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Known fault

M113 V8: the rubber in the harmonic damper hardens

Typically above 170,000 km. It does not show up on every car.

expensive

severity

above 170,000 km

mileage

1

sources

1 source next to the write-up.

The fault

How you spot it

The rubber insert in the harmonic damper on the front of the crankshaft ages and hardens. The damper's job is to absorb crankshaft vibration, and once it cannot, the vibration passes into the body.

The symptom is unusual vibration at idle. The hardened rubber can also separate, and then the outer ring of the damper slips, taking the belt drive with it. The fault appears beyond 170,000 kilometres.

Which model

Who it affects

The card opens the generation, the engine or the transmission.

Engines and transmissions

Checklist

M113 V8: the rubber in the harmonic damper hardens

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Sources

How we know

Information, not an expert opinion

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