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Old Sep 18, 2025 | 01:24 PM
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Unhappy Problem with charging W212 E350cdi 2009.

Hello, 2 days ago we hooked up the car to diagnostics and noticed that the voltage that was displayed there with the engine running was 12.7, then I measured it with a multimeter and again with the car running 12.6-12.8V. Today I removed the dynamo and saw that the brushes were worn out completely, I bought a new original Valeo brush holder, replaced it, reassembled the car and now it charges less than before, that is, it doesn't even charge, it shows 11.8-12 V and my battery light on the dashboard came on which was not lit before. I see that they write in many places that there is something on the negative terminal of the battery that was burning, but how can I check if it is healthy in my case? Before I started removing the dynamo, I disconnected the negative terminal from the battery so that it wouldn't become a problem and then I tightened it tightly and alas, it became worse than it was.
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W212 MY'14 M276-3.5NA @75kMi
WORNED OUT RINGS

This alternator rotor rings are history....
chewed up soft-copper rings
chewed up soft-copper rings

You'll need to replace new/refurb ALT.

ONLY USE OEM BRUSHESET-REGULATOR... too late in this case.


Non-OEM "compatible" brushes are too-HARD!

VALEO brushes use ultra-soft carbon to match soft copper rings.


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