I removed the alternator when I was replacing my oil filter housing gasket. I had to unbolt (but not disconnect) the power steering reservoir to get the alternator bracket bolt out, it helped to have the secondary air pump out of the way. I think you could it in 3 hours maybe, if you haven't replaced the oil filter housing gasket yet you should probably do that at the same time since you are practically taking everything out needed to get to it. __________________ ~Dave~ 98 328ti Morea Grun slicktop 11 128i space gray slicktop 13 JGC WK2 Deep Cherry Search | RealOEM |