 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  02-24-2006, 05:13 AM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muncie, Indiana Posts: 1,551 |  Car died.
For any Indy people this occurred at the, Lapel exit off of I-69. I was driving down I-69. Gauges start to flicker and dim seconds later ABS light comes on followed by every other warning light. Tach, speedo, and every other guage drop to zero. OBC goes nuts reading -5 degrees outside. Headlights dim and turnoff.
This all happened really quickly like with in a minute or two that it took to go a mile so I could actually pull off the interstate at a safe location. As soon as I pulled off on the exit ramp the car lost power steering and died. I coasted to the edge of exit ramp and pulled off in the grass.
An hour later car started well enough to drive to a gas station and was on a flat bed to the dealer.
Car is now at Dreyer and Reinbold BMW.
I suspect the alternator, but it was dark with no good chance to examine the car. I checked the battery and the cables were on fine. The car would start and run after resting for 30 minutes. Anyone else have ideas as to what could be wrong? |  |  | | 02-24-2006, 05:14 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
How old is the battery? __________________ ...steven
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| | | | | 02-24-2006, 05:16 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muncie, Indiana Posts: 1,551 |
A year and a half. | | | | | 02-24-2006, 05:29 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by AlaskaBlue A year and a half. | Is there water in the battery? My guess it will be simple. Bad ground wire or something like that. __________________ ...steven
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1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i
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| | | | | 02-24-2006, 05:35 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: MD/VA/DC Posts: 834 |
happend to me but i turned everything off and drove 40miles home a mile to go my car died on me.i replaced the batter samething happend so i then replaced the alternator | | | | | 02-24-2006, 05:36 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 523 |
My dad's 318i did that it was the alternator it went through 7 alternators in 6 months before he went with a bosch, I tried to tell him  .Good luck on finding your problem. __________________  | | | | | 02-24-2006, 05:44 AM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muncie, Indiana Posts: 1,551 |
Thanks guys. I don't even want to see the bill though...flat bed and a dealer... | | | | | 02-24-2006, 05:47 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: MD/VA/DC Posts: 834 |
how much is a new alternator | | | | | 02-24-2006, 05:55 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muncie, Indiana Posts: 1,551 |
I am not sure. I will look it up. I think to replace the alternator they have to remove the intake though.
EDIT: Looks like about 180-200 dollars. | | | | | 02-24-2006, 05:59 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: MD/VA/DC Posts: 834 |
i have a aftermarket intake
i think u only have to remove the stock intake box
when i removed the alternator i didnt have to remove anything to get to it | | | | | 02-24-2006, 06:01 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muncie, Indiana Posts: 1,551 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by mischief i have a aftermarket intake
i think u only have to remove the stock intake box
when i removed the alternator i didnt have to remove anything to get to it | That would be excellent. I am hoping for a simple fix. | | | | | 02-24-2006, 06:06 AM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muncie, Indiana Posts: 1,551 |
I can't compain too much though..this is the first time my car has ever let me down. It has been rock solid for 10 years and 160k miles. | | | | | 02-24-2006, 06:54 AM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: A few tenths ahead of alaskablue Posts: 265 |
Oh Snap......welcome to the world of low cars.....it sucks. My dime had to have boards to put it on a towtruck. Thankfully the back was higher.......and BTW, did it scrap going up the ramp? Anyways, get that fixed.....I wanna see if itfits in my trailer saturday!!!!!!!!
Andrew | | | | | 02-24-2006, 07:02 AM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muncie, Indiana Posts: 1,551 |
Haha well it did scrap using boards but only a little. The chains were attached to the tow mounts to take it up, but the chain was too thick to fit under the bumper. I had to use the tow hook. Good thing I painted the tow hook black....so my car could look super cool while it was being flat bedded. | | | | | 02-24-2006, 07:05 AM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muncie, Indiana Posts: 1,551 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by S10mafia50 I wanna see if itfits in my trailer saturday!!!!!!!!
Andrew | Your trailer may be getting some good use this summer  | | | | | |
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