Q: Bmw alternator question
Ok so my alternator just went out on my bmw and i need to know what alternator to get, i know mine is water cooled and i know the amps for the alternator that is in the car but the problem is the guy that i purchaced my car from just replaced the alternator with a random one without taking into consideration what the amps on the old alternator was, now i can't just put the same one in that the car already has because as far as i know it currently has the wrong type in.
My car has 211000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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