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Gen 3 problem - Gen 3 harmonic balancer
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#1 Posted : Wednesday, 23 September 2015 9:05:07 PM(UTC)
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I think my VY SS harmonic balancer is about to pack it in.

I heard a knocking metallic sound one day and thought the motor was going to blow but it went away but came back about a week after when coming up to a roundabout, I pulled up popped the hood and she just knocked away the whole time, then I drove off home 80km away and all was fine as it was today.

Now I have never heard of a harmonic balancer do that, but just fail directly.

Has anyone had the symptom like such with a harmonic balancer.Confused Unsure

Bloody $300 for a new holden one and not a simple to fit like the old Holden engines as you can f up the oil pump or crank fitting it.

So about an hour and half work plus oil seal $45 I think, so about $500 It stings ya. bloody modern day crap.d'oh!
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#2 Posted : Thursday, 24 September 2015 8:04:27 AM(UTC)
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popped the hood


What does that mean ?

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#3 Posted : Friday, 25 September 2015 10:01:22 PM(UTC)
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popped the hood


What does that mean ?

Dr Terry


I should of said, and I popped the bonnet.

I was in a rush at the time I typed it and had to go directly.

I should of said one day driving along I and the wife heard the engine start knocking a metallic sound, I though fookeing hell like, the engine is going to blow, then I thought is that a valve spring, but it when away.

Then about a week went by and on my way home from work, I came up to a roundabout and hear we go again, so I puled up and she just knock away the whole time I was under the bonnet, the harmonic balancer looked a bit wobbly, but I shut the bonnet and drove home no problem.

The noise has not come back yet and the harmonic balancer looks as if she is not wobbling as much as it was that day, now.

I have never had a balance go before and I thought when they go they just come apart due to the rubber being flogged out, and that's it no warning, they just fall off and that is what a mechanic mate says, he has never heard of one playing up like mine.

Now mechanic says some harmonic balancers can't just fly off like the old Holden's could, as they have some sort of pin or other. so I can just drive it regardless and I will get it home without worrying that the water pump is doing it's job and the belts will not fly off.

Has anyone had a gen 3 harmonic balancer problem ? I have never heard of one that has buggered up.

The cheapest one I can get is $206 plus oil seal about $40 then about a hour and half labour they recon.Pray $400 if I do it I could stuff up the oil pump, maybe OhMyGod

Bloody new type cars can be a pain to work on with things like that, one can stuff up big time if you don't know.

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#4 Posted : Saturday, 26 September 2015 8:28:20 AM(UTC)
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Not real common on Gen3 to my knowledge, but we had a few let go on Gen4 V8 VE's on the work fleet when we were running them from 2006-2011.
One let go severely & needed the whole front of the motor replaced (I now own that car), but the others were simply a wobbly balancer that was swapped under warranty.
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popped the hood


What does that mean ?

Dr Terry


I should of said, and I popped the bonnet.


Sorry castellan, I couldn't resist, 'Yankee speak' goes against my grain.

Trunk, styleside, fender & gas (not petrol) are others that get me going.

All good fun.

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#6 Posted : Saturday, 26 September 2015 11:40:05 AM(UTC)
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Lug nut,
Wrist pin,
Tractor trailer,
Box wrench,
And, a speciality from the land of ponderous diction,
Car-bore-rate-er.
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#7 Posted : Saturday, 26 September 2015 12:12:26 PM(UTC)
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Don't forget "a-loom-in-um", pavement, sidewalk and a shifter is not an adjustable wrench - it changes gears.

Whole derailed thread full of it here: http://www.fastlane.com....nt-lights-and-grill.aspx

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#8 Posted : Saturday, 26 September 2015 12:56:16 PM(UTC)
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popped the hood


What does that mean ?

Dr Terry


I should of said, and I popped the bonnet.


Sorry castellan, I couldn't resist, 'Yankee speak' goes against my grain.

Trunk, styleside, fender & gas (not petrol) are others that get me going.

All good fun.

Dr Terry


BigGrin Laugh I know, I was just trying to stir the possum with the Hood thing. Love
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#9 Posted : Saturday, 26 September 2015 1:47:27 PM(UTC)
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Stir the possum, or the squirrel? :D
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