I own a 1992 325i and I have a sound system in it which draws quite a bit of extra power, and just this past week it has drained the alternator. Or at least, this is my guess. It is only an 80 amp alternator and it should be upgraded I know, but this never happened on any of my other cars which had even weaker alternators (around 60-70 amps). So anyways I think i need a new alternator because: it has stalled and not turned right back on, the lights are getting really dim, its only getting 12 volts at idle speed (but also the car idles lower than normal, so much that the battery light goes on while its idling but turns off when rpm's are up past 1,000). My boss says it was a shorted out battery, but the battery is new. But I almost suspect it was the battery because when this first happened, my radio and check engine light were fickering on and off during idle like something was shorting out. The battery connnections are tight,nothing wrong there.I cant type more,I hope this explains it
2007-12-15
11:10:56
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