im getting out of hondas and into dsm's just for the simple fact taht im tired of hondas. i have the chance to get a 92 gst with less than 60000 miles on it for 600. but the harmonic balancer needs to be replaced. i was wanting to know if this is A> a common problem on dsms?? B> if theres anything i should look for b/c this is broke. any info would be helpful thanks in advance.

 

im not sure if its the same thing, but if its the balance shaft inside your engine, you probably have some quite worse problems.

 

same thing, if the balance shaft is broken, it most likely took the timing belt with it, which most likely did some engine damage, bent valves etc. thats the reason people take them out, its a dangerous belt and it frees up 15 or so

 

so u can run a car without a harmonic balancer?? ive never heard of that but it could be true. its the same thing as a crank pulley. so u think it did valve damage and caused the head to get out of timing??

would i have to replace the engine??

 

you shouldnt have to replace the engine as far as the bottom end goes. But you would definetly have some head work that needs to be done. And if it did bend some valves your looking at around 1k-2k for that work

 

haha i knew there was a reason why he was sellin it so cheap. thanks for all of the info.

 

Yeah, he was trying to screw you over.

 

yea that price didnt sound right. even if it needed a new engine it didnt sound right lol. thanks for the info ill have to keep looking around for a good dsm. i used to own an 03 gt spyder that thing was alright with power but it wasnt boosted lol i want some boost.

 

Question: what exactly is the balance shaft balancing?

 

Its called a silent shaft and here is a description of what it does from the tech manuals enjoy
"The silent shaft system counteracts the secondary exciting moment in the engine's vertical direction as well as the rolling moment, thereby drastically reducing the vibration and noise generated by the engine."
This system is also used in the 4G63 SOHC engine as well.