alternator

Post Sun Sep 17, 2006 3:05 pm

hi guys im new here i have just bought a 1985 e30 from my local garage for 550 quid and the alternator has just packed up i have tried to get a new alternator for the car but the 2 they have sent are both the wrong size. can any on tell me if the 1.6 and the 1766 cc have differnt sized alternators as the guy in gsf said they are both the same ? mine is the 1766 cc is this an m10 engine ?

Post Sun Sep 17, 2006 3:38 pm

Is yours badged as a 316 or 318, as both the 1.6 & 1.8 are 1766CC

Post Sun Sep 17, 2006 5:01 pm

on the log book it is 316 and the car is badged as a 318 so im very confused

Post Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:17 pm

ok.......

what are the last 7 digits of your vin ?

Post Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:13 pm

If its got a carb its a 316, if its got injection its a 318

Post Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:16 pm

Hold on Dan - they're both the same capacity, just different fuelling.

Post Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:13 am

its a carb on it

Post Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:55 am

So it's 316, which has a 1.8 litre M10 carb.

Don't know for certain, but I wouldn't be surprised if it did originally have a lower amp alternator than the 318i.

In what way are those that you have had from GSF the wrong size? If they wouldn't fit the brackets, it might be easier to replace the brackets rather than hunt down the alternator.

Post Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:09 am

Both came with either a 65A 0r 80A.

Post Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:23 am

Did they have different casings, Brian?

Post Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:34 am

Chris-W wrote:Hold on Dan - they're both the same capacity, just different fuelling.

Thats right, the engine with the carb was badged up as a 316 (no i)

And the engine with injection was badged up as a 318i

Both 1766cc

Post Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:34 am

DanThe wrote:
Chris-W wrote:Hold on Dan - they're both the same capacity, just different fuelling.
Thats right, the engine with the carb was badged up as a 316 (no i)

And the engine with injection was badged up as a 318i

Both 1766cc

Must have mis-read your other post, Dan.

Post Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:05 pm

carb sucks, mine is fooked and needs replaced.

Post Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:14 pm

m-dtech wrote:carb sucks, mine is fooked and needs replaced.

lol so does mine