I bought a 99 BMW 323i on May 2002 from a particcular.
On july 2002,The DME has a disfunction that damged the main relay and
the dealer that repaired the car found out that the cluster and
the alternator were burnt out. Is there a relation between the relay ,I assumed remained welded rather thaN DISJUNCTED AS DESIGNED FOR, and the damage to the alternator and the cluster. actualy, I recalled having heard as a timer was in operation (tic-tac for at least 10 minutes) when I removed the key from the ignition.

If any one can help me on this matter or has experienced same problem with his BMW, please contact me at phboucicaut@groupetechnisol.com

Well, in case you couldn't tell, this is the 88-91 HONDA CIVIC forum, so I'll try moving your thread to the beamer section...