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Hi everyone, I just bought a 96 WS6 w/85k and am in the process of a cam swap because the lifters wiped out a lobe. I am also trying to undo some funky things a previous owner has done - like this damper. The picture shows a rusty grooved area like a belt would go there, but the actual serpentine belt is running on a smaller pully right behind the rusty one. Does anyone recognize this setup?
Unless this is just a throw away motor you most likely have hardened flakes of metal embedded in your piston skirts which are then damaging your cylinder walls. Can be a ticking timebomb.
Guys, I really hope you are wrong. I only drove the car about 150miles with the chirping noise, and only 2 lifters were bad, with this one being the worst, and the corresponding cam lobe. (sorry for the poor lobe photo, I dont have the cam out yet) I can't imagine there would be much metal circulating.
I plan on flushing the block and pan with oil, then get my oil tested at every oil change to see how the wear metals are doing.
When you hear a chirping noise, it’s already too late. One way you can confirm is to get a bore scope and take a peek at your cylinder walls with your pistons at BDC.
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Harmonic Damper question 
