damper pulley in the palio 1.9d

sfilinto · 2nd August 2008, 17:10

Hi all,

Last week i started geting a clanking sound from the engine bay of my
palio 1.9. it sounded a lot like something which was rotating was touching
something else.

showed it to a palio specialist ( used to work for fiat A.S.S. in the
past) & he confirmed that it is the damper pulley which is gone.
he mentioned something about a part of it being moulded plastic.

He tried to source this from his contacts but they are out of stock.
( he says it costs about Rs 6,000 )

when i tried to find this part nobody seems to know what the damper
pulley is. ( tried 3 different spares dealers ) and from all the
research i did on the forums & this groups it appears that the part
we are looking at is the tension pulley.

so, could somebody confirm if the tension pulley & damper pulley are
one & the same ? and if you are aware of the cost do post it too.

i shall post some pictures of what it looks like as soon as i can get
hold of a camera & my car.

Thanks In Advance,
Sachin Filinto.

diven_b · 2nd August 2008, 18:14

hey sachin,

no, the damper pulley also known as a harmonic balance is not the same as a tension pulley.
The damper pulley is attached to the crankshaft and reduces/removes any vibrations.
It is expensive to replace.i dont know the cost for the palio's damper.
It is a crutail part,hence go in for OE only.

sfilinto · 2nd August 2008, 22:40

Thanks Diven_b,
what would the typical symptoms of failure be ? this guy just heard the noise and said this was the defect in less then a minute.

drpullockaran · 10th August 2008, 00:33

I scrounged over the internet and I found out that the damper pulley is not the idler bearing pulley. Its a thing that sits next to the crankshaft pulley. Please do a search.

PartsForAllCars.com-

www.ahteknikk.no/klann/katalog/Chapter6.pdf

Influence of Dynamic Damper Pulley Design on Engine Front Noise

Also please go through the .pdf file which is very informative.

sfilinto · 20th August 2008, 17:38

For the record, i have got this fixed over the weekend.
we replaced the damper pulley and the sound immediatelly stopped.
The damper pulley of the palio looks like the second image on the below link.
PartsForAllCars.com-

thanks to everybody who helped.
Dr Pullockaran, Ahbishek & not forgetting our mechanic Madhav.

Guys if you need a good mechanic for your palio in bangalore, i definatelly recomend Madhav. his diagnostic was pretty much on target.

rash28 · 25th September 2008, 15:12

I had a similar problem and got the Damper Pulley changed with the FAN Belt .

The main reason for this is the TIming Tensioner which also needs to be changed.

Total cost - Belt - 700
Pulley - 500
Timing tensioner - 1450

sfilinto · 7th December 2008, 23:28

Oh!! dont think this is the same pulley. mine set me back by Rs 7000/- and i verified the price at two places.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rash28

I had a similar problem and got the Damper Pulley changed with the FAN Belt .

The main reason for this is the TIming Tensioner which also needs to be changed.

Total cost - Belt - 700
Pulley - 500
Timing tensioner - 1450

sanjaymugur · 8th December 2008, 09:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by sfilinto

Guys if you need a good mechanic for your palio in bangalore, i definatelly recomend Madhav. his diagnostic was pretty much on target.

can you please give Madhav's contact details...

sfilinto · 8th December 2008, 17:32

Sanjay, I Sent you a PM with his number and some feedback.

2nd August 2008, 17:10	#1
sfilinto BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Location: mostlly bangalore Posts: 102 Thanked: Once	damper pulley in the palio 1.9d Hi all, Last week i started geting a clanking sound from the engine bay of my palio 1.9. it sounded a lot like something which was rotating was touching something else. showed it to a palio specialist ( used to work for fiat A.S.S. in the past) & he confirmed that it is the damper pulley which is gone. he mentioned something about a part of it being moulded plastic. He tried to source this from his contacts but they are out of stock. ( he says it costs about Rs 6,000 ) when i tried to find this part nobody seems to know what the damper pulley is. ( tried 3 different spares dealers ) and from all the research i did on the forums & this groups it appears that the part we are looking at is the tension pulley. so, could somebody confirm if the tension pulley & damper pulley are one & the same ? and if you are aware of the cost do post it too. i shall post some pictures of what it looks like as soon as i can get hold of a camera & my car. Thanks In Advance, Sachin Filinto. Last edited by sfilinto : 2nd August 2008 at 17:24.
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2nd August 2008, 18:14	#2
diven_b BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 213 Thanked: Once View My Garage	hey sachin, no, the damper pulley also known as a harmonic balance is not the same as a tension pulley. The damper pulley is attached to the crankshaft and reduces/removes any vibrations. It is expensive to replace.i dont know the cost for the palio's damper. It is a crutail part,hence go in for OE only.
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2nd August 2008, 22:40	#3
sfilinto BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Location: mostlly bangalore Posts: 102 Thanked: Once	Thanks Diven_b, what would the typical symptoms of failure be ? this guy just heard the noise and said this was the defect in less then a minute.
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10th August 2008, 00:33	#4
drpullockaran BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ERNAKULAM Posts: 962 Thanked: 385 Times	damper pulley I scrounged over the internet and I found out that the damper pulley is not the idler bearing pulley. Its a thing that sits next to the crankshaft pulley. Please do a search. PartsForAllCars.com- www.ahteknikk.no/klann/katalog/Chapter6.pdf Influence of Dynamic Damper Pulley Design on Engine Front Noise Also please go through the .pdf file which is very informative.
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20th August 2008, 17:38	#5
sfilinto BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Location: mostlly bangalore Posts: 102 Thanked: Once	For the record, i have got this fixed over the weekend. we replaced the damper pulley and the sound immediatelly stopped. The damper pulley of the palio looks like the second image on the below link. PartsForAllCars.com- thanks to everybody who helped. Dr Pullockaran, Ahbishek & not forgetting our mechanic Madhav. Guys if you need a good mechanic for your palio in bangalore, i definatelly recomend Madhav. his diagnostic was pretty much on target.
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25th September 2008, 15:12	#6
rash28 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: mumbai Posts: 36 Thanked: 0 Times	I had a similar problem and got the Damper Pulley changed with the FAN Belt . The main reason for this is the TIming Tensioner which also needs to be changed. Total cost - Belt - 700 Pulley - 500 Timing tensioner - 1450
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8th December 2008, 17:32	#9
sfilinto BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Location: mostlly bangalore Posts: 102 Thanked: Once	Sanjay, I Sent you a PM with his number and some feedback.
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