This is a pretty good video will definitely help me out. My friend has a 335i he’s moving to Texas and it shit on him a month before he leaves so he’s going to fly out to Texas and I will be fixing it for him then he will come back for it. He hasn’t had time to fix it with moving, work and everything else
I feel that BMW doesn't use enough different fasteners and unique tools for service. I only had to use a 7mm, 8mm, 10mm, 13mm, 2X18mm sockets, a 17mm allen key, a breaker bar, a hammer, a center punch, a support jack, and an entire day to change my transfer case fluid on an E90. On my Chevy I can easily reach the drain and fill plugs with just a 3/8ths drive socket. Wish BMW would definitely up the count on unique tools you have to buy to do basic service.
Did this and “sals corner” (another RU-vid n54 trick) and I got this in and out this was a painnnn in the asss but it was better then $2k to the damn dealer
I am having a hard time getting my bottom bolts on the alternator back in the top bolts go in fine, but man the bottom ones get to a point and nothing... DO i have to tap them in our what?
@@cloving1414 8 hours and I’m done hahaha well I took the top bolts out wiggled the bottom until finally I got it to match up, took me 20 mins, but I got it! Now she is back in the race purring like a kitten
Dude you literally and figuratively cut corners on most of the steps lol. I mean you got it done but damn, a hammer and bench grinder are 2 tools you should not need for this job lol
As you can see there is a little play in that wire. You could try barely removing it to get a better angle. Just careful not to pull too hard to snap it. 👍🏽
@@cloving1414 Hey thank you! The wires were tucked under the switch. I repositioned them and was able to get my index finger under and pop it off. Whew!
PLEASE HELP! I have a 2007 335i, my oil housing looks different than yours. But I can not fit the new alertnator back into the car because the oil filter housing. What can I do??
@@cloving1414 its a e90 I believe. But my oil housing is different. Like it comes over on top the alternator a little more. I tried grinding the top off. (Don't have the best tools). Someone told me to grind the bottom as well for more cushion.
Gas4money _ yessir. There is one torx that needs to be removed on the driver side at the bottom of the fan. You can look at my serpentine belt replacement video I have up to see the process .
Just kept grinding down until it gave the clearance I needed. I just didn’t feel like taking more things apart and figured this would be a convenient option.
Yeah man running strong. I’ll hopefully have two videos posted by the end of this week. The wrap reveal and a muffler delete. Subscribe to the channel !
@@cloving1414 if you did the DIY you didn't finish by having the engine run and show what it actually reads on the voltmeter that's the show me I was talking about blessings
