Alternator VALEO or OEM BMW

Had the same in reverse. Bosch factory, Valeo worked fine though.

Remember the old Bosch and Valeo alternators where the brushes were built into the regulator, which cost $15 and came off the back with two screws? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

Actively replacing our alternator now, I used this video to confirm that it was the same sound.

My first car was a E46 316i, under 100tkm on odo, had it for 3 years, literally gave no problems.

Sold the E46 and got a E39 530D because I love them. Has been reliable so far, I've had it as daily for almost a year now and the only critical problems it has had are that the alternator gave out after a couple of weeks owning and EGR thermostat was bad.

I've replaced the alternator (failed on me), done waterpump & thermostat (180,000km done as a precaution).

Dead battery within months, and car completely shutting off, your car SCREAMS alternator issue. Get it checked out.

I had Valeo in my other car, very common for Bosche to overcharge.

My friend’s BMW X5 had an alternator fail at 50k, she does a lot of city driving so lots of start/stops.

Mesmo um Valeo novo está caríssimo, pede mais orçamentos.

Alternator is my wild guess: Valeo alternators have long sucked, kinda like their starter motors.