Ryan525i
10-20-2005, 10:09 AM
I have a 92 525 and I think my alternator is going bad. before the lights would hardly dem at all now they are strobing like a strobe light. and the check eng. light will come on and most of the time it will send my transmission into Trans program. which it locks itself in 3rd gear. I just had it rebuilt thats why I know what that code means. but I explained it to them what is going on and asked if a bad alternator would cause it and they said yes.. well the only thing I can think of why the light would dem and go to normal is the alt is going out. well I looked under the hood to see how I could replace it my self cause the hell with taking it to the dealer and getting raped. well I dont see how I can take it off.. where do I start to take it off and loosen the belt. I dont have a A/C belt on cause the A/c compressor locked up and I dont feel like paying 1400 to replace the whole A/C system. so there is one belt out of the way. Just need to know how to change the alt on a bmw. I have chaged them on several other cars but the Beamer seems a little more confusing