BMW Water Cooled Alternator Replacement

NYSpeed Automotive
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The water cooled alternator took a crap in my '01 BMW 540i. Bearings are just completely shot and the pulley is almost completely seized. It was so bad that the belt was slipping on it as I limped it home.

Autozone, Napa, and Advance all want $400 for a reman’d one, and that’s with the core given to them. I called NAPA to see if they do rebuilds, but they said no.

What are my options for replacement/rebuild? I have the part already out of the car, just need to replace it.

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this looks to be compatible and is an okay price…

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This may be out of their expertise but dell electric in Hamburg rebuilt an alternator for me years ago and it was as good as new. Worth a shot, eh?

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$168 after the $62 core on rockauto.

www.rockauto.com

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can’t beat that with a stick^^ but how long will it take to ship one, then get yours back, fuckin 8 business days, or pay to overnight everything, can you go without the car?

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edit: if ya use rock auto, get a discount code from the thread on this forum

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I just ordered a part from rock auto, it was here in 2 business days. That is their regular service. It depends what warehouse your part comes from, but they are usually faster than most. You will be down less than a week using rockauto.

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thanks guys. just trying to verify that the first one is indeed water cooled, as it doesn’t show a picture. it should be the right one though.