Need some Advise Balancer flew off
Need some Advise Balancer flew off Well the dealership replaced the longblock on my 2007 escalade under warranty and 200 miles after the replacement I am driving home and the balancer flew off. I had it towed in and they just put it back on and the tech drove it for a couple of days and said it was ok. my question is how internally balanced is the 6.2 and should I worry about the internals being damaged?
[QUOTE=babbage1109;15887395]The internals should be fine. If that balancer isn't torqued right it will have issues. It obviously wasn't done right.[/QUOT
I have been checking the bolt every time I drive it to make sure...If it even comes loose I have a brand new one already and will do it myself...I just really hope I didn't screw up any bearings.
I have been checking the bolt every time I drive it to make sure...If it even comes loose I have a brand new one already and will do it myself...I just really hope I didn't screw up any bearings.
it's internally balanced like you said. The 'balancer' on these engines is just a pulley for the belts. The rotating assy is balanced whether it's there or not (well at least within GM's tolerance of balance)
On these engines, it's a harmonic damper not a balancer...which is a little more than just a pulley. If you basically said "WTF was that noise?" and shut it off...you're fine. If you drove it for 4000 overheating miles while the battery died and you had no power steering, I'd be nervous...but it's not like the crank was suddenly trying to smash sideways into the bearings...it's really no big deal.
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On these engines, it's a harmonic damper not a balancer...which is a little more than just a pulley. If you basically said "WTF was that noise?" and shut it off...you're fine. If you drove it for 4000 overheating miles while the battery died and you had no power steering, I'd be nervous...but it's not like the crank was suddenly trying to smash sideways into the bearings...it's really no big deal.
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Verdad Gallardo Ok so tonight I hear some kind of noise coming from the top end or from of engine. I take off the belt to eliminate any component like water pump or pulley causing the noise and still have the noise there. I get a hose and try to pin point where it coming from and still I get most of the noise front/bottom of intake. Well I do a quick rev to about 3500 rpms and on the way down the motor sound like a bunch of marbles moving around.
I think it is loose rocker arm but can determine for sure. What would make louder clatter on the way down the rpms. Going up in the rev it doesn't seem to really make noise.
I also talked to the tech from cadillac today and he said drive it till monday and bring it in and we can change the oil and check the plug for metal shavings. If I did damage a bearing(rod or main) would I see damage that fast(200-300 miles of driving)?
I think it is loose rocker arm but can determine for sure. What would make louder clatter on the way down the rpms. Going up in the rev it doesn't seem to really make noise.
I also talked to the tech from cadillac today and he said drive it till monday and bring it in and we can change the oil and check the plug for metal shavings. If I did damage a bearing(rod or main) would I see damage that fast(200-300 miles of driving)?
GM techs... I don't trust any of them, i went to have a ecm changed, and program, and they installed a reject, replaced to another car under warranty, ohh and yes that "dealercheap" closed down, and do you know whats in the same building "in it's place now"? a Lexus dealer....
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Ok so tonight I hear some kind of noise coming from the top end or from of engine. I take off the belt to eliminate any component like water pump or pulley causing the noise and still have the noise there. I get a hose and try to pin point where it coming from and still I get most of the noise front/bottom of intake. Well I do a quick rev to about 3500 rpms and on the way down the motor sound like a bunch of marbles moving around.
I think it is loose rocker arm but can determine for sure. What would make louder clatter on the way down the rpms. Going up in the rev it doesn't seem to really make noise.
I think it is loose rocker arm but can determine for sure. What would make louder clatter on the way down the rpms. Going up in the rev it doesn't seem to really make noise.
i bought the truck in 2008 with 85k miles, sold it 2 weeks ago with 136k and it made the same noise the day I bought it, as the day i sold it. piston slap got a little worse, but that was it. I never cut that truck any slack either, and it never gave up.