The BMW UUC Digest Volume 3 : Issue 141 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: <M52> alternator re-do? Re: <M52> alternator re-do? Re: E30 Good or bad coil?
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 23:25:01 -0700 From: "Curtis Ingraham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <M52> alternator re-do? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> There is no need for prophylactic replacement. Replace it when it stops charging. The light on the dash is your cue; then you'll have a few minutes/miles before you're DIW. Curt Ingraham 72 2002tii Oakland, CA Kevin Jay wrote: > All this talk of rebuilding alternators... reminds me of when I was a kid. > > But it also got me to wondering about mine. Anybody got any thoughts as to > the expected lifetime of an M52 OE alternator (I expect this is the usual 80A > Bosch job)? Should I be thinking of replacing at 95K? > > - Kevin Jay > '96 328is, red/tan, 95K, usual H&R/Bilstein setup, a few M3 parts too ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 08:16:23 -0700 From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: <M52> alternator re-do? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Mon, May 08, 2006 at 11:25:01PM -0700, Curtis Ingraham wrote: > There is no need for prophylactic replacement. WTH? They told me to use a new one EVERY SINGLE TIME. -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 10:09:14 -0700 From: Peter B Du Bois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: E30 Good or bad coil? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The lead resistance in the meter accounts for the difference between the spec and measured. A four wire measurement will give an accurate result on a low value resistor while a two wire won't. Peter ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(3 messages) **********
