Ebay crank pulley, harmonic dampener

[AiR]

I got a groove starting to wear in the lower timing cover and Im leaning twords my dampener being bad it looks like the rubber is starting to come apart from the metal just a hairline crack halfway arround it where the rubber and metal meet I got $2000 in parts left to purchase on this thing till its done and Im trying to cut corners on everything possible. IS the balancer they sell on ebay any good has anyone tried it, the price is right is the pulley any good? Thanks

eBay Motors: 1997 97 Mitsubishi Eclipse 2.0L Harmonic Balancer 4g63 (item 140256756919 end time Sep-08-08 05:36:07 PDT)

EDIT: Can anyone tell if this is my problem for sure by this pic

<img src="http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/4338/crankpulleyseperationbe1.jpg">

KEYWORDS: Crank Pulley Seperation Picture , Harmonic Balancer Seperation picture , Harmonic Dampener, Seperation picture ,

 

[supravw]

WRONG way to do it, trust me from experience, cutting corners results in epic failures. As far as the ebay part, couldnt tell you from experience but you get what you pay for. Just stick to oem or aftermarket.

 

[AiR]

Should have said that differently, Im trying to cut corners on things that will not matter or have quality issues in the long run, thats why I am asking this question I do not know if this pulley is poorly designed or what they deal is obviously OEM would be the best bet or Fluidampr Pulley but I dont really wanna spend 150-300 dollars. Anyone know where I could get an OEM one for >100 or so shipped?

 

[SpiralOut]

I got mine from the dealer for 105. Same thing happened to me. But it wore a hole all the way through the cover.

 

[AiR]

A dealer online or your local dealer?

 

[Defiant]

You'd need to find out if that HB is Mitsubishi or Dorman. If it's not Mitsubishi, don't waste your time (any worse than the Mitsubishi HB does).

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/problem-diagnosis/263413-harmonic-balancer-failure-again.html

 

[SpiralOut]

A dealer online or your local dealer?

Local mitsu dealer.

 

[DSM1G90]

got one out a yard for 10 bucks...in excellent condition

 

[AiR]

I ended up getting one of a parts car with a bad motor for 20 dollars thanks for the help guys if this one goes bad Imma just fork out the 114 bucks for an oem one from the dealer

 

[prostreetdsmx1]

do not use an ebay pulley or anything. Get another stock unit, if not invest in the ATI Fluid Damper!