Notes for M44 Owners from at '98 318ti.
-Secondary air pump needs to come out
-The belt tensioner on my car required a Torx T50 to rotate counter-clockwise
-The lower bolt that holds the alternator to the cradle hits the power steering reservoir, that needs to be moved out of the way to take out and put in the alternator bolt.
-The belt tensioner does not need to come off of the alternator cradle, once all cradle bolts are removed the entire assembly (cradle, belt tensioner, power steering pulley/pump) can be pulled up and towards the fender and tied off with some twine/whatever you have. Be gentle with the power steering hoses though.
That's all I can think of, none of my bolts broke and everything came out relatively easily. My gasket was bonded to the block and the bush o-rings were flat and hard, there was oil everywhere, lol. Well worth spending the time rather than $583 the shop quoted me. Thanks for the great write up dave! __________________ ~Dave~
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