc

Wow... I have to get ready... these things go out routinely or what?

mine went out last weekend and ya its a pain in the butt when it goes out, seriously i dont see why these alternators are so high in price.. but lucky u, u live in CA
http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...t-weekend.html

[cobra94563]

Terrific write-up! Thank you.

[dville]

BMW E38 Hidden OBC Functions

[Hal88]

Had mine replaced at an indie shop, my X had about 101k mls. at the time. All cars have to have the alternator replaced at some point.
The 4.4 alt. is huge, it's a water cooled alternator, I had never seen that in a car before.
Another expensive toy.