brianp38dse
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Great news, and I got one right again I really must be learning some of this stuff
Great news, and I got one right again I really must be learning some of this stuff
Yep well done have a brew to celebrate.
brianp38dse
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Yep well done have a brew to celebrate.
Got the brew now and trying to learn more from the masters like you
DarthDude
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Sorry for bringing up an old thread but I just did mine and for the first time I didn't buy STC3345 from Land Rover (they didn't have one nor will they ever again, apparently) or the Sh!tpart equivalent but took a (small) chance and bought BMW part number 11232246511, or rather an OEM equivalent. Had it fitted today and it went in just fine. Here's the link to the item I bought just in case someone finds it useful. The listing even has the Opel/Vauxhall equivalent part numbers so that might also help when searching for your next crankshaft pulley damper.
https://www.onlinecarparts.co.uk/original-imperium-7638781.html
https://www.onlinecarparts.co.uk/original-imperium-7638781.html
What led you to diagnose the pulley damper on yours?
DarthDude
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It's happened before so I know what to listen for. My car seems to make a very distinctive sound when the pulley damper starts to go- it sounds like a badly worn, knocking engine, only very faint, as if the engine is trying to be polite as it knocks itself to oblivion.
I think it's quite early on that it'll make a faint noise like that. It gets easier to diagnose as it progresses and of course by the time the whole thing just seperates, it becomes even easier still- "Oh look, the pulley damper has broken in two!"
It's happened before so I know what to listen for. My car seems to make a very distinctive sound when the pulley damper starts to go- it sounds like a badly worn, knocking engine, only very faint, as if the engine is trying to be polite as it knocks itself to oblivion.
I think it's quite early on that it'll make a faint noise like that. It gets easier to diagnose as it progresses and of course by the time the whole thing just seperates, it becomes even easier still- "Oh look, the pulley damper has broken in two!"
It must be the heat out there. As far as I am aware mine has never been done.
DarthDude
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That's impressive. They're almost like service parts out here. Even the Land Rover originals are good for maybe 4, 5 years before they get iffy. The Sh!tpart one I had barely made it a year. Let's see how this Impergom one does. With the shipping and import charges I got hit for on this one I'll need to make a point of bringing home a couple spares the next time I visit the UK.
