Just told today that  damper pulley is cracked !!  Wondered  how critical/,urgent this might be as ideally needed to use car tmrw ??

TA

Morning Frank

Who told you that ? 

The Damper pulley is made of steel as is the inner boss the two parts are held together by a vulcanised rubber core it is probably the rubber which is showing cracks, how did they see it? If you look down from the top of the engine and the pulley is wobbling when the engine is running I would consider changing it (if you do then it is worth changing Belts Tension and Guide pulleys as well) If the pulley is steady then I wouldn't worry to much

Hope this helps

Dave

TA  for  that  Dave  ....i  had  bring to  main  dealers  yesterday  for  manf  re call  ...steering  wheel  airbag !!...and  when  i  collected  it  they   said  they  also  done  mechanical  inspection   and   gave  me  a  'report  sheet '...he  pointed  out  remark  on  it     which  is  just  three  words      ''damper  pulley  cracked''  ...his  phone  rang  and  he  walked  off    into  another  part  of  building  ...   drove  it  home the  three  or  so  miles  but  made  me  bit  paranoid  about  using  it  now      TA    again     

Don't you love some Main Dealers, with my E53 X5 4.6is I changed most of the suspension bushes from rubber to Poly bushes (same as many competition cars) as they last longer. Airbag Recall and the Service Manager told me my cars was unsafe to use on the road ?? I asked why and he told me the suspension was fitted with "non compliant parts" that should be changed immediately. 8 years on and in March this year it passed its MOT with no advisories 🤣

By the way to see the Crank pulley they would need to remove the engine splash guards not sure if the need to do that for the recall

ENJOY your Beemer

Dave

 

TA  for  that  Dave  ....i  had  bring to  main  dealers  yesterday  for  manf  re call  ...steering  wheel  airbag !!...and  when  i  collected  it  they   said  they  also  done  mechanical  inspection   and   gave  me  a  'report  sheet '...he  pointed  out  remark  on  it     which  is  just  three  words      ''damper  pulley  cracked''  ...his  phone  rang  and  he  walked  off    into  another  part  of  building  ...   drove  it  home the  three  or  so  miles  but  made  me  bit  paranoid  about  using  it  now      TA    again     

Got  to  bring it to  mechanic  i  use  all  the  time ....showed  him  'report' ...he  just  started  laughing  ...he  has seen  same  thing  twice  already  in  last  6/9  months with  other  bmw  owners  coming    from  SAME   main  dealer   !!!!!!!   guessing  they  must   have  surplus  damper  pulley  stock  ......