Car died

Jump started with belts off? If your alternator is seized, battery is likely dead by now, which would explain the no cranking until jump started.

Still reading the earlier stuff in the thread, so if this has been covered already, just ignore me. =)

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Originally Posted by Keif

Jump started with belts off? If your alternator is seized, battery is likely dead by now, which would explain the no cranking until jump started.

Still reading the earlier stuff in the thread, so if this has been covered already, just ignore me. =)

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He says crankshaft pulley is stuck...
If alt died on the road the battery should be ok, unless alt wasn't working before alt bearing death....
Is it water cooled one??

It is water cooled one yes. Didnt jump start the car, didnt spin crankshaft pulley with wrench. Car died at less then 1000 rpm as it wasnt moving when that happened

Originally Posted by ***CCCP***

It is water cooled one yes. Didnt jump start the car, didnt spin crankshaft pulley with wrench. Car died at less then 1000 rpm as it wasnt moving when that happened

So jump start it then!!! It should start
1000rpm should not kill the engine

Yeah i thought same thing. If that could kill the engine then it was made out of plastic plus my belts were not in a great shape either. Specially that long main belt was pretty banged up

Originally Posted by ***CCCP***

Yeah i thought same thing. If that could kill the engine then it was made out of plastic plus my belts were not in a great shape either. Specially that long main belt was pretty banged up

So jump start it and let this breathtaking thread finish with happy ending

Well i left the car at the shop. Its on other side of the city. Ill find out tmrw. Or when they have time to take the car in. I dint have tools nor booster cables on me. I went to the car cuz other member here needed numbers from inpa.

I will definitely keep everybody updated. Btw bro u scared the sh|t out of me

Originally Posted by ***CCCP***

I will definitely keep everybody updated. Btw bro u scared the sh|t out of me

Ny napugal nemnogo
No vsyakoe mozhet bit

Originally Posted by SFbay

Ny napugal nemnogo
No vsyakoe mozhet bit

Ya pripomnyu. Lol

No fair we don't understand

I do. They just BS in Russian

Lol it wasnt important

Update :: its alternator. Engine spins all goood.

Originally Posted by ***CCCP***

Update :: its alternator. Engine spins all goood.

Well, sorry for the news but the outcome is positive.

Chris

Originally Posted by ***CCCP***

Update :: its alternator. Engine spins all goood.

YpA!!!
Awesome news!!! I was right I guess?

Originally Posted by SFbay

YpA!!!
Awesome news!!! I was right I guess?

Lol i had bad sleep cuz of u

Glad to hear it was only the alternator as we suspected that was your issue.

Yup u guys were right

Thank goodness your issue was not major. I kept following this thread thinking it was something else also.

Yup. Got lucky.

Originally Posted by ***CCCP***

Update :: its alternator. Engine spins all goood.

Boooyyaaa!!

Originally Posted by ***CCCP***

Yup. Got lucky.

Does your car have the water cooled alternator? If so it's a $$$ if you let the shop get it for you. If they get it from BMW it could be $1,200 just for the alternator. You definitely want to change the belt (not expensive) and have the Indy check other pulleys while he's there. They aren't expensive to change if he does it while he's doing this work.

I remember getting my all my struts replaced and my Indy didn't tell me to change the strut mounts (cheap). Now if I ever need to get them replaced I would have to pay the same labor as if I was having my struts done since they have to take everything apart to get to them. About a month later I was told by the shop that was straightening one of my rims, that he should have done it. When I asked him about it he just said that it's not standard to do so and that he checked them and they were fine. My response was fine now but they have 85,000 miles on them and they could fail causing me an expensive fix for what could have been a cheap one. I haven't gone back to him since.

Jeff

Yeah i told him to check everything while he is there. He will put new belts. I already cut him a check 17xx $ something

i got 180amp h2o cooled generator for sale...asking 200 its oem bmw bosh....needs rebuilt

also got 150amp h20 cooled generator for sale....asking 450 its oem bmw bosh....excellent working condition

all it takes to get it out is about 8x 10mm bolts and generator is out,you should have done it your self and save some $$$

btw you didn't have any warning of generator going out??? no warning lights on dash or clunking noise???