Alternator VALEO or OEM BMW

Bought a used Valeo alternator, and sure enough, the charging problems went away, and it starts charging as soon as I start the car.

Cheapest for me was a new Valeo unit from Rockauto. Cheaper than Turner too.

+1 for Valeo. This job wasn\u2019t fun.

I replaced mine with an oem valeo

Uma pesquisa no auto doc, tens alternadores Valeo entre os 230 e os 350.

This was the only non oe product in my car. When mine went it went . There weren\u2019t any bmw ones available for love nor money at the time. I get 13.8 out of mine as well. Can been fine for 12 months.

I did see something recently where an aftermarket alternator made by Valeo had the same part number as the Original Toyota part, but in fact had another software part number that made it through an error and not work properly.

We were on our way back from a daytrip when the M3's alternator decided to give up the ghost about 1.5 hours from home.

The indy shop I used diagnosed it as a bad alternator; I am so lucky ( s a r c a s m ) to have the Valeo (mega $$$$$) unit, they swapped it out a week later.

The alternator was replaced, car died again two weeks later. The Valeo OEM was deemed defective. Back in the shop for a warranty change, still getting voltage fluctuations.